Patterson, known as the Park Terrace Co. But the land didn’t sell and went back to the Steves family at a sheriff’s auction. Often described in early advertising as “close in … within the city limits at the two-mile limit,” “one-and-a-half miles from the (Bexar County) courthouse” or “a 18-minute (streetcar) ride from Houston Street,” Highland Park, southeast of downtown, was one of the first parts of San Antonio to be developed on formerly agricultural land.ĭuring its agricultural era, the mesquite-dotted land, known as “Steves Pasture,” was leased to the Pfeiffer, Stanfield and Uhr dairy farms and otherwise used by bird hunters.įrom 1891 to 1895, it was owned by Alamo Heights developers H.B. HISTORIC SUBDIVISIONS: San Antonio West Side developers were subdivision pioneers 25, 2002, in connection with a 1943 plane crash) has some of the best-documented history of any in the city, maybe because the developers took a personal approach to planning and promoting it. Your old neighborhood (mentioned here Aug.
There are more details but this is a look through the window from the house on Hammond. Five years later in 1914, Highland Park Elementary was built, providing an anchor for the neighborhood. Each developer was to build a house on their street. I grew up in the house that Ben Hammond built in 1909. 10 trolley from downtown to Rigsby helped secure a future for the neighborhood. Another investor did not want a street named after him it became Highland Boulevard. started the neighborhood, the land was leased by the Steves family to local dairies for grazing. And we won it all in 2005,” Allen said.Before the Highland Park Improvement Co. “That group of young men had a goal to win a state championship when they were in eighth grade. We would be blue poker chips, opposing teams would be red poker chips.” "He used to teach us quarterbacks about coverage and route concepts with poker chips. I had one too many of those as a kid,” Stafford said, reminiscing on his favorite memories of Coach Allen. “We used to watch tape in his office and he had a mini fridge filled with moon pies. Nine years later with the help of his own future NFL star quarterback: Matthew Stafford. At some point in your coaching career you think boy, if I haven’t won one yet, maybe I’m not ever going to win one,” Allen said.īut he did. But Drew Brees and the Westlake Chaparrals held that championship honor instead. As far as state titles go, he came close in 1996 coaching for his alma mater Abilene Cooper. I was on the sidelines, I was a scout team player and that really helped my development as a head football coach."Ĭoach Allen was the head of three high school football programs prior to taking the reins at Highland Park. “I learned a lot about not being a starter. I was not a great college player but I contributed to the team,” he said. Allen was a tailback for SMU from 1969-72. But before he was calling plays on the sideline, he was making plays on the field as a SMU Mustang. He was destined to be a high school football coach. It was kind of like a calling.”Īllen had that calling when he was 12 years old. “I never really looked at like a job,” Allen said.
Randy Allen is a man with over 400 career wins under his belt and four state championship rings on his hand. So after Landry’s death in 2000, Allen wore a fedora on the Highland Park sideline in his honor. He hasn’t taken it off since Tom Landry was a major influence in Allen’s life and coaching career.Coach Allen was a tailback for SMU from 1969-72.With over 416 wins and four state titles, Randy Allen is one of the winningest coaches in Texas high school football history.
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