To describe the workouts he directed as “grueling” might be an extreme understatement if the athletes who ran for late track coach J. H. (Cap) Shelton are consulted.Known as the “dean of Texas track coaches,” he served at Howard Payne University – his alma mater – for 49 years. He worked long hours daily in numerous faculty and administrative posts, but was always best known for coaching.Pushing himself in a “can-‘til-can’t” approach to life perhaps explains his preference for distance runners. Not all track stars run fast, but he quickly identified the ones determined to run the longer races. His ...