Descendants of Jackson Harwell - Person Sheet
NameLottie Bell LAND 
, Spouse of G Uncle, F
, Spouse of G Uncle, FBirthJul 7, 1899, Lindale, Smith County, Texas
DeathJan 28, 1980, Tarrant County, Texas Age: 80
BurialRose Hills Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
FatherJAMES EDWARD LAND , M (1878-1917)
MotherLula V. GOODMAN , F (1880-1977)
Spouses
1HAL ECHOLS COULTER 
, G Uncle, M
, G Uncle, MBirthDec 2, 1890, Walker County, Georgia
DeathAug 30, 1929, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Age: 38
BurialSep 1, 1929, Sand Flat Cemetery, Sand Flat Community, Smith County, Texas
AgeAbout 36 years
Cause of deathDied of Tuberculosis
FatherRICHARD ALEXANDER COULTER , M (1848-1905)
MotherDICIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON , F (1858-1908)
MarriageFeb 14, 1915, Smith County, Texas
ChildrenLula Elizabeth , F (1916-1999)
Ima Frances , F (1919-2005)
Gaston “Ray” , M (1922-1994)
Dewitt “Tex” Echols , M (1924-2007)
2Mr. HARRIS, M
Timelines notes for Lottie Bell LAND
Lottie Bell LAND
Birth Lindale, Smith County, Texas Friday Jul 7, 1899
2 years 120 days Sister Birth: ALICE Smith County, Texas Monday Nov 4, 1901
2 years 193 days Sister Death: ALICE, age 73 days Smith County, Texas Thursday Jan 16, 1902
3 years 171 days Brother Birth: Haden Floyd Smith County, Texas Thursday Dec 25, 1902
5 years Sister Birth: Lois Texas abt 1905
7 years Sister Birth: Altis Texas abt 1907
9 years 305 days Sister Birth: Uva Pauline Texas Saturday May 8, 1909
11 years 320 days Sister Birth: Velma Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Tuesday May 23, 1911
15 years Sister Birth: Edna Texas abt 1915
15 years 222 days Marriage: HAL ECHOLS; length 14 years 197 days Smith County, Texas Sunday Feb 14, 1915
18 years 67 days Brother Birth: James Bryant Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Wednesday Sep 12, 1917
18 years 106 days Father Death: JAMES EDWARD, age 39 years 217 days Lindale, Smith County, Texas Sunday Oct 21, 1917
20 years 253 days Grandmother Death: Margaret Catherine SHEFFIELD, age 73 years 102 days Smith County, Texas Tuesday Mar 16, 1920
23 years 42 days Grandmother Death: SARAH JANE KIRKPATRICK, age 80 years 313 days Smith County, Texas Friday Aug 18, 1922
30 years 54 days Spouse Death: HAL ECHOLS, age 39 years 271 days San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Friday Aug 30, 1929
39 years 239 days Grandfather Death: Jessie GOODMAN, age 91 years 113 days Smith County, Texas Friday Mar 3, 1939
77 years 209 days Mother Death: Lula V., age 96 years 107 days Smith County, Texas Tuesday Feb 1, 1977
80 years 205 days Death Tarrant County, Texas
Birth Lindale, Smith County, Texas Friday Jul 7, 1899
2 years 120 days Sister Birth: ALICE Smith County, Texas Monday Nov 4, 1901
2 years 193 days Sister Death: ALICE, age 73 days Smith County, Texas Thursday Jan 16, 1902
3 years 171 days Brother Birth: Haden Floyd Smith County, Texas Thursday Dec 25, 1902
5 years Sister Birth: Lois Texas abt 1905
7 years Sister Birth: Altis Texas abt 1907
9 years 305 days Sister Birth: Uva Pauline Texas Saturday May 8, 1909
11 years 320 days Sister Birth: Velma Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Tuesday May 23, 1911
15 years Sister Birth: Edna Texas abt 1915
15 years 222 days Marriage: HAL ECHOLS; length 14 years 197 days Smith County, Texas Sunday Feb 14, 1915
18 years 67 days Brother Birth: James Bryant Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Wednesday Sep 12, 1917
18 years 106 days Father Death: JAMES EDWARD, age 39 years 217 days Lindale, Smith County, Texas Sunday Oct 21, 1917
20 years 253 days Grandmother Death: Margaret Catherine SHEFFIELD, age 73 years 102 days Smith County, Texas Tuesday Mar 16, 1920
23 years 42 days Grandmother Death: SARAH JANE KIRKPATRICK, age 80 years 313 days Smith County, Texas Friday Aug 18, 1922
30 years 54 days Spouse Death: HAL ECHOLS, age 39 years 271 days San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Friday Aug 30, 1929
39 years 239 days Grandfather Death: Jessie GOODMAN, age 91 years 113 days Smith County, Texas Friday Mar 3, 1939
