2025 Hall of Honor

Congratulations to our 2025 Inductees!

Jenny Corbett          

Charlie Prude

Portia Phillips

Mike Waters

Jerry Greeson

Rodney Murray

Bob Marley

Danny Wheat

Steve Simpson

Logan Wood 

Jenny Corbett

Born and raised in San Antonio, Jenny Corbett, the youngest of six children, was blessed to grow up respecting and learning from her heroes—her father, her mother, her four brothers and her sister. Corbett graduated from Tom C. Clark High School where she was introduced to athletic training as a multi-sport athlete who needed help with multiple injuries. She credits her athletic trainer P.D. Rost with introducing her to her chosen profession. 

According to Corbett, “P.D. Rost exemplified what an athletic trainer can provide to student athletes as both a medical profession and as a mentor in life far beyond sports medicine. Without him, I would not have known about this life-changing career or how to pursue it with the same level of excellence and passion. I will always be grateful that he cared for me as a multi-sport athlete and a person and demonstrated how to thrive professionally."

After graduating from Tom C. Clark High School, Corbett knew she would pursue athletic training as a career. When she chose to attend Angelo State University to continue competing, she made sure the university had an athletic training program so she could set out on her career path.  

During her college years, Randy Matthews, ASU Head Athletic Trainer, provided the opportunity to participate in the university's student trainer program while she competed in two sports. According to Corbett, "Randy Matthews created opportunities for those, like me, who took non-traditional routes to the profession. His support and belief in us and our potential for success was unwavering. I am indebted to him for providing an amazing lab of real-world experience that immersed us into a community built on hard work, dedication, integrity and family."

Upon graduation from ASU, she was hired at San Angelo Central High School. Over the course of her 31-year tenure at Central, she became the first female Head Athletic Trainer in the "West Texas Big Schools" to work with then-5A (now 6A) football.  Corbett, known for her equal love of all the sports and athletes under her care, says she that being involved with all the sports and all the athletes on a daily basis has been one of the biggest blessings of her career.

Dedicated to keeping young athletes safe, Corbett developed and taught interagency sports medicine injury response training for the San Angelo ISD, San Angelo Fire Department and San Angelo Police Department to provide cohesive response to all athletic facilities in San Angelo, Texas. As a licensed paramedic for 20 years, Corbett is a respected member of the first responder community.

Through the years, she served athletes across the state, the nation and the world. Corbett was the first female athletic trainer selected for a Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Men's Team. She also served as an athletic trainer for the Texas High School Girls' Coaches Association all star basketball, softball and volleyball teams and worked the Texas State High School Gymnastics Championships for 32 years.

Corbett also served as an athletic trainer for Team USA Modern Pentathlon where her daughter, D.J. Corbett, was an athlete. Corbett worked summer and winter training camps as well as National Championships, Pan-American Game Qualifiers, Junior World Championships and Senior World Championships. Working with Team USA took her many places, from the Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, San Antonio and Los Angeles to Cairo, Egypt and Mexico City, Mexico. She also earned credentials as a UIPM/USA Level II Pentathlon Coach.

Two years ago, Corbett was offered a new challenge, the opportunity to work at Blackwell Consolidated ISD. This allowed her to retire from Central High School but continue to care for student athletes as Blackwell CISD’s Athletic Trainer. 

Her family's unwavering support allowed her to excel at her profession. Her husband of 33 years Jim Corbett is a retired Captain of the San Angelo Fire Department, who is currently working at the Regan County Fire/EMS. Her 28-year-old son J.D. graduated from Schreiner University with honors and now works at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo. Her 26-year-old daughter D.J. graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with honors and currently serves as an officer on a USCG cutter that is deployed in international waters.  

Corbett's favorite thing to do is spend time with her family. She has also earned a certification as a Spartan SGX Coach, an extreme endurance sport where she and her husband Jim compete. In addition to enjoying family time, Corbett works as an Admissions Partner for the United States Coast Guard Academy, and she enjoys training her working dog, Sunshine.

Charlie Prude

CHARLES DAVID PRUDE, a native of West Texas, graduated from Fort Davis High School before attending Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) to pursue tertiary education in Athletic Training.  As a Bobcat, he worked with the NCAA Division II National Championship Football Team.  After graduating with a B.S. in Athletic Training in 1983, Charles worked as a LAT/ATC at public schools in Del Rio and Fort Stockton, Texas.  He and his family moved back to Fort Davis, Texas where he pursued his Master's Degrees at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.  He earned an M.Ed. in Public School Administration in 1998 and an M.Ed. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science in 2002.  He served as the Head Athletic Trainer and an academic lecturer at SRSU until 2015 when he retired from public schools.

