Baytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Harris and Chambers counties. Located in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. It is the sixth-largest city within this metropolitan area and seventh largest community. Major highways serving the city include State Highway 99, State Highway 146 and Interstate 10. At the 2020 U.S. census, Baytown had a population of 83,701, and it had an estimated population of 84,324 in 2022.
Jermaine Edward Lewis is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, who he played for until 2001. With the Ravens, he won Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.
Anthony Lamar Banks is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft, Banks also was a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, and Houston Texans. With the Ravens, he was part of the team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV.
David Ryan Klingler is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six years in the National Football League (NFL) and current Associate Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He played college football for the Houston Cougars, earning third-team All-American honors in 1990. Klingler was selected in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, but his career was cut short by an elbow injury.
Quentin John Coryatt is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas A&M University. He is distinguished as being the first Crucian to play in the NFL.
Robert E. Lee High School is a public high school in Baytown, Texas, that serves grades 9 through 12. It was opened as a segregated school, and named after Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee. Lee is one of four high schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. The building is a Texas historic landmark.
John Curtis Christian School is a co-educational, non-sectarian, private Christian K-12 school in River Ridge, Louisiana, in the United States. The school colors are red, white and blue and the school's nickname is Patriots.
Baytown Christian Academy is a private Christian primary and secondary school located in Baytown, Texas. The school's administrative offices and campus are together. The school was established in 1979.
Leopold Victor Rucka was an American professional football player who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1956 NFL season and for the Rice Owls, earning first-team All-Southwest Conference honors. He was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 1954 NFL draft.
Kent Branstetter is a former American football tackle. He played college football for the Tyler Apaches and Houston Cougars and later was a member of the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers and Green Bay Packers.
Carl Thomas Stolhandske is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Phillip Steven Supernaw is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Ouachita Baptist University and was signed by the Houston Texans after going unselected in the 2012 NFL draft. Supernaw also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, and Tennessee Titans.
Tytus Howard is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama State Hornets.
Max Scharping is an American professional football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. Scharping has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders.
Alexander Myres is an American football cornerback. He played college football for Division II program Ouachita Baptist before transferring to the University of Houston.
Bailey Michael Zappe is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football for the Houston Baptist Huskies and used his last year of eligibility with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, where he set the FBS season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Zappe was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft and mostly served as backup until becoming their primary starter near the end of the 2023 season.
Caleb Johnson is an American professional football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist.
Jerreth Sterns is an American professional football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist before transferring to Western Kentucky.
Gregory Junior is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played at Crossett High School in Crossett, Arkansas, and played college football for the Ouachita Baptist Tigers.
Dennis Houston is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Illinois.
