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John Lackey played in the majors between 2002-2009

# Players born in city: 31

Major Leaguers: [6] - Gilbreth, Harrison, Johnson, Lackey, Lombardi, Shores

High Schools: Abilene, Abilene Christian, Cooper, Wylie

Colleges: Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University

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Major Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Bill Gilbreth	Sep 3,1947	P	MLB	1971-1974	1974	Abilene Christian (Abilene,TX)	Abilene Christian University
Chuck Harrison	Apr 25,1941	1B	MLB	1965-1971	1971		Texas Tech University
Dave Johnson	Oct 4,1948	P	MLB	1974-1978	1978	Cooper (Abilene,TX)
John Lackey	Oct 23,1978	P	MLB	2002-2009	2009	Abilene (Abilene,TX)	Grayson County College
Phil Lombardi	Feb 20,1963	C-OF	MLB	1986-1989	1989	Kennedy (Granada Hills,CA)
Bill Shores	May 26,1904	P	MLB	1928-1936	1936

Minor Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Paul Darnell	Jun 4,1976	P	AAA		2004		Tarleton State University
Odis Dolton	Apr 3,1980	OF	Rookie		2000
Miles Durham	Aug 19,1978	OF	A		2006	Cooper (Abilene,TX)	Texas Tech University
Robert Durham	Aug 19,1978	OF	Rookie		2000		Texas Tech University
Trey Forkerway	May 17,1971	SS	AA		1998	Abilene (Abilene,TX)	University of Oklahoma
Jimmy Frush	Jan 22,1975	P	A-		1997
Josh Harris	Nov 23,1980	P	AA		2006		Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Robin Harriss	Aug 7,1971	C	AAA		2000		Texas Tech University
Grady Little	Mar 3,1950	C	AA	-	1973	Garinger (Charlotte,NC)
Jon Morris	Oct 25,1971	C	A		1994		Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Carey Paige	Mar 2,1974	P	AA		1997	Cooper (Abilene,TX)
Nate Recknagel	Apr 29,1986	1B	A+		2009	Lake Orion (Lake Orion,MI)	Oakland University
Brett Rudrude	Jan 23,1979	P	AA		2005	Santana (Santee,CA)	Cal State San Bernardino
Jason Satre	Aug 24,1970	P	AAA		1995	Abilene (Abilene,TX)
Gibbs Wilson	Jun 9,1985	P	A		2006		Weatherford College

College and other players

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Paul Cianciolo	Mar 5,1986	P	College		2009	Fort Dorchester (Charleston,SC)	Penn State University
Kerr Foster	Nov 7,1984	P	College		2008	Athens (Athens,TX)	Baylor University
Chris Hall	Apr 20,1988	IF	College		2008	Cooper (Abilene,TX)	Texas Tech University
John Herrera	Dec 13,1978	IF	College		2001	Abilene (Abilene,TX)	New Mexico State University
Blake Lemen	Dec 11,1987	IF	College		2008	Wylie (Abilene,TX)	Texas Tech University
Billy Martin	Jun 10,1976	1B	Intl		2005		University of Texas
Kelly Martin	Sep 27,1978	P	Ind		2003		South Mountain Community College
Joe Shallenberger	May 23,1980	2B	Ind		2004		Concordia College
Matt Sherwood	Sep 20,1971	P	-		-	Abilene (Abilene,TX)	Blinn College
Jeff Walker	Jan 21,1984	P	-		-	Abilene (Abilene,TX)	Vernon College