Herschel Stockton

Willis Herschel "Mule" Stockton (December 29, 1913 – November 12, 1965) was an American football player. A college star at McMurry College, Stockton played on the line for two years for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Stockton was born in 1913 in Abilene, Texas, and attended Crosbyton High School. He then enrolled at McMurry College (now known as McMurry University) in Abilene where he played college football at the tackle position for that McMurry Indians football teams of 1934, 1935, and 1936. He also competed in baseball and track and field at McMurry. He played in 22 games for the Eagles, 19 of them as a starter. He became head football coach at Big Spring High School in February 1948.

In 1949, he became a physical education teacher and football coach at Lee Junior High School in San Angelo, Texas. He was married to Vivian Peek, and they a daughter. He died in 1965 of a heart attack while attending a high school football game at Odessa, Texas.

On November 12, 1965, while watching a high school football game, Stockton collapsed from a heart attack and died.