Don Billingsley Real Life

Don Billingsley - A Permian halfback who frequently finds himself in trouble with the coaches. His father is a local legend for being a star player for Permian in the late 1960s, though Don is known more for his off the field activities, which at the time included drinking, fighting, and womanizing.. Don Billingsley's father, Charlie, too, was a running back for Permian, arguably more talented than Don—but Charlie shares Don's propensity for drinking, womanizing, and fighting.

Don Billingsley's father, Charlie, too, was a running back for Permian, arguably more talented than Don—but Charlie shares Don's propensity for drinking, womanizing, and fighting. By the end of the football season, Charlie has drifted away from Don, and is back in rehab, having tried, and failed, to remain sober to watch Don play.. Ten years ago, writer H.G. Bissinger spent a year in Texas with the Odessa Permian High School football team. The resulting book was "Friday Night Lights," a runaway New York Times bestseller. Don Billingsley, who came to Odessa from Blanchard, OK, and returned there after high school, was the starting tailback on that Permian team.