East Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
Football • 1965-66
In his two seasons with the Lions, Curtis Guyton played both offense and defense, helping lead the Lions to the 1966 Lone Star Conference championship, the 16th conference title in program history. According to press clippings from the period, Guyton "did everything but drive the bus" for the Lions. He was voted team MVP in both of his seasons and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the NAIA in both 1965 and 1966.
As a running back, Guyton rushed 210 times for 1,089 yards and 11 touchdowns in his two seasons. As a defensive back, he had an interception. He also was a special teams ace, recording, coincidentally, 1,089 yards as both a punt and kick returner. He had one punt return touchdown. Guyton was also the team punter and field goal kicker. He punted 78 times, averaging 37.3 yards per punt. He also made seven field goals. In all, he had 2,365 all-purpose yards in his career.
