Palestine High School Alumni Association

Jesse Cummings 1917-2008

Coach 1964-1979

He attended primary grades in Kentucky. In 1936 he graduated from Trenton High School, Texas, and moved to Fort Worth to attend business school. He served in Europe during World War II. In 1946, he entered East Texas State Teachers College and graduated with a master’s degree in physical education in 1949.
At Palestine was part of the 1964 State Championship football team coaching staff
At Corsicana a compassionate old-school authoritarian