2009 Football
| Pct. | Overall | Pct | Home | Away | Neutral |
| .667 | 7-3 | .700 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Danny Palmer
Danny Palmer - Head Coach - 3rd Season
HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Contact Information: 903.510.2315 dpal@tjc.edu
Joined Staff: January 2007
Joined Staff: January 2007
Recruiting Area: Central Texas
Education: B.A. (University of Southern Mississippi), M.Ed. (Southeastern Oklahoma State University)
Coaching Experience: 34 total years of experience (17 years as a Head High School Football Coach and 17 years as a collegiate Assistant Coach). Eight years were at the University of Houston as an Assistant and Recruiting Coordinator, named the "Youngest 5A Head Coach" at Texas High at the age of 26 in 1975. Served as an Assistant Coach as an Offensive Coordinator and Defensive Coordinator. Recruited Joffrey Reynolds from Tyler Lee as well as Drew Lowry, Rex Hadnot, and Leonta Rheams to the University of Houston.
Playing Experience: Played quarterback for 3 years for Johnny Stidger at Tyler John Tyler. Lettered all 3 years in 3 sports at John Tyler. Named to the All-State Baseball Team in 1967 and was coached by the late Dr. Billy Jack Doggett. Started 2 years at quarterback for the University of Southern Mississippi.
Awards: 1997 Nominee for the Frank Broyles College Assistant Football Coach of the Year by the University of Houston. In 1977, was named as Coach of the Year by the Waco-Tribune Herald whie at Waco Richfield.
Awards: 1997 Nominee for the Frank Broyles College Assistant Football Coach of the Year by the University of Houston. In 1977, was named as Coach of the Year by the Waco-Tribune Herald whie at Waco Richfield.
Personal: Wife, Sharon, teaches at Bonner Elementary in Tyler. Has two daughters, Stacey and Bethany, one grandson, Myles, and one granddaughter, Brianna.
2009 Football Coaches
Danny Palmer - Head Coach - 3rd season
Ryan Mahon - Associate Head Coach - 5th season
George Cumby - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Ron Holmes - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Robert Mahon - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Courtney Farrell - Grad Assistant - 1st season
Adrian Haywood - Grad Assistant - 1st season
Michael Cucci - Student Assistant - 2nd season
2009 Football Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Mars | FR | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 2 | Maurice Hood | FR | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Tyler, TX |
| 3 | Shaheed Davis | SO | DB | 6-0 | 170 | Richmond, TX |
| 4 | Justin Bell | SO | WR | 6-2 | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 5 | Joe Whitaker | SO | LB | 6-0 | 235 | Jacksonville, TX |
| 6 | Jabroski Smiley | FR | WR | 5-7 | 165 | Lufkin, TX |
| 7 | Vincent McNeil | SO | QB | 6-3 | 190 | Dallas, TX |
| 8 | Chris Nalley | SO | WR | 5-10 | 175 | Wylie, TX |
| 9 | Roger Trammell | SO | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Lewisville, TX |
| 10 | Jeffrey Claybon | FR | QB | 6-3 | 200 | Lufkin, TX |
| 11 | Jamaal Johnson | SO | WR | 6-3 | 180 | Houston, TX |
| 12 | Michael Cook | SO | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Eustace, TX |
| 13 | Donald Hunter | FR | WR | 6-2 | 170 | Dickinson, TX |
| 14 | Jorge Martinez | FR | K | 5-10 | 160 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 15 | Derell Tate | FR | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Tyler, TX |
| 16 | Ryan Tremont | SO | K | 5-9 | 160 | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 17 | Jimmy Kennedy | SO | DB | 5-9 | 160 | Whitehouse, TX |
| 18 | Dante Robinson | FR | WR | 5-8 | 165 | Mesquite, TX |
| 19 | Geron Flowers | FR | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Tyler, TX |
| 20 | Eric Canas | FR | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Houston, TX |
| 21 | DeMarques Freeman | FR | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Lufkin, TX |
| 22 | Stephen Alfred | FR | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Kirbyville, TX |
