Rex Burkhead was the Man of Steel at Plano HS
And immediately morphed into the Man of Steel Rex Burkhead was the first Freshman in 40 years to get significant Playing time for the wild cats and it Did not take long for him to show why Burke had started as a running back and Played some defense but was moved to Starting quarterback by his sophomore Year he put up solid numbers those first Two years but earned the nickname Superman for his Junior season when he Rushed for almost 1,800 yards and scored 33 touchdowns for a 13-2 state Semi-final team Burkhead was as slippery as he was Powerful and in the regional final Against Skyline he pulled off what many Would remember as his signature play Fielding a punt juking a Defender with Ease and electrifying the crowd with This return down the sideline for the Game breaking touchdown he would finish An amazing career with 6,373 allpurpose yards and 80 touchdowns Including 35 scores as a senior bhead Went on to a great career
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