77 years 209 days Mother Death: Lula V., age 96 years 107 days Smith County, Texas Tuesday Feb 1, 1977
80 years 205 days Death Tarrant County, Texas
Life Events notes for Lottie Bell LAND
Lottie Bell LAND
Birth Friday Jul 7, 1899
2 years 120 days Sister Birth: ALICE Monday Nov 4, 1901
2 years Brother Birth: Hayden ca 1902
2 years 193 days Sister Death: ALICE, age 0 years 73 days Thursday Jan 16, 1902
4 years Sister Birth: Lois ca 1904
7 years Sister Birth: Alda? ca 1907
9 years Sister Birth: Uva? ca 1909
11 years Sister Birth: Daughter ca 1911
14 years Sister Birth: Edna ca 1914
15 years 222 days Marriage: HAL ECHOLS; length 14 years 197 days Sunday Feb 14, 1915
17 years 46 days Daughter Birth: Lula Elizabeth “L. E.” Tuesday Aug 22, 1916
18 years 106 days Father Death: JAMES EDD “J. E.”, age 39 years 217 days Sunday Oct 21, 1917
18 years Brother Birth: James Bryant “J. B.” ca 1918
20 years 81 days Daughter Birth: Ima Frances Friday Sep 26, 1919
20 years 253 days Grandmother Death: Margaret Catherine SHEFFIELD, age 73 years 102 days Tuesday Mar 16, 1920
23 years 42 days Grandmother Death: SARAH JANE KIRKPATRICK, age 80 years 313 days Friday Aug 18, 1922
23 years 57 days Son Birth: Gaston ‘Ray’ Saturday Sep 2, 1922
25 years 87 days Son Birth: Dewitt “Tex” Thursday Oct 2, 1924
30 years 54 days Spouse Death: HAL ECHOLS, age 39 years 271 days Friday Aug 30, 1929
39 years 239 days Grandfather Death: Jessie GOODMAN, age 91 years 113 days Friday Mar 3, 1939
42 years 70 days Granddaughter Birth: Sherry Lee DICKINSON Monday Sep 15, 1941
44 years 78 days Grandson Birth: Gary Wayne DICKINSON Thursday Sep 23, 1943
47 years 102 days Granddaughter Birth: Carolyn COULTER Thursday Oct 17, 1946
48 years 225 days Grandson Birth: David Lynn COULTER Tuesday Feb 17, 1948
50 years 19 days Granddaughter Birth: Ruth ‘Ann’ COULTER Tuesday Jul 26, 1949
51 years 20 days Grandson Birth: Hal Benton COULTER Thursday Jul 27, 1950
52 years 119 days Granddaughter Birth: Kathleen Megan “Kathy” COULTER Saturday Nov 3, 1951
53 years 62 days Granddaughter Birth: Susan COULTER Sunday Sep 7, 1952
53 years 67 days Granddaughter Death: Susan COULTER, age 0 years 5 days Friday Sep 12, 1952
57 years 125 days Grandson Birth: Richard Coulter “Ricky” DICKINSON Friday Nov 9, 1956
59 years 87 days G Granddaughter Birth: Melanie Fran GRAVES Thursday Oct 2, 1958
60 years 111 days Granddaughter Birth: Beverly Rae COULTER Monday Oct 26, 1959
61 years 1 days Grandson Birth: Jeffrey Donald “Jeff” COULTER Friday Jul 8, 1960
62 years 228 days G Grandson Birth: John Mark GRAVES Tuesday Feb 20, 1962
63 years 105 days Granddaughter Birth: Jean-Marie “Dena” COULTER Saturday Oct 20, 1962
65 years 184 days G Granddaughter Birth: Melinda Nan GRAVES Thursday Jan 7, 1965
66 years 3 days G Granddaughter Birth: Angela Kay “Angie” DICKINSON Saturday Jul 10, 1965
69 years 76 days Granddaughter Birth: Melissa Lynne COULTER Saturday Sep 21, 1968
71 years 289 days G Grandson Birth: Scott Gavin McKINLAY Thursday Apr 22, 1971
75 years 310 days G Granddaughter Birth: Lorinda Dawn COULTER Tuesday May 13, 1975
76 years 20 days G Grandson Birth: Christopher Benton WHITWORTH Sunday Jul 27, 1975
76 years 68 days G Grandson Birth: Ryan Blair McKINLAY Saturday Sep 13, 1975
77 years G Granddaughter Birth: Kendra Lynne COULTER Wednesday Jul 7, 1976
77 years 136 days G Granddaughter Birth: Kimberlee Ann McKINLAY Saturday Nov 20, 1976
77 years 209 days Mother Death: Lula V., age 96 years 107 days Tuesday Feb 1, 1977
79 years 114 days Grandson Death: Hal Benton COULTER, age 28 years 94 days Sunday Oct 29, 1978
80 years 205 days Death Monday Jan 28, 1980
Birth Friday Jul 7, 1899
2 years 120 days Sister Birth: ALICE Monday Nov 4, 1901
2 years Brother Birth: Hayden ca 1902
2 years 193 days Sister Death: ALICE, age 0 years 73 days Thursday Jan 16, 1902
4 years Sister Birth: Lois ca 1904
7 years Sister Birth: Alda? ca 1907
9 years Sister Birth: Uva? ca 1909
11 years Sister Birth: Daughter ca 1911
14 years Sister Birth: Edna ca 1914