Throughout his forty-six year career, in Athletic Training and into his retirement, Charles was an active member of SWATA/NATA, was names as Distinguished Alumni from Southwest Texas State University, American Southwest Conference Athletic Training Staff of the year, treated countless high school and NCAA athleties, and mentored numerous student athletic trainers in their own pursuit of knowledge and careers.  Outside of the training room he has periodically volunteered his time with high school and college rodeo athletes and professional bull riders and athletes in the rural communities where full time Athletic Trainers were not available in the school system.  Charles and his wife, Kelly, live on their small ranch near Fort Davis and spent their time ranching and traveling to see their children and grandchildren in other states.  Only this year, 2025, has he retired from the NATA/BOC and stepped away from Athletic Training professionally to spend more time being a cowboy, husband, father and grandpa.

Portia Philips

PORTIA PHILLIPS began her career as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the then East Texas State University, before moving into the program's first full time assistant Athletic Trainers’ position.  After serving four years as the assistant, Portia moved on to Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA, to serve four years as the program’s Women’s Head Athletic Trainer.  In the Fall of 2003, she accepted the Head Athletic Trainers’ position at LeTourneau University in Longview, TX.  In doing so, she became the university's first full time Athletic Trainer, a position held for 21 years.     

Career highlights include 30+ years of NATA / SWATA AT services Award, 2022 Inductee into the East Texas Athletic Trainers’ Association, 2021 Recipient of the John Harvey Humanitarian Award, 2015 Recipient of NAACP Clifford E Stewart Sportsmanship Award, 2009 – 2010 American Southwest Conference Athletic Training Staff of the Year, March 2006 LeTourneau University Shining Star / Staff Recognition Award, and in 1997 Portia was credited with becoming one of two African American women to be nationally certified (NATABOC) as Athletic Trainers in the state of Texas.  Her biggest accomplishment may be her introducing countless young professionals to the Athletic Training profession.   

Portia received both my Master of Science in Health and my Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sports Studies from the previously known East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas. 

Mike Waters

MIKE WATERS is a state-licensed and nationally Certified Athletic Trainer.  Mike has 38+ years of experience as an Athletic Trainer, with 31 of those in the public school setting, and 5 years as a Clinical, Industrial, and Sports Medicine Outreach Athletic Trainer. For the last 2+ years, he has been the owner and independent contractor of Waters Athletic Training Education Rehabilitation Services (W.A.T.E.R.S.). In those two + years, he has contracted with Diboll ISD to provide athletic training services. Mike is also a PRN employee of Baylor Scott & White Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler, TX, again providing athletic training services to several area schools in East Texas. During his time working in the secondary school setting, Mike served as a Preceptor for Stephen F. Austin State University’s Graduate Athletic Training Program and has been a mentor to numerous Athletic Training students and professionals. Mike is currently the Vice-President of the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association (SWATA). Mike has also served as a Regional Director and Texas State Representative to SWATA for the Texas State Athletic Trainers Association, as well as a Board Member, Secretary, and Chair of the Complaints Committee on the State of Texas Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers. Mike has also served in various roles with The Greater Houston Athletic Training Society and East Texas Athletic Trainers Association. Mike has also been a presenter or moderator at numerous Athletic Training and Sports Medicine symposia and meetings. 

Besides Mike’s work as an Athletic Trainer, Mike is an Ordained Deacon in the Global Methodist Church and serves as full-time Pastor of Falvey Memorial Methodist Church in Wells, TX. Mike is married to his beautiful wife, Renee, a retired teacher. He has two adult children: Chelsea (husband: Jarrod Christmas), a teacher and middle school cheerleading sponsor in Diboll, and a son, Doug (wife: Danielle Waters), one of the Sports Information Directors at The University of North Texas in Denton. But Mike’s pride and joy is being PawPaw to his three granddaughters: Alli, Sydney, and Parker. 

