Career
He also had a short stint as assistant coach at Texas Technical University under head coach J. T. King. Acree played collegiate football at the University of Oklahoma until 1953. He played center under coach Bud Wilkinson.
He then became head coach at Bonham High School in Bonham, Texas.
At Midland Lee High, Acree coached a couple of future National Football League players, among them Pro Bowler Junior Miller, and Quarterback Brad Wright (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions), and at Corsicana some successful coaches, including Jerry Moore and Tom Wilson.
