Hall of Fame
Tommy Larance excelled in football, baseball and swimming and set records as a punt returner that still stand over 40 years after his last game.
A Warren native, Larance was a halfback, wide receiver, defensive back and return specialist in football for Arkansas A&M teams that posted a combined record of 28-11-2 and won three Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships in 1965, ’66, and ’67.
He still holds the career record for punt return average of 17.2 yards a return and ranks fifth in career kickoff return average. Larance was A&M’s leading receiver in 1965 and ’66 when he caught a combined 60 passes for 727 yards and four touchdowns.
In 1965, Larance helped the Boll Weevils to the AIC swimming championship in its first season of competition and was an outfielder on the Weevils’ 1966 AIC baseball champions.
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