Jerry Greeson

JERRY GREESON has been a Certified Athletic Trainer for approximately 40 years working in a multitude of settings. He began his career in 1982 after graduating from the University of Texas-Austin, Jerry worked at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas as the Head Athletic Trainer.  After 6 years at Westlake, he wanted to pursue his goal to be a collegiate Athletic Trainer. In 1988, Jerry became the assistant Athletic Trainer for Women Collegiate Athletics at the University of Texas- San Antonio (UTSA). With this role, he took on more responsibility with Women’s Basketball and administrative duties. During this time, Jerry wanted to influence the future of Athletic Training, so he began teaching basic and advanced Athletic Training in the Department of Kinesiology at UTSA until 2000. As opportunities arose, he became the Head Athletic Trainer at UTSA in 1989 which was an honor as Jerry had dedicated his career to the future of the program. He held this position for 10 years before he was promoted to UTSA Director 0f Athletic Medicine in 1999 and in 2007 as Head Football Athletic Trainer and had a role in the development of the program. As changes occurred, he decided to step away from collegiate athletics in 2018 to pursue a stable lifestyle for his family. He began to work at locations such as University of Incarnate Word, Alliance of American Football, and Bethpage PRN. Jerry finally found his home in May of 2019 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer working for the 350th Special Warfare Preparatory Course at Lackland Air Force Base. In October of 2021, he was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer at the Special Warfare Preparatory Course which is where he currently resides. During his free time, he has been known to complete speaking engagements such as Player Safety at the American Football Coaches Association, volunteer for the Justin’s Medicine Rodeo for 19 years, and appointed for committees such as the Co-Chair of the NATA Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. Jerry is currently married to Stephanie  who is also an Athletic Trainer for the San Antonio FC professional soccer team select developmental squad. 

Rodney Murray

RODNEY MURRAY embarked on his journey to the profession as a Student Athletic Trainer at Luling High School.  Following graduation from Luling and a two-year associate degree from Cisco Junior College, he transferred to Southwest Texas State University.   Rodney graduated from SWT with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science in Athletic Training.

Rodney is currently employed as an Athletic Trainer for Smithson Valley High School and has served the Rangers since 1999. During that time, he has maintained membership in several professional organizations:

• National Athletic Trainers’ Association

• Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association 

• Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association 

• Alamo Area Athletic Trainers’ Association 

Rodney began his volunteer work with SWATA in 2007 with the Registration Committee.  He maintains that standing commitment to this day.  Rodney was elected to the Alamo Area Athletic Trainers’ Association Executive Board in 2009, functioning as the last Second Vice-President.  He assumed the role of AAATA President in 2011, serving the first two-year term for the Association.  Rodney completed two years as Past President and was appointed Symposium Chair.  He continues to serve in that capacity.  In 2008, Rodney joined the Secondary School Committee with the Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association.  He was appointed Secondary School Chair in 2011, fulfilling that role until his election to the Executive Board in 2017 for Region Eight. As Secondary School Chair, Rodney represented the State of Texas at NATA Secondary School Summits and as liaison to the SWATA Committee.  As a member of the Executive Board, Rodney served one term as Vice Chair and three years as Board Chairman rolling off July 2022, completing two terms as Region Eight Director.  He has also worked on the John Harvey Subcommittee since the award’s inception.

Rodney was honored with the Everett Blackburn Memorial Award in 2011.  He was presented with the AAATA Service Award in 2015.   

Rodney Murray is proud to serve the profession he loves.  He approaches each role with enthusiasm and an appreciation for the opportunity. 

Bob Marley   

BOB MARLEY received his BS Degree from Northwest Missouri State University and his MA Degree from Michigan State University.  After completing his Graduate Assistantship at MSU, Bob served as the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer at Houston Baptist University for 7 years.  In 1989, he started working with various organizations to develop a sports medicine outreach program and began his relationship with various school districts across southeast Texas.  Bob is currently employed by The University of Texas Medical School-Department of Orthopaedic Surgery providing sports medicine services to 22 area school districts and works with the Memorial Hermann Houston Rockets Sports Medicine Institute’s Athletic Trainer Outreach Program.  Additionally, he serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Allied Health at Houston Christian University, as a part-time/gameday Athletic Trainer for the Houston Texans and serves as a Preceptor for the University of Houston’s Master of Athletic Training Program. 

He is a Licensed and Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, American Red Cross BLS Instructor, American Heart Association BLS Instructor and Stop-The-Bleed Instructor.  Bob is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association, Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Texas High School Coaches’ Association and the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers’ Society.  Bob annually hosts several sports medicine conferences and maintains a list serve disseminating full and part-time employment and continuing education opportunities to Athletic Trainers across Texas.

Bob’s professional honors include Houston Baptist University’s Opal Goolsby Outstanding Teacher of the Year and Athletic Hall of Honor, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Athletic Trainer Service Award, Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s John Harvey Humanitarian Award, Northwest Missouri State University’s Athletic Hall of Fame, the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers’ Society’s Tom Wilson Award, Logan Wood Award, G’HATS OFF Award and induction in their Hall of Honor, the Greater Houston Football Coaches’ Association’s Distinguished Service Award, election to the Advisory Board of the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers’ Society six times and appointment to the Executive Board of Directors of the Greater Houston Football Coaches’ Association five times.  The Texas High School Coaches’ Association named Bob their Athletic Trainer of the Year and was named the inaugural national recipient of the Most Valuable Athletic Trainer Award presented by Sports Health Corporation and Training & Conditioning Magazine.

