In the November 23 issue of Sports Collectors Digest, it was reported that Tex Coulter had passed away on October 2 of this year. Although he was a great athlete, those in the hobby know him for his artistic talent and his early marketing of souvenir dolls known as bobbing heads.

Tex Coulter was an All- American offensive tackle who played on Army's 1945 National Championship team. He would go on to play for the N.Y. Football Giants from 1946 through 1952 and in fact was a Pro-Bowler in 1948 and 1949. When he was released from the Giants, he went north to Canada where he starred for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL from 1953 through 1956.

 (CFL program picturing Coulter marketed dolls)

But the hobby will always remember him for his post-playing days. Following his career as a player, Coulter used his artistic talents. He was an accomplished illustrator who often did cover  work for college and professional football programs. He also was an illustator for his home town Fort Worth Star Telegram. 

Figural collectors should know him for his marketing of the earliest NHL and CFL bobbing head dolls. He formed a company named Tex Coulter Enterprises Inc which handled a series of Canadian Football League dolls and the NHL dolls that we call the "High Skate" series. They happen to be some of the finest made dolls in the hobby.

If you would like to view pictures of some of his dolls, please visit our friend joe Marasco's Hockey bobbing Head web site at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~hknodder/Index.shtml