Especially if you've bought into the myth (and it's easy to see why; it has been propogated) that we didn't recruit well. 9 out of 35--that's 26%.
1970's Houston Chronicle All-Decade All-Greater Houston Area High School Football Teams
First Team Offense
WR -- Carl Roaches, Smiley, 1971
WR -- Eddie Foster, Kashmere, 1973
WR -- Eric Herring, Yates, 1976
WR -- Billy Waddy, Boling, 1972
L -- Jimmy Dean, Brazoswood, 1972
L -- Dan Alexander, Lamar, 1971
L -- Glen Bujnoch, Mount Carmel, 1972
L -- Cody Risien, Cy-Fair, 1974
L -- Ed Pustejovsky, Spring Branch, 1973
L -- Val Belcher, Reagan, 1972
C -- Wes Hubert, South Houston, 1975
C -- Jim Wyman, Spring Branch, 1973
QB -- Mike Mosley, Humble, 1976
QB -- Randy McEachern, Dobie, 1973
RB -- Craig James, Stratford, 1978
RB -- Eric Dickerson, Sealy, 1978
RB -- Robert Miller, Yates, 1970
RB -- Charles Alexander, Galveston, 1974
First Team Defense
L -- Jacob Green, Kashmere, 1975
L -- Lee Canalito, Houston Sterling, 1971
L -- Melvin Jones, Klein, 1975
L -- Leonard Mitchell, Washington, 1976
L -- Phil Tabor, Spring Branch, 1974
L -- Eric Ferguson, Kashmere, 1976
LB -- David Hodge, Brazoswood, 1974
LB -- Jim Yarbrough, Galveston Ball, 1972
LB -- Mike Singletary, Worthing, 1976
LB -- Goodwin Turk, Wheatley, 1970
LB -- Sam Proctor, La Marque, 1975
LB -- Joe Keys, Galena Park, 1976
DB -- Lester Hayes, Wheatley, 1973
DB -- Ricky Churchmann, Pearland, 1975
DB -- Russel Charles, Kashmere, 1970
DB -- Howard Sampson, Baytown Sterling, 1973
DB -- Tim Gray, Kashmere, 1970
1970's Houston Chronicle All-Decade All-Greater Houston Area High School Football Teams
First Team Offense
WR -- Carl Roaches, Smiley, 1971
WR -- Eddie Foster, Kashmere, 1973
WR -- Eric Herring, Yates, 1976
WR -- Billy Waddy, Boling, 1972
L -- Jimmy Dean, Brazoswood, 1972
L -- Dan Alexander, Lamar, 1971
L -- Glen Bujnoch, Mount Carmel, 1972
L -- Cody Risien, Cy-Fair, 1974
L -- Ed Pustejovsky, Spring Branch, 1973
L -- Val Belcher, Reagan, 1972
C -- Wes Hubert, South Houston, 1975
C -- Jim Wyman, Spring Branch, 1973
QB -- Mike Mosley, Humble, 1976
QB -- Randy McEachern, Dobie, 1973
RB -- Craig James, Stratford, 1978
RB -- Eric Dickerson, Sealy, 1978
RB -- Robert Miller, Yates, 1970
RB -- Charles Alexander, Galveston, 1974
First Team Defense
L -- Jacob Green, Kashmere, 1975
L -- Lee Canalito, Houston Sterling, 1971
L -- Melvin Jones, Klein, 1975
L -- Leonard Mitchell, Washington, 1976
L -- Phil Tabor, Spring Branch, 1974
L -- Eric Ferguson, Kashmere, 1976
LB -- David Hodge, Brazoswood, 1974
LB -- Jim Yarbrough, Galveston Ball, 1972
LB -- Mike Singletary, Worthing, 1976
LB -- Goodwin Turk, Wheatley, 1970
LB -- Sam Proctor, La Marque, 1975
LB -- Joe Keys, Galena Park, 1976
DB -- Lester Hayes, Wheatley, 1973
DB -- Ricky Churchmann, Pearland, 1975
DB -- Russel Charles, Kashmere, 1970
DB -- Howard Sampson, Baytown Sterling, 1973
DB -- Tim Gray, Kashmere, 1970