Danny Wheat

DANNY WHEAT began journey as a student athletic trainer at the University of Texas, under the leadership of Frank Medina and Spanky Stephens. As an ATS worked both football and baseball from 1970-1975. 

After graduation received job offer from the Texas Rangers Baseball Club to work with their minor league teams starting in February of 1976. Spent a total of 27 years with the Rangers, 9 years as a minor league AT working at the AA level for 2 years and 7 years at the AAA level. 

In the offseason while in the minor leagues, worked 6 winters in Winter Baseball. 

1977-1978 with the Mayaquez (Puerto Rico) Indios 1979-1980 with the Aericbo (Puerto Rico) Lobos 1980-1981 with the La Guira (Caracas, Venezuela) Tiburones 1982-1983 with the Caugas (Puerto Rico) Crillos 1983-1984 with the Caugas (Puerto Rico) Crillos 1985-1986 with the La Romano (Dominican Republic) Toros 

In 1985, promoted to the Major League team as an assistant athletic trainer for 7 years until being promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 1991. Served in that position for 11 years through 2002. 

1995 – Athletic trainer for the American League in 1995 Major League All-Star Game. 1998 – Athletic trainer for Major League All Stars vs. Japan in Tokyo, Japan 

Following the Rangers, starting in 2003 through mid-2004, worked with Harris Methodists Ben Hogan Sports Institute, working with Fort Worth Cats Independent Baseball and Fort Worth Brahmas Hockey teams. 

In 2004, began a 20 plus career at TCU as the baseball athletic trainer, during which TCU made 6 trips to Omaha and the College World Series. 

During summer months at TCU worked multiple tours with USA Baseball. 

2003 – World Cup in Havana Cuba 2009 – World Cup in Germany and Italy 2010 – Collegiate National Team in Japan and Taiwan 2012 – Collegiate National Team in Havana Cuba and The Netherlands 2013 – Collegiate National Team in Tokyo Japan 2016 – Collegiate National Team in Tokyo Japan and Havana Cuba 

Wife Nancy Sons Jarrod and Jordan, wife Alyissa and grandsons, Harrison and Parker

Steven Simpson

STEVE SIMPSON completed a bachelor's from Hardin-Simmons University and a master’s and doctorate from East Texas State University. He served as Coordinator of Athletic Training at Corpus Christi ISD and instructor at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, then began his career at Tarleton State University in 1984.  He holds AT license # 597.    

Simpson worked in the Department of Athletics at Tarleton as Head Athletic Trainer and Associate Athletic Director of Sports Medicine.  He is a Southwest Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame member and was NATA DII Head Athletic Trainer of the Year.  Steve served as an athletic trainer for USOC Sports Medicine at the Olympic Training Center, Sports Festivals, and the Pan American Games.  He serves as athletic trainer at the Lone Star, WAC, and Big 12 athletic conference championships.  

He has held multiple academic roles at Tarleton, including Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, Chair of the Department of Kinesiology, and Regents Professor.  He has guided over 200 Tarleton Sports Medicine alumni who work in multiple practice settings, and has traveled the world to educate students and provide healthcare for athletes. 

Simpson serves as director of the Team EXCEL Project, to develop Excellence in Character, Ethics, and Leadership in Sports, and to inspire courage to pursue dreams.  Steve and his wife, Ramona, have two sons, Marc (wife Kaja) and Bryan (wife Adriene). They have a grandson, Logan Koufax, a granddaughter, Kamryn McKenzie, and scores of semi-official kids and grandkids. 

Logan Wood

LOGAN WALTER WOOD, JR., a native Houstonian, born August 4, 1939, peacefully went to be with the Lord August 12, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. Logan was a loving husband, dedicated father, fun-loving grandfather (Chief), adoring son, dependable brother and generous friend. During his lifetime, Logan was a forerunner in the field of sports medicine. Logan, with a B.S. and M.Ed from the University of Houston, was head athletic trainer for H.I.S.D. for 37 years. Logan was commissioned to lead the first licensing board of athletic trainers in the state of Texas. He was a distinguished officer and respected hall-of-famer in the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association and National Athletic Trainers Association. Logan was instrumental in promoting the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers Society and the new Texas State Athletic Trainers Association. Logan became a Christian as a child and was an active member of South Avenue Baptist Church Pasadena, Temple Oaks Baptist Church Houston, and Jersey Village Baptist Church. Logan was preceded in death by his father, Logan Walter Wood, Sr.. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Mona; mother Mercile; sons and daughters-in-law Steve and Julianne, Scot and Gina; grandchildren Logan, Mikelle, and Hunter; brother and sister-in-law Richard and Stephanie; brothers-in-law Eddie Brown and Loyd Brown and wife Dorothy; and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends