Robert Brown
Chairman of the Board
Houston
WHO WE ARE
About the Association
OUR PURPOSE
The Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association is a nonprofit — 501(c)(3) — dedicated to remembering the past with pride.
The PVIL governed athletics and academics for Black Texas high schools from 1920 to 1970. The Association keeps that record intact — the coaches, the athletes, the schools, and the championships — and works to see it recognized alongside the rest of Texas high school sports history.
01
Preserve the glory years
Remember the league that existed from 1920 to 1970, and instill personal pride and self-esteem by increasing cultural awareness of the PVIL heritage.
02
Recognize the coaches
Identify former PVIL coaches inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor.
03
Build a museum
Develop a permanent home to house the PVIL memorabilia so the collection stays together and stays public.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Grow the membership
Seek PVILCA memberships from young male and female coaches, so the next generation carries the history forward.
Recognition
Acquire University Interscholastic League (UIL) sanction and recognition of all individual athletic, school, and coaching records from the PVIL in baseball, basketball, football, swimming, tennis, and track and field.
LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
Lewis Ritcherson II
Cluster I
Waco
James Harris
Cluster II
Wichita Falls
Bill McKinney
Cluster III
Dallas
Bennie Sherman
At Large, Position A
Fort Worth
David O’Neal
At Large, Position B
Galveston
LEADERSHIP
Management Staff & Officers
Tanuya Worthy
Executive Director
Port Arthur
Brad Coleman
Assistant Executive Director
Port Arthur
Burl Jones
Historian
Missouri City
Eddie Henry
Secretary
Houston
Dr. J. Kenyatta Cavil
Treasurer
Ed Roby
Consultant
JOIN THE ASSOCIATION
Coaches, families, and alumni keep this history alive.
Membership supports the annual Honor Banquet, the records project, and the effort to build a permanent museum for PVIL memorabilia.