Howard Payne University is a private university in Brownwood, Texas, United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Noah T. Byers and John David Robnett founded Howard Payne College in 1889.
Chris Kielsmeier (born 1975 or 1976) is the women's basketball coach for Texas State University since 2026. He began his coaching career at Howard Payne University in 1999 as an assistant coach. As their women's basketball coach from 2000 to 2008,...
The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team represents Howard Payne University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Yellow Jackets are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the conference since...
Jason Bachtel (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Houston Christian University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Scurry-Rosser High School from 2011 to 2016 and...
Edward Howard Payne (March 20, 1849 – May 6, 1900) was a businessman from Missouri. He was a major benefactor in funding an institution of higher education in Brownwood, Texas, that evolved into Howard Payne University, named after Payne.
John Howard Payne (June 9, 1791 – April 10, 1852) was an American actor, poet, playwright, and writer who had nearly two decades of a theatrical career and success in London. He is today most remembered as the creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song...
Harvey Nual "Rusty" Russell (December 4, 1895 – December 21, 1983) was an American football coach at the high school, junior college, and college level in the state of Texas. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University...
Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,862 as of the 2020 census. Brownwood is in the Texas Hill Country and is home to Howard Payne University, which was founded in 1889.