15 years 222 days Marriage: HAL ECHOLS; length 14 years 197 days Sunday Feb 14, 1915
17 years 46 days Daughter Birth: Lula Elizabeth “L. E.” Tuesday Aug 22, 1916
18 years 106 days Father Death: JAMES EDD “J. E.”, age 39 years 217 days Sunday Oct 21, 1917
18 years Brother Birth: James Bryant “J. B.” ca 1918
20 years 81 days Daughter Birth: Ima Frances Friday Sep 26, 1919
20 years 253 days Grandmother Death: Margaret Catherine SHEFFIELD, age 73 years 102 days Tuesday Mar 16, 1920
23 years 42 days Grandmother Death: SARAH JANE KIRKPATRICK, age 80 years 313 days Friday Aug 18, 1922
23 years 57 days Son Birth: Gaston ‘Ray’ Saturday Sep 2, 1922
25 years 87 days Son Birth: Dewitt “Tex” Thursday Oct 2, 1924
30 years 54 days Spouse Death: HAL ECHOLS, age 39 years 271 days Friday Aug 30, 1929
39 years 239 days Grandfather Death: Jessie GOODMAN, age 91 years 113 days Friday Mar 3, 1939
42 years 70 days Granddaughter Birth: Sherry Lee DICKINSON Monday Sep 15, 1941
44 years 78 days Grandson Birth: Gary Wayne DICKINSON Thursday Sep 23, 1943
47 years 102 days Granddaughter Birth: Carolyn COULTER Thursday Oct 17, 1946
48 years 225 days Grandson Birth: David Lynn COULTER Tuesday Feb 17, 1948
50 years 19 days Granddaughter Birth: Ruth ‘Ann’ COULTER Tuesday Jul 26, 1949
51 years 20 days Grandson Birth: Hal Benton COULTER Thursday Jul 27, 1950
52 years 119 days Granddaughter Birth: Kathleen Megan “Kathy” COULTER Saturday Nov 3, 1951
53 years 62 days Granddaughter Birth: Susan COULTER Sunday Sep 7, 1952
53 years 67 days Granddaughter Death: Susan COULTER, age 0 years 5 days Friday Sep 12, 1952
57 years 125 days Grandson Birth: Richard Coulter “Ricky” DICKINSON Friday Nov 9, 1956
59 years 87 days G Granddaughter Birth: Melanie Fran GRAVES Thursday Oct 2, 1958
60 years 111 days Granddaughter Birth: Beverly Rae COULTER Monday Oct 26, 1959
61 years 1 days Grandson Birth: Jeffrey Donald “Jeff” COULTER Friday Jul 8, 1960
62 years 228 days G Grandson Birth: John Mark GRAVES Tuesday Feb 20, 1962
63 years 105 days Granddaughter Birth: Jean-Marie “Dena” COULTER Saturday Oct 20, 1962
65 years 184 days G Granddaughter Birth: Melinda Nan GRAVES Thursday Jan 7, 1965
66 years 3 days G Granddaughter Birth: Angela Kay “Angie” DICKINSON Saturday Jul 10, 1965
69 years 76 days Granddaughter Birth: Melissa Lynne COULTER Saturday Sep 21, 1968
71 years 289 days G Grandson Birth: Scott Gavin McKINLAY Thursday Apr 22, 1971
75 years 310 days G Granddaughter Birth: Lorinda Dawn COULTER Tuesday May 13, 1975
76 years 20 days G Grandson Birth: Christopher Benton WHITWORTH Sunday Jul 27, 1975
76 years 68 days G Grandson Birth: Ryan Blair McKINLAY Saturday Sep 13, 1975
77 years G Granddaughter Birth: Kendra Lynne COULTER Wednesday Jul 7, 1976
77 years 136 days G Granddaughter Birth: Kimberlee Ann McKINLAY Saturday Nov 20, 1976
77 years 209 days Mother Death: Lula V., age 96 years 107 days Tuesday Feb 1, 1977
79 years 114 days Grandson Death: Hal Benton COULTER, age 28 years 94 days Sunday Oct 29, 1978
80 years 205 days Death Monday Jan 28, 1980
Military notes for HAL ECHOLS (Spouse 1)
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Hal Echols Coulter
Name:
Hal Echols Coulter
County:
Smith
State:
Texas
Birthplace:
Georgia,United States of America
Birth Date:
2 Dec 1890
Race:
White
FHL Roll Number:
1983668
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Name:
Hal Echols Coulter
County:
Smith
State:
Texas
Birthplace:
Georgia,United States of America
Birth Date:
2 Dec 1890
Race:
White
FHL Roll Number:
1983668
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Obituary notes for HAL ECHOLS (Spouse 1)
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Life Events notes for HAL ECHOLS (Spouse 1)
HAL ECHOLS COULTER
Birth Monday Dec 2, 1889
2 years 273 days Sister Birth: Gussie Weldon Wednesday Aug 31, 1892
4 years 133 days Brother Birth: Mitchell Johnson “Mitch” Saturday Apr 14, 1894
10 years 86 days Sister Death: Mattie Zanovia, age 21 years 267 days Monday Feb 26, 1900
15 years 276 days Father Death: RICHARD ALEXANDER “R. A.”, age 56 years 258 days Monday Sep 4, 1905
