North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame
Bill "Chick" Adams' outstanding four-year track & field career at North Texas State College was highlighted by the 1946 Lone Star Conference meet, where he was the high-point scorer and led the Eagles to the conference championship.
A letterman from 1945 to 1948, Adams picked up first-place finishes at high-profile meets such as the Texas Relays, Border Olympics and Drake Relays. Adams took on a leadership role at NTSC immediately upon his arrival, being named the team captain as a freshman in 1945 and leading the Eagles to the Texas Relays championship the same year. Over the course of his collegiate career, Adams picked up an impressive 55 first-place finishes for individual and relay events combined.
Adams was inducted into the Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. The Bonham, Texas, native earned his bachelor of education degree from North Texas in 1948 and went on to coach track and field at Bonham High School before later working at a publishing company until retirement.