Lummus