Friday, September 29th

Forrester Field

8233 Military Pkwy., Dallas

Tailgate - 5:30pm

Bring a chair and mingle with alumni!

Hot dogs provided by the Woodrow Athletic Booster Club

Varsity Football Game - 7:30pm 

Tickets are required to attend the game, but have not yet been released for purchase. Check the Woodrow PTA website for updates.

GO WILDCATS!

New Gym Signage Ceremony & Celebration

(This is a preliminary drawing. Some details may be modified in production.)

Calling ALL Alumni, especially those who knew our beloved Coach Cotton!

We would love for as many alumni to attend the unveiling of the signage on our new competition gymnasium, proudly being named after the legendary Coach Theo "Cotton" Miles. 

Saturday, May 13th, 2023, 11am

Woodrow Wilson High School New Gymnasium

1966 Woodrow Football All-American & Alumni, Paul Goodrich,  to preside

Coach Theo "Cotton" Miles

1924 - 2021

Theo Cleveland Miles was born on August 7, 1924 in Jasper, Texas.  He was the third of seven children born to Mary Elizabeth Connor Miles and Charlie Cleveland Miles.  His bright, white hair gave him the nickname “Cotton” that lasted throughout his life.  Growing up in Woodville, Texas he spent his humble adolescence working the land with his older siblings.  This hard work and his gifted athletic ability led him to Lamar Tech in Beaumont, Texas where he received an education and met the love of his life, Lula Francis Hawthorne Miles.

Cotton was 2 years into college when the bombing of Pearl Harbor called him into service with the United States Navy.  He often said that the service took three of the best years of his life, but he trusted the good Lord’s direction in sending him there.  He valued the discipline and perspective that he gained and was thankful for the ability to serve. 

Upon discharge from the Navy, Cotton immediately reunited with Lue, whom he’d been in constant correspondence with throughout his service.  They were married three months after his return.  Cotton was offered a scholarship to play football at Stephen F. Austin as a running back.  He played football, baseball, basketball and ran track and was one of very few athletes to letter in all four sports. 

Upon graduation, Cotton played minor league baseball for one year in Lufkin, Texas.  He then went to coach and teach at White Oak High School where in 1957 he led the football team to the co-state championship.  From there he went to Woodrow Wilson in Dallas, Texas, where he won numerous city and district championships.  After Woodrow, he went to Skyline High School where he again led his team to the state playoffs. In 1975 he retired from coaching and moved to Wills Point, Texas to serve as High School Principal. 

Throughout his life, Cotton received many awards including being inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, the Stephen F. Austin Athletic Hall of Fame and the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame.  Of all his many accomplishments and achievements, he was most proud of his role as loving husband to his wife Lue, admiring father to his son Scotty and adoring grandfather to his granddaughters and great grandchildren.  It was well known Cotton loved all his former players, coaches and students and considered them his family.