As part of its centennial celebration, the University Interscholastic League released its all-century defensive football team as selected by the fans, and Westlake resident Britt Hager proved popular enough to garner a spot on the third team as a linebacker.

Fans cast more than 17,000 votes for their favorite football players in Texas high school history.

Hager starred at Odessa Permian in the mid-1980s. He enjoyed an All-American career at the University of Texas before playing nine seasons in the National Football League.

He has had two sons play for the Westlake varsity football team so far, including Bryce, a senior linebacker for the Chaps.
The UIL all-century defensive football team as selected by the fans includes:

FIRST TEAM
DL Ray Childress, Richardson Pearce
DL Joe Greene, Temple Dunbar
DL Bob Lilly, Throckmorton
DL Bubba Smith, Beaumont Pollard
LB Jessie Armstead, Dallas Carter
LB Tommy Nobis, San Antonio Jefferson
LB Mike Singletary, Houston Worthing
DB Dave Elmendorf, Houston Westbury
DB Jerry Gray, Lubbock Estacado
DB Darrell Green, Houston Jones
DB Bobby Taylor, Longview
P Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater

SECOND TEAM
DL Sam Adams, Houston Cypress Creek
DL Tony Brackens, Fairfield
DL Michael Carter, Dallas Jefferson
DL Michael Strahan, Houston Westbury
LB Brian Bosworth, Irving MacArthur
LB Derrick Johnson, Waco
LB Jack Pardee, Christoval
DB Ken Houston, Lufkin Dunbar
DB James Lott, Refugio
DB Kevin Smith, West Orange-Stark
DB Pat Thomas, Plano
P Shane Lechler, East Bernard

THIRD TEAM
DL Santana Dotson, Houston Yates
DL Doug English, Dallas Adams
DL Tommie Harris, Killeen Ellison
DL Billy Ray Smith, Plano
LB Britt Hager, Odessa Permian
LB Bill Hobbs, Amarillo
LB Jim Yarbrough, Galveston Ball
DB Joe Bob Bizzell, Odessa Permian
DB Willie Mack Garza, Refugio
DB Johnnie Johnson, La Grange
DB Kyle Rote Jr., Highland Park
P Justin Brantly, Sealy