Rodney Allison

Odessa High School

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Inducted in 2022

One of the top quarterbacks to come out of Odessa High, Rodney Allison led the Bronchos in a memorable game versus Permian in 1973 when he passed for 198 yards, 3 touchdowns, and rushed for 140 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown. Allison started for the Bronchos for two years. As a senior, he passed for 1,344 yards and earned first-team All-State at quarterback. As an outstanding high school baseball player, he was drafted by the Houston Astros out of high school, but decided to continue playing football at the college level instead. He made visits to the University of Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and held various other offers. Ultimately, he chose Texas Tech University and started for the Red Raiders from 1975-1977. In 1976, Allison earned Southwest Conference MVP when he led the Red Raiders to a 10-2 record and a share of the conference title with Houston. He led Texas Tech to three consecutive bowl appearances. Allison was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2017. He played two seasons in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts before joining the coaching ranks. Allison served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech, Duke, Southern Mississippi, where he coached Brett Favre, Auburn, and Clemson before becoming the head coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga from 2003-2008. He’s currently the Ex- ecutive Director of Texas Tech’s Double T Varsity Club, which caters to former men and women athletes from Texas Tech University.