Todd Howey
Todd Howey spent over 20 years as a Texas High School Athletic Director at some of the most athletically successful and diverse school districts in the Sate of Texas. A former Texas Tech All – SWC outfielder and Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer, Todd began his teaching/coaching career in 1989 at Early High School doing the laundry and coaching football, basketball, and baseball. After one year, Todd became the Head Baseball Coach at Howard Payne University and remained there for 5 years, coaching the Yellow Jackets to three conference championships. In 1995, Todd was named the Head Baseball Coach at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas and spent the next 5 seasons with the Buffaloes averaging 33 wins per season and 4 National rankings. In 2000, he left coaching to pursue a career as an Athletic Director, serving in that role for the next 22 years at Canyon ISD, Midland ISD, and San Antonio ISD. Using his experiences as an athlete, coach, parent and school administrator, Todd has published three books covering teamwork, unconditional, leadership, life perspective, and adding value to others.
A Howard Payne graduate, where he is a member of the Athletic Sports Hall of Fame, Todd has deep family ties to the Brownwood community. He received his Master’s Degree from Tarleton State University. You can visit Todd on his website, www.coachhowey.com, to inquire about his books, speaking and teaching opportunities. You can also follow he and his dog ‘Cash’ on Instagram at Coach_and Cash.
Under The Stetson
UNDER THE STETSON: Red Dirt Redemption
I have a fiction novel coming out soon. It may be considered a novella. (short novel) depending on who’s counting the words. My book is around 55,000 words, so I am gonna go with ‘novel’
UNDER THE STETSON: Hee Haw
There is a lyric in a song from the old television show Hee Haw that I tend to blurt out on occasion. It’s likely many of you reading this column have never seen or heard
UNDER THE STETSON: W.W.J.D.
I was rummaging through some boxes in my garage a few days ago and I came across a bracelet with the letters W.W.J.D. on it. Now if you are of the Christian faith, you know
UNDER THE STETSON: Quarter
My dog Cash and I went on a Sunday morning stroll last week. I figured I’d get a little exercise and do a little “walking – talking” to myself. It was only ninety-seven degrees that
UNDER THE STETSON: Strong
What does ‘being’ strong mean? That depends on who you ask. If you walk into a weight room, one will immediately point to the person with the largest muscles and lifting the most weight. That
UNDER THE STETSON: Olympics
I don’t watch much TV, but I have been keeping an eye on the Olympic Games. I tune in on occasion to see how the U.S.A. is stacking up against the world’s best, and it
UNDER THE STETSON: Special
There is a place in Pittsburg, Kansas called Chicken Mary’s. They serve deep fried chicken and vinegar potato slaw that is out of this world, at least to me. I would leave at noon today
UNDER THE STETSON: Excuses
When I was coaching college baseball, it was my job to inspire my players, but oftentimes my players inspired me. The person in charge, be it in business, sport, or life, can learn a great
UNDER THE STETSON: Dumpster
I was headed out of town early in the morning the other day and I noticed a man tossing a few garbage bags into a dumpster. He was an employee of a twenty-four-hour fast-food joint
UNDER THE STETSON: Fourth
By now, most have already shot off fireworks and eaten their share of the 150 million hotdogs that are consumed every year on July Fourth. With Independence Day being on Thursday this year, chances are
UNDER THE STETSON: Certain
Driving back from Mississippi the other day, I pulled up behind a car that had a sticker on the back bumper that read, “What are you 100% certain of in life?” Bold white letters on
UNDER THE STETSON: Cat
I own a cat, well, I don’t guess I actually own it. It showed up on our front porch a few weeks ago seeking shelter during a rainstorm. I was out of town and my
UNDER THE STETSON: Dad
FOUR THINGS MY DAD DEMONSTRATED TO ME. Story of the coal miner. I was in a hitting slump while playing baseball in the minor leagues. I could not get a hit to save my life.
UNDER THE STETSON: Sacrifice
In the game of baseball, the sacrifice bunt is the most unselfish play in the game. For those that are not baseball fans, a sacrifice bunt is when the hitter is willing to put the
UNDER THE STETSON: Used to be me
I was thumbing through a shoebox of pictures last week and I came across a picture of myself from my baseball playing days. I was about twenty-two years old at the time of the photo.