18 years 352 days Mother Death: DICIE ELIZABETH “MATTIE”, age 50 years 262 days Wednesday Nov 18, 1908
25 years 74 days Marriage: Lottie Bell; length 14 years 197 days Sunday Feb 14, 1915
26 years 264 days Daughter Birth: Lula Elizabeth “L. E.” Tuesday Aug 22, 1916
29 years 18 days Sister Death: NELLIE ELIZABETH, age 34 years 352 days Friday Dec 20, 1918
29 years 298 days Daughter Birth: Ima Frances Friday Sep 26, 1919
32 years 274 days Son Birth: Gaston ‘Ray’ Saturday Sep 2, 1922
34 years 305 days Son Birth: Dewitt “Tex” Thursday Oct 2, 1924
39 years 271 days Death Friday Aug 30, 1929
Birth Monday Dec 2, 1889
2 years 273 days Sister Birth: Gussie Weldon Wednesday Aug 31, 1892
4 years 133 days Brother Birth: Mitchell Johnson “Mitch” Saturday Apr 14, 1894
10 years 86 days Sister Death: Mattie Zanovia, age 21 years 267 days Monday Feb 26, 1900
15 years 276 days Father Death: RICHARD ALEXANDER “R. A.”, age 56 years 258 days Monday Sep 4, 1905
18 years 352 days Mother Death: DICIE ELIZABETH “MATTIE”, age 50 years 262 days Wednesday Nov 18, 1908
25 years 74 days Marriage: Lottie Bell; length 14 years 197 days Sunday Feb 14, 1915
26 years 264 days Daughter Birth: Lula Elizabeth “L. E.” Tuesday Aug 22, 1916
29 years 18 days Sister Death: NELLIE ELIZABETH, age 34 years 352 days Friday Dec 20, 1918
29 years 298 days Daughter Birth: Ima Frances Friday Sep 26, 1919
32 years 274 days Son Birth: Gaston ‘Ray’ Saturday Sep 2, 1922
34 years 305 days Son Birth: Dewitt “Tex” Thursday Oct 2, 1924
39 years 271 days Death Friday Aug 30, 1929
Timelines notes for HAL ECHOLS (Spouse 1)
HAL ECHOLS COULTER
Birth Walker County, Georgia Monday Dec 2, 1889
2 years 273 days Sister Birth: Gussie Weldon Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia Wednesday Aug 31, 1892
4 years 133 days Brother Birth: Mitchell Johnson Hope's Bluff, Fayette County?, Alabama Saturday Apr 14, 1894
10 years 87 days Sister Death: Mattie Zanovia, age 21 years 268 days Georgia Tuesday Feb 27, 1900
15 years 276 days Father Death: RICHARD ALEXANDER, age 56 years 258 days Tyler, Smith County, Texas Monday Sep 4, 1905
18 years 352 days Mother Death: DICIE ELIZABETH, age 50 years 262 days Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Wednesday Nov 18, 1908
25 years 74 days Marriage: Lottie Bell; length 14 years 197 days Smith County, Texas Sunday Feb 14, 1915
29 years 18 days Sister Death: NELLIE ELIZABETH, age 34 years 352 days Lindale, Smith County, Texas Friday Dec 20, 1918
39 years 271 days Death San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Friday Aug 30, 1929
The following information is about Dewitt “Tex” Coulter, son of Hal Echols Coulter and Lottie Bell Land.
Dewitt says his mother Lodie/Lottie Bell Land told him his given name was DeWitt Echols Coulter and he was born on Oct 26, 1924. However, his birthdate was not recorded until later in life when his uncle, Jeff Coulter, had his name and birth recorded as DeWitt Coulter born on Oct 2, 1924 for an official birth certificate.
Tex Coulter
Dewitt “ Tex ” Coulter was a star football player for Masonic Home in the 1940’s. Coulter, a three time all-state tackle (1940-42), led Masonic Home to a 34-5-1 record and three district titles in high school. A two-time state champion in the shot put, he also set a national high school record with a throw of 59’-1 1⁄2” in 1943. After enrolling at West Point, Coulter earned All-America honors at tackle on Army’s 1945 National Championship team. He played left tackle for the New York Giants from 1946-1952 making the All-Pro team in 1948 and 1949. Coulter also played four seasons with Montreal in the Canadian Football League (1953-1956). He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
ALL-TIME AREA PLAYER: TEX COULTER OF MASONIC HOME WAS GREATEST AMONG GREATS
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS - Sunday, December 16, 1984
By: Sam Blair - Staff Writer of the News
The all-time area high school football player is a gentle giant of 59 now. He's a man whose talents ranged far beyond the playing field-- an artist, cartoonist, sportswriter, builder and humanitarian.
He's better known as Tex Coulter to fans across two nations who followed his later exploits with Army's powerhouse teams of World War II, the New York Giants of the National Football League and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
But, as Masonic Home in the late 1930's and early 40's he was Dewitt Coulter, a gifted athlete whose normal position was tackle but could play anywhere he was needed.
"Those were wonderful years," said Coulter. "Masonic Home played a tremendous role in my life. I enjoyed my high school football career more than any other. That's why I'm, really thrilled by this selection."
Coulter was 5 when he moved to the home with his brother and two sisters from the Red Springs community near Tyler. Their late father was a Mason, which qualified them to live at the Fort Worth home until they graduated from high school. By the time Coulter was in the seventh grade, coach Rusty Russell knew he had two rising stars in Dewitt and his older brother Ray, an end.
"Whatever Rusty said, we did," said Dewitt. "We never had many players but we believed we could hold down our own against the biggest school. It was exciting to run those trick plays Rusty taught us and play a lot of different positions. Masonic Home guys always have been close. When you spend that much time together, you're brothers for the rest of your lives."
Russell coached all sports at the school, so he informed all his football players they must report for track in the spring.
"I talked him into letting me throw the shot while everybody else got hot running." Coulter said, "It was a nice bit of exercise."
It certainly was. Coulter set a national high school record with the 12-pound shot tossing it 59 feet, 1-1/2 inches. But nothing he did surprised Russell.
"When Dewitt was in the seventh grade, he pulled up crossties from an abandoned Interban line. He lifted them like weights using them to develop his wrists and fingers for the shot put. We were on a very tight budget and had only one shot put, but he persuaded me to let him keep it in his room so he could toss it from one hand to another at night."
Coulter grew to 6'-5" and 200 in high school, then filled out to 240 at West Point, where he signed shortly after he entered the Army. He played on those fabled Cadet teams of the Doc Blanchard, Glenn David era, then moved into pro football with the Giants.
"The 1946 Giants played for the NFL title," he said. "I thought we had better material at West Point. There was so much talent there that I was strictly a tackle.'
At Masonic Home, he had played all line and backfield positions as needed and punted, too. Later with the Giants, where his teammates included another young Texan named Tom Landry, he was an offensive and defensive end, offensive and defensive tackle, linebacker and punter.
As a pro, Coulter grew to 265, but his boyhood fondness for cartooning lured him into retirement in 1950. He joined the sports staff of the Dallas Times Herald and spent a year turning out delightful cartoons. He was a familiar figure in Southwest Conference press boxes, frequently turning to his typewriter to write a story when his art work was finished.
"I really enjoyed that," he said. "If I had been older, I probably would still be doing it. But I didn't have football out of my system. When the Giants came to Dallas in the summer of '51 to play an exhibition game with the Detroit Lions, I decided I wanted to play again. I suited up and played most of the game in the Cotton Bowl."
Coulter played five more seasons with the Giants, then moved into the Canadian League. When his playing days were over, he and his family remained in Montreal and he became one of Canada's top portrait painters.
But after more than 20 years north of the border, Texas called him home. He moved to Austin, spent a few years in the home building business, then decided to devote his time to the Marbridge Foundation, located in the country south of Austin.
"We're a private, self sustaining group that works with retarded persons," he said. "We grow our own food and meat, do all the cleaning and laundry. We pass out medicine and write letters for these people, just to try to give them a little better life."
For Dewitt Coulter, the rewards of Masonic Home still are paying off.
Coulter Aims at Record
NINE FORT WORTH ATHLETES HEAD FOR STATE MEET TODAY
By Bill Van Fleet
Dewitt Coulter of Masonic Home, Dewey Shidling of Fort Worth Tech and Paschal's speedy mile relay team head a contingent of nine Fort Worth track men who Thursday will head for the State high school meet at Austin.
The State meet opens with preliminaries in most of the events Friday and will come to a close with finals on Saturday. The competition is scheduled for the University of Texas' Memorial Stadium.
Coulter, who sent the scales to 216 after Wednesday's final workout here, is the best bet for a State title. In fact, he's almost a cinch to set a new record in his specialty, the shot put.
BROKE NATIONAL MARK
At the Texas Relays earlier, this Spring he broke the national interscholastic record by 3-1/2 inches with a heave of 59 feet 1-1/2 inches.
In practice since then, he several times has touched 61 feet, and consistently has been around 60 feet.
All of this week, Coulter has been working out with the 16-pound shot, four pounds heavier than the one he will use in the schoolboy competition . He has been averaging better than 50 feet with the heavy ball (the size collegians use), and has a best mark of 51 feet. This is better than any Southwest Conference athlete has done this year.
Coulter will not compete in the discus at Austin, and has not practiced it this season. He did take one fling with it in the regional meet at Dallas two weeks ago, and sent it a respectable 132 feet but has not tried again.
