Hall of Fame
Carl Preston was a part of UAM athletics for the better part of four decades as a standout football and baseball player, assistant football coach and head baseball coach.
He played football for two Boll Weevil coaching legends – Willis “Convoy” Leslie and Jimmy “Red” Parker and was part of teams that won three AIC titles and compiled a record of 33-7.
Preston was a halfback who played for Leslie’s last two AIC champions in 1957-58, earning All-AIC honors in ‘58. He left school to go to work, then returned in 1963 to complete his playing career and his college degree while helping the ’63 Boll Weevils to a 9-1 record, the best in school history.
Preston became a successful high school coach in Texas before returning to UAM in 1985 as offensive line coach. Over the next 12 years, Preston coached eight All-Americans and 11 All-AIC performers. He added the duties of head baseball coach in 1988 and led the Boll Weevils to the 1990 NAIA District 17 championship and the 1993 AIC title, the schools’ first league championship in baseball since 1966.
