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2 unusual facts about Burleson


Jay Novacek

On February 1, 2010, Novacek's wife, LeAnne, was found dead in her mother's home in Burleson, Texas, in an apparent suicide.

Stacy Sykora

She was raised in Burleson (a Fort Worth suburb) with her two older sisters, Kim and Keri.


American Karate

They included Trias (called the "Father of American Karate"), Don Nagle, Parker, Mattson and Urban, plus pioneers like Harold Long, Steve Armstrong, Allen Steen, Ernest Lieb, Pat Burleson, Mike Stone, Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis.

Burleson County, Texas

Woods Caperton also served seventeen years as a member of the Caldwell Independent School District and was a member too of the Burleson County Hospital District.

Casey Donahew

Casey Donahew (born April 21, 1977 in Burleson, Texas) is a Texas country music singer in the band Casey Donahew Band.

Diane Reeve

Reeve was promoted to seventh degree black belt by Grandmaster J. Pat Burleson, one of the early pioneers of American Karate and founder of World Martial Arts Ranking Association; this association's board of directors include Chuck Noris, Allen Steen, Bob Wall, and many more.

KBTX-TV

KBTX serves Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker and Washington counties, some of which are also in the Houston market, but receive KBTX.

Moore's Crossing Historic District

It was completed in 1922 and took Burleson Road across Onion Creek to Farm to Market Road 973.

Nate Burleson

After signing with the Lions, Burleson has given himself two nicknames; Nate "Touchdown" Burleson and "Recepticon," keeping with the Transformers-themed nickname "Megatron" established for fellow receiver Calvin Johnson.

He is the son of former Canadian Football League (CFL) and USFL player Alvin Burleson and the younger brother of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Kevin Burleson.

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball

Burleson, a 7'4" native of Newland, NC, was the first major player of the Wolfpack squad that would have a combined record of 57-1 during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons to be signed. The following spring, Sloan signed the remaining pieces of the 1974 championship nucleus, 6'4" David Thompson, 5'7" point guard Monte Towe, and 6'7" power forward Tim Stoddard.

Wade Burleson

Wade Burleson is the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma.


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