Pine Bluff High School

Pine Bluff, AR (Jefferson County); home of the Zebras; one of the most storied high school athletic programs in Arkansas; Pine Bluff is the fifth-largest city in Arkansas and a historically significant Delta community on the Arkansas River; alma mater of Don Hutson (Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963; University of Alabama; Green Bay Packers wide receiver 1935-1945; considered the first truly dominant pass-catcher in NFL history — a player so statistically dominant relative to his peers that in multiple seasons he outscored the entire rest of the NFL in receiving touchdowns; his innovation in route-running, his combination of speed and hands, and his dominance of the position for a decade established the template for the modern wide receiver; in 1942 he caught 74 passes for 1,211 yards and scored 138 points — statistics that would not be matched for a generation)