"The two events depend on two different sets of muscles, and I decided to concentrate on the shot," Coulter explained.
Charlie Romine, Coulter's coach, thinks that by sticking with the shot put his charge may someday become a world champion.
Shilling has a chance in the mile, but his task will be much harder than Coulter's.
'SHOELESS' COULTER SHOWS PROWESS WITH PENCIL HERE
MONTREAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953
BY MARTY GOODMAN
From deep in the heart of west end Montreal comes the sound of bare feet pounding the pavement. A curious glance out the window discloses a giant man walking down the street.
No hillbilly newly come to town, he turned out to be giant Tex Coulter, lineman deluxe with the Montreal Alouettes, walking down Hingston in bare feet to ease his blisters.
The gigantic punter is not only a specialist on the football field, but does pretty well at a drawing board too. (See photo) In the off season he has worked on the Dallas Times Herald as a cartoonist and samples of his work are available in such magazines as Saga, Sport, and Trailways.
Coulter, in his visit to The Monitor, impressed all with his soft drawl, and his polite manner of saying "How's that?" when he misses something in the conversation.
Tex, a former performer with West Point and the New York Giants, likes Canada very much, and is awaiting his first sample of a Canadian winter. Back in Texas they are all white, but he has seen New York, and so won't be too surprised by Montreal's grey snow.
He was slightly miffed when he saw a statement in the papers that the Americans who come here from the pro leagues are too old to make the grade down there. As a good example of the unfairness of this attitude, one only needs to glance over his own record to see that he obviously would have starred once more in the American game. For two years he gained all pro rating, and for another two was selected on the second team. Last year, when he was on the second squad, the coaches voted him over Gadsky of the Cleveland Browns, who made the first all-pro team, to perform in the all-star game at Los Angeles.
Coulter has two children, David, five and Ann, four. Ann is a bit shy, but David, a giant for his age, is upholding the honor of Texas in bold and curious fashion.
Tex feels he is not yet in top shape, but he has certainly been doing a tremendous job. Later on in the year he says that the Als will be able to break their losing jinx against the Ottawa Rough Riders. (13 straight) but his main concern is the game tomorrow night against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
TEX COULTER
BY: JIM HUNT
An all-star in every class of football he's ever played; the "holler guy" of the Montreal Alouettes is a tackling and kicking dynamo, and for sheer courage there seldom has been anyone to approach him on a Canadian gridiron.
Linemen are the unsung heroes of football. Every fan can recite the starting backfield of his favorite team. But come to the line and he's lost. That is, unless there is a player in the line who can't help but be noticed.
Tex Coulter of the Montreal Alouettes is that type of footballer. Tex gained fame and all-star rating in the National Football league as an offensive tackle. That's the least noticed job in football. But outside of Sam Etcheverry, quarterback, is the best-known and most popular player on the Montreal team.
Of course, you can't help noticing Tex Coulter. He stands six feet five inches and weighs a mere 270 pounds. But it isn't his size alone that makes him a standout. Coulter happens to be one of the fastest linemen in the league. And usually he'll be found piling up the opposition plays in such a devastating manner, that even the least observant fan couldn't help but notice.
Tex has achieved a rare distinction in football. He's been an all-star in every class of football he's ever played in. And he's made it in his first year. At Army in 1943, Tex made all American and repeated the following year. With the New York Giants he made the National league offensive team in his rookie year. And last season was a unanimous choice for one of the tackle positions on the all-Canadian team the coaches chose for The Star Weekly.
Coulter played a lot of fine football games for the Alouettes last season. But the one the Montreal fans will never forget was the final game of the Big Four playoffs against Hamilton Tiger-Cats. For sheer courage there has seldom been anything to approach Coulter's efforts on a Canadian gridiron.
Coulter had broken his ankle against Ottawa late in the season. That injury should have finished him for the season. It would finished any other player but not him.
Birth Walker County, Georgia Monday Dec 2, 1889
2 years 273 days Sister Birth: Gussie Weldon Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia Wednesday Aug 31, 1892
4 years 133 days Brother Birth: Mitchell Johnson Hope's Bluff, Fayette County?, Alabama Saturday Apr 14, 1894
10 years 87 days Sister Death: Mattie Zanovia, age 21 years 268 days Georgia Tuesday Feb 27, 1900
15 years 276 days Father Death: RICHARD ALEXANDER, age 56 years 258 days Tyler, Smith County, Texas Monday Sep 4, 1905
18 years 352 days Mother Death: DICIE ELIZABETH, age 50 years 262 days Red Springs Community, Smith County, Texas Wednesday Nov 18, 1908
25 years 74 days Marriage: Lottie Bell; length 14 years 197 days Smith County, Texas Sunday Feb 14, 1915
29 years 18 days Sister Death: NELLIE ELIZABETH, age 34 years 352 days Lindale, Smith County, Texas Friday Dec 20, 1918
39 years 271 days Death San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Friday Aug 30, 1929
The following information is about Dewitt “Tex” Coulter, son of Hal Echols Coulter and Lottie Bell Land.