| 23 | Jeremy Craft | FR | RB | 5-10 | 220 | Houston, TX |
| 24 | Bryan Smith | FR | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Palmetto, FL |
| 26 | Micah Ramage | SO | P | 6-1 | 175 | Texarkana, TX |
| 27 | Brian Eurysthee | SO | RB | 6-1 | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 29 | Akeem Shavers | SO | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Texarkana, TX |
| 30 | Anthony Mills | FR | DB | 6-3 | 180 | Sulpher Springs, TX |
| 31 | CJ Johnson | FR | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Tyler, TX |
| 32 | Don Brown | SO | FB | 6-0 | 250 | West Monroe, LA |
| 33 | Terry Franklin | FR | DL | 6-4 | 260 | Arlington, TX |
| 34 | Chris Walker | FR | RB | 5-8 | 185 | Cypress, TX |
| 35 | Edward Parrimon III | FR | DB | 6-2 | 215 | Palmetto, FL |
| 36 | Dante Floyd | FR | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Midlothian, TX |
| 37 | Jedrick Williams | FR | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Houston, TX |
| 38 | Dennis Smith | FR | TE | 6-3 | 245 | Katy, TX |
| 39 | Garrett Roget | SO | LB | 6-1 | 185 | Arlington, TX |
| 40 | Steven Sanders | FR | DL | 6-3 | 230 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 41 | Jason Holmes | FR | RB | 5-7 | 185 | La Marque, TX |
| 43 | Kenarri Johnson | FR | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Lewisville, TX |
| 44 | Robert Gandy | SO | DE | 6-3 | 270 | Houston, TX |
| 45 | Benjamin Perkins | FR | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Nacogdoches, TX |
| 46 | Jeremy Moody | FR | WR | 5-9 | 160 | San Augustine, TX |
| 47 | Rashad Wallis | SO | WR | 5-9 | 175 | Houston, TX |
| 50 | Ryan Norwood | FR | DL | 6-3 | 240 | Arlington, TX |
| 51 | Curtis Bell | FR | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Round Rock, TX |
| 52 | Tyler Bergin | FR | DS | 6-1 | 215 | Sachse, TX |
| 53 | Simmon Blaylock | FR | DL | 6-5 | 250 | Tyler, TX |
| 55 | Dante Rollins | FR | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Jasper, TX |
| 56 | Pat Daniel | FR | OL | 6-2 | 275 | Mesquite, TX |
| 57 | Bradley Frazier | SO | OL | 6-3 | 320 | Denison, TX |
| 60 | Zach Hare | FR | DL | 6-3 | 320 | Lewisville, TX |
| 61 | Donald Moore | SO | DL | 6-0 | 290 | Houston, TX |
| 62 | Chris Ellison | FR | DL | 6-3 | 235 | Red Oak, TX |
| 63 | Terrence Lilly | FR | DL | 6-5 | 260 | Bradenton, FL |
| 64 | Elvin Tapong | FR | DL | 6-2 | 250 | Katy, FL |
| 65 | Josh Theut | FR | DL | 6-5 | 230 | Cypress, TX |
| 66 | Josh Gilbert | SO | OL | 6-3 | 320 | Lindale, TX |
| 67 | Corey Brown | FR | OL | 6-5 | 250 | Grand Prairie, TX |
| 68 | Sebastian Waters | FR | DL | 6-3 | 280 | Seabrook, TX |
| 69 | Broaderick Brown | FR | DL | 6-3 | 270 | Galveston, TX |
| 70 | Xavier Pete | FR | OL | 6-4 | 335 | Garland, TX |
| 71 | Clay Spruill | FR | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Mt. Pleasant, TX |
| 72 | Christpher Kyles | FR | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Dickinson, TX |
| 73 | Brock Wempa | FR | OL | 6-4 | 330 | Royse City, TX |
| 74 | Lorenzo Murphy | FR | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Galveston, TX |
| 75 | Justin Jackson | FR | DL | 6-0 | 240 | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 76 | Mitchell Kimberling | SO | OL | 6-2 | 270 | Matagorda, TX |
| 77 | Cody Cantwell | FR | DS | 6-0 | 220 | Royse City, TX |
| 78 | Rodney Watts | SO | DL | 6-3 | 335 | Bryan, TX |
| 79 | Christian Lopez | FR | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Denison, TX |
| 80 | Demarcus Hicks | FR | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Waco, TX |
| 81 | Mario Turner | FR | DL | 6-4 | 235 | Pearland, TX |
| 82 | Ronnie Cooper | FR | WR | 6-2 | 190 | Plano, TX |
| 83 | Marcus McNeal | FR | WR | 6-3 | 175 | Bradenton, FL |
| 84 | Aaron Muhammad | SO | TE | 6-3 | 225 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 85 | CJ Ogbuehi | FR | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Allen, TX |
| 87 | Rickey Gaines | FR | WR | 6-3 | 180 | Dickinson, TX |
| 89 | Keith Johnson | FR | WR | 6-4 | 180 | Chandler, TX |
