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A 2009 RCHS graduate, Alexander began her athletic career playing basketball and running track in the seventh grade. In high school, basketball and track awards began to stack up. Alexander was a regional qualifier all four years of high school in track. She was a Texas Relay qualifier three years and her team won a silver medal in the 4x200m Relay. In basketball, Alexander was named All-District and earned the title of Defensive Player of the Year. She continued her athletic career at Texas Wesleyan in both sports. She became the Conference Long Jump Champion and was part of the Conference Championship winning basketball team.

A 1957 graduate of RCHS, Bumpass is a popular fixture in Royse City. Not only is he a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church in Royse City, he is also a lifetime resident of the community where he served as the Mayor of Royse City in 1983. Bumpass served on the local School Board as well. In the Fall of 1955 and 1956, the Royse City Bulldog football team began its journey into one of the most prolific football team eras in the history of Texas High School Football. Bumpass, at quarterback, led his team to two Regional Championships. In 1956, RCHS football was undefeated, while scoring 596 total points. To this day, Bumpass can be found on the golf course shooting his age or far below.

The Crowell Family has been in the Royse City community since the beginning. Crowell’s dad, Bob, played on the very first District Championship Team in 1930.  Bob was inducted into our first RCISD Athletic Hall of Fame, five years ago at the age of 104 years old. But, it was his son that excelled in every sport that he played in high school and at the collegiate level. Crowell played on the Royse City football team that won 39 consecutive games. He also starred in track in the 300m hurdles and played basketball and baseball at RCHS. Crowell received many accolades in football, including several years as an All-District Choice. He would go on to compete at Tyler Junior College and East Texas State University in track.

A 1958 RCHS graduate, Harvey was a four-sport letterman with multiple All-District honors in every sport that he competed. Harvey was a basketball player, a track star and played several positions on the football team. As quarterback, Harvey won more football games than any other quarterback to play for Royse City in Bulldog history.  He shared duties at quarterback as a junior with Senior Don Bumpass. He was named as the Most Valuable Player of the Year in 1957 when the Bulldogs won their fourth consecutive Regional Championship. For four years, Harvey's football team never lost a game while he was at quarterback for the Royse City Bulldogs.

A 2016 RCHS graduate, D.K. is the youngest inductee to earn a spot on the Hall of Fame. A phenomenal track and field athlete, she broke and set the record in the 300m hurdles and the 100m hurdles. D.K. advanced to the state meet in both events representing RCHS in Class 5A Division 1. She was the only female athlete to qualify from Royse City that year. D.K. also lays claim to winning first place in the state of the middle school Texas Christian Athletes Division in both events. She was also a Regional Qualifier in three events, the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and the high jump. As a collegiate athlete she ran the 400m hurdles at Stephen F. Austin University.

Although Swiney is not an RCHS graduate, he married Sherry, aka Mrs. RCHS 53 years ago and became Bulldog at heart. He later opened his own business, a hardware store, in Royse City in 1971 where his family would put down roots. He and his family began volunteering for Royse City ISD athletic events around 1980 and for over 40 years, Swiney could be found setting up a tent for track and field events, running the concession stands with his wife, filming football games, and even bringing donuts every Saturday morning for the coach staff following a Friday night football game. Mr. Swiney's place in the Royse City Athletic Hall of Fame will forever be one of legendary status.  Royce also had the indoor (Royce Swiney Multipurpose Facility) named after him as a nod to all of the work he has contributed over the year to the RCHS Bulldogs.