Dewitt says his mother Lodie/Lottie Bell Land told him his given name was DeWitt Echols Coulter and he was born on Oct 26, 1924. However, his birthdate was not recorded until later in life when his uncle, Jeff Coulter, had his name and birth recorded as DeWitt Coulter born on Oct 2, 1924 for an official birth certificate.
Tex Coulter
Dewitt “ Tex ” Coulter was a star football player for Masonic Home in the 1940’s. Coulter, a three time all-state tackle (1940-42), led Masonic Home to a 34-5-1 record and three district titles in high school. A two-time state champion in the shot put, he also set a national high school record with a throw of 59’-1 1⁄2” in 1943. After enrolling at West Point, Coulter earned All-America honors at tackle on Army’s 1945 National Championship team. He played left tackle for the New York Giants from 1946-1952 making the All-Pro team in 1948 and 1949. Coulter also played four seasons with Montreal in the Canadian Football League (1953-1956). He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
ALL-TIME AREA PLAYER: TEX COULTER OF MASONIC HOME WAS GREATEST AMONG GREATS
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS - Sunday, December 16, 1984
By: Sam Blair - Staff Writer of the News
The all-time area high school football player is a gentle giant of 59 now. He's a man whose talents ranged far beyond the playing field-- an artist, cartoonist, sportswriter, builder and humanitarian.
He's better known as Tex Coulter to fans across two nations who followed his later exploits with Army's powerhouse teams of World War II, the New York Giants of the National Football League and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
But, as Masonic Home in the late 1930's and early 40's he was Dewitt Coulter, a gifted athlete whose normal position was tackle but could play anywhere he was needed.
"Those were wonderful years," said Coulter. "Masonic Home played a tremendous role in my life. I enjoyed my high school football career more than any other. That's why I'm, really thrilled by this selection."
Coulter was 5 when he moved to the home with his brother and two sisters from the Red Springs community near Tyler. Their late father was a Mason, which qualified them to live at the Fort Worth home until they graduated from high school. By the time Coulter was in the seventh grade, coach Rusty Russell knew he had two rising stars in Dewitt and his older brother Ray, an end.
"Whatever Rusty said, we did," said Dewitt. "We never had many players but we believed we could hold down our own against the biggest school. It was exciting to run those trick plays Rusty taught us and play a lot of different positions. Masonic Home guys always have been close. When you spend that much time together, you're brothers for the rest of your lives."
Russell coached all sports at the school, so he informed all his football players they must report for track in the spring.
"I talked him into letting me throw the shot while everybody else got hot running." Coulter said, "It was a nice bit of exercise."
It certainly was. Coulter set a national high school record with the 12-pound shot tossing it 59 feet, 1-1/2 inches. But nothing he did surprised Russell.
"When Dewitt was in the seventh grade, he pulled up crossties from an abandoned Interban line. He lifted them like weights using them to develop his wrists and fingers for the shot put. We were on a very tight budget and had only one shot put, but he persuaded me to let him keep it in his room so he could toss it from one hand to another at night."
Coulter grew to 6'-5" and 200 in high school, then filled out to 240 at West Point, where he signed shortly after he entered the Army. He played on those fabled Cadet teams of the Doc Blanchard, Glenn David era, then moved into pro football with the Giants.
"The 1946 Giants played for the NFL title," he said. "I thought we had better material at West Point. There was so much talent there that I was strictly a tackle.'
At Masonic Home, he had played all line and backfield positions as needed and punted, too. Later with the Giants, where his teammates included another young Texan named Tom Landry, he was an offensive and defensive end, offensive and defensive tackle, linebacker and punter.
As a pro, Coulter grew to 265, but his boyhood fondness for cartooning lured him into retirement in 1950. He joined the sports staff of the Dallas Times Herald and spent a year turning out delightful cartoons. He was a familiar figure in Southwest Conference press boxes, frequently turning to his typewriter to write a story when his art work was finished.
"I really enjoyed that," he said. "If I had been older, I probably would still be doing it. But I didn't have football out of my system. When the Giants came to Dallas in the summer of '51 to play an exhibition game with the Detroit Lions, I decided I wanted to play again. I suited up and played most of the game in the Cotton Bowl."
Coulter played five more seasons with the Giants, then moved into the Canadian League. When his playing days were over, he and his family remained in Montreal and he became one of Canada's top portrait painters.
But after more than 20 years north of the border, Texas called him home. He moved to Austin, spent a few years in the home building business, then decided to devote his time to the Marbridge Foundation, located in the country south of Austin.
"We're a private, self sustaining group that works with retarded persons," he said. "We grow our own food and meat, do all the cleaning and laundry. We pass out medicine and write letters for these people, just to try to give them a little better life."
For Dewitt Coulter, the rewards of Masonic Home still are paying off.
Coulter Aims at Record
NINE FORT WORTH ATHLETES HEAD FOR STATE MEET TODAY
By Bill Van Fleet
Dewitt Coulter of Masonic Home, Dewey Shidling of Fort Worth Tech and Paschal's speedy mile relay team head a contingent of nine Fort Worth track men who Thursday will head for the State high school meet at Austin.
