Dallas Huston, “Voice of the Brownwood Lions” for 58 years and “Voice of the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets” for 57 years, pictured in the AT&T Stadium press box.

I’m a great believer in athletics and the benefits that they provide young people who compete. But I am a much bigger fan of all extracurriculars.

I recognize the popularity of football, basketball, baseball, all sports – boys and girls – but more people don’t understand the importance of those other extracurricular activities as well.

Extracurriculars are like band, choir, ag, one-act plays, debate teams and much more. I believe they are most important in our schools because of the discipline that they instill in our young people. One of the problems we have in our society today is the lack of discipline.

When I was in high sch

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