Vidor High School

Brief History

• The Vidor Rural School District formed in 1929 from four common school districts (Doty, Magnolia Grove, Pine Forest and Terry) and became Vidor ISD in 1949.^[3]
• Vidor High is the only high school in a district of about 4,300 students (2023-24).^[3]
• Pirate Stadium opened in 1965 and seats about 7,500.^[4]

Location

Ivan Croak Field at Pirate Stadium
Ivan Croak Field at Pirate Stadium, 500 Orange St., Vidor, TX 77662^[4]

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Fun Facts

• Vidor is named for lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor, father of Hollywood director King Vidor.^[5]
• The Miller-Vidor Lumber Company moved north to Lakeview in 1924 looking for virgin timber; the city incorporated in 1960.^[5]
• The Pirates' V-and-sword logo was borrowed from the University of Virginia's.^[2]

Famous Alumni

• Tracy Byrd – Class of 1985, country music star^[6]
• Clay Walker – Class of 1986, country music star^[7]

T-Rohn’s Comedian Corner

Vidor gave the world two country stars. Most towns are happy to have one karaoke guy who can hold a note.

The town is named for a lumberman whose son became a Hollywood director. That's still the most dramatic thing ever to come out of a sawmill.

Vidor's logo borrowed a V from Virginia. Texas will take anything if you leave it on the porch long enough.

Profile Sources

1. https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/vidor/vidor-pirates/football/schedule/
2. https://www.txhslogoproject.com/vidor-pirates/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidor_Independent_School_District
4. https://texasbob.com/stadium/stadium.php?id=342
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidor,_Texas
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Byrd
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Walker