The State meet opens with preliminaries in most of the events Friday and will come to a close with finals on Saturday. The competition is scheduled for the University of Texas' Memorial Stadium.
Coulter, who sent the scales to 216 after Wednesday's final workout here, is the best bet for a State title. In fact, he's almost a cinch to set a new record in his specialty, the shot put.
BROKE NATIONAL MARK
At the Texas Relays earlier, this Spring he broke the national interscholastic record by 3-1/2 inches with a heave of 59 feet 1-1/2 inches.
In practice since then, he several times has touched 61 feet, and consistently has been around 60 feet.
All of this week, Coulter has been working out with the 16-pound shot, four pounds heavier than the one he will use in the schoolboy competition . He has been averaging better than 50 feet with the heavy ball (the size collegians use), and has a best mark of 51 feet. This is better than any Southwest Conference athlete has done this year.
Coulter will not compete in the discus at Austin, and has not practiced it this season. He did take one fling with it in the regional meet at Dallas two weeks ago, and sent it a respectable 132 feet but has not tried again.
"The two events depend on two different sets of muscles, and I decided to concentrate on the shot," Coulter explained.
Charlie Romine, Coulter's coach, thinks that by sticking with the shot put his charge may someday become a world champion.
Shilling has a chance in the mile, but his task will be much harder than Coulter's.
'SHOELESS' COULTER SHOWS PROWESS WITH PENCIL HERE
MONTREAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953
BY MARTY GOODMAN
From deep in the heart of west end Montreal comes the sound of bare feet pounding the pavement. A curious glance out the window discloses a giant man walking down the street.
No hillbilly newly come to town, he turned out to be giant Tex Coulter, lineman deluxe with the Montreal Alouettes, walking down Hingston in bare feet to ease his blisters.
The gigantic punter is not only a specialist on the football field, but does pretty well at a drawing board too. (See photo) In the off season he has worked on the Dallas Times Herald as a cartoonist and samples of his work are available in such magazines as Saga, Sport, and Trailways.
Coulter, in his visit to The Monitor, impressed all with his soft drawl, and his polite manner of saying "How's that?" when he misses something in the conversation.
Tex, a former performer with West Point and the New York Giants, likes Canada very much, and is awaiting his first sample of a Canadian winter. Back in Texas they are all white, but he has seen New York, and so won't be too surprised by Montreal's grey snow.
He was slightly miffed when he saw a statement in the papers that the Americans who come here from the pro leagues are too old to make the grade down there. As a good example of the unfairness of this attitude, one only needs to glance over his own record to see that he obviously would have starred once more in the American game. For two years he gained all pro rating, and for another two was selected on the second team. Last year, when he was on the second squad, the coaches voted him over Gadsky of the Cleveland Browns, who made the first all-pro team, to perform in the all-star game at Los Angeles.
Coulter has two children, David, five and Ann, four. Ann is a bit shy, but David, a giant for his age, is upholding the honor of Texas in bold and curious fashion.
Tex feels he is not yet in top shape, but he has certainly been doing a tremendous job. Later on in the year he says that the Als will be able to break their losing jinx against the Ottawa Rough Riders. (13 straight) but his main concern is the game tomorrow night against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
TEX COULTER
BY: JIM HUNT
An all-star in every class of football he's ever played; the "holler guy" of the Montreal Alouettes is a tackling and kicking dynamo, and for sheer courage there seldom has been anyone to approach him on a Canadian gridiron.
Linemen are the unsung heroes of football. Every fan can recite the starting backfield of his favorite team. But come to the line and he's lost. That is, unless there is a player in the line who can't help but be noticed.
Tex Coulter of the Montreal Alouettes is that type of footballer. Tex gained fame and all-star rating in the National Football league as an offensive tackle. That's the least noticed job in football. But outside of Sam Etcheverry, quarterback, is the best-known and most popular player on the Montreal team.
Of course, you can't help noticing Tex Coulter. He stands six feet five inches and weighs a mere 270 pounds. But it isn't his size alone that makes him a standout. Coulter happens to be one of the fastest linemen in the league. And usually he'll be found piling up the opposition plays in such a devastating manner, that even the least observant fan couldn't help but notice.
Tex has achieved a rare distinction in football. He's been an all-star in every class of football he's ever played in. And he's made it in his first year. At Army in 1943, Tex made all American and repeated the following year. With the New York Giants he made the National league offensive team in his rookie year. And last season was a unanimous choice for one of the tackle positions on the all-Canadian team the coaches chose for The Star Weekly.
Coulter played a lot of fine football games for the Alouettes last season. But the one the Montreal fans will never forget was the final game of the Big Four playoffs against Hamilton Tiger-Cats. For sheer courage there has seldom been anything to approach Coulter's efforts on a Canadian gridiron.
Coulter had broken his ankle against Ottawa late in the season. That injury should have finished him for the season. It would finished any other player but not him.