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: Judge
Several years ago, my older brother Tom and I decided to play a round of golf. Neither one of us was any good at it, we didn’t even own golf clubs. We shared a set
UNDER THE STETSON: Indispensable
In the summer of 1980, I was playing baseball with my high school team. At the time, high school baseball coaches were allowed to coach their teams in the summer. One incident occurred when we
UNDER THE STETSON: Mistake maker
I spent last Sunday putting together my grandson’s birthday gift, a battery-operated dump truck that a 2-year-old could drive. The only problem was that it came in about 8,000 pieces. Two hours after opening the
UNDER THE STETSON: Zero to 60
I read recently that a Ferrari can go from zero to 60 MPH in 2.8 seconds. I am not a car guy, but that sounds pretty fast. Still, that’s not nearly as fast as going
UNDER THE STETSON: Shoeshine
I have been watching the college baseball world series this past week. One thing that I have noticed is how often the players and coaches being interviewed on T.V. use the word “love.” “I love
UNDER THE STETSON: Dad
I had a great dad. He treated my brothers and me like men, my sister like a lady, and our mother like a queen. I ask myself, “Exactly what did I teach my kids when
UNDER THE STETSON: Charge!
I heard a well-known college football coach tell a room full of high school coaches that he did not allow his players to select team captains. He believed that during the season, everyone is given
UNDER THE STETSON: Things
The year was 1989, I was a first-year high school teacher/coach in Early, Texas. It was an exciting time, beginning my coaching career and parenting. My wife Jane’t gave birth to our first son Colt
UNDER THE STETSON: Perspective
I watched my two great nephews play a T-Ball game a few days ago. It was exactly what I expected. Oversized uniforms, kids wearing their hats backwards, not sure where to stand in the batter’s
UNDER THE STETSON: Pull some weeds
Like many others, I have been spending a great deal of time this spring trying to get my lawn into shape. I purchased a home last fall that I absolutely love. The home had been
UNDER THE STETSON: Mom
Go get em’ Tiger!” That was the extent of my mom’s motivational speeches before my sporting events. It did not matter if I was playing a pee wee football game or the Texas Longhorns in
UNDER THE STETSON: Plant a tree
I received a text message last week from a friend of mine who was on my staff when I was the Athletic Director for the San Antonio Independent School District. It was a series of
UNDER THE STETSON: Sgt. Henry Roe
I went to a benefit event last week for my high school classmate Henry Roe. Henry and I ran in the same circle of friends throughout high school and played together on the football team.
UNDER THE STETSON: Getting Cut
During spring training, when I was playing minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, players were released from their contracts every Monday and Thursday. We called it D-Day. The entire organization – from A-ball
UNDER THE STETSON: Pause
I read an article about a high school football coach who was fired at halftime of a game for abusive profanity. Apparently, this was an ongoing problem, and the Athletic Director had enough and fired