Acme Brick has been back up and running since August ... His son, Walter, carried on afterward and built the plant into one of the largest plants in the Southwest, according to Texas History Online.

Acme Brick first planned to finish the demolition contract, but it was picked up by the Florida Insurance Exchange, which had provided a $50,000 performance bond for West Texas Demolition.

After shoving a game ball under each arm and turning away from his locker stall inside the NRG Stadium visitors' locker room, Jake Bates' eyebrows shot up in a classic “All of this for me?” expression ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates, who took a job with Acme Brick in Northwest Houston before igniting his football career in the spring, nailed 58- and 52-yard field goals to culminate a ridiculous ...

Detroit kicker Jake Bates authored a 52-yard, walk-off field goal Sunday night, helping the Lions overcome a 16-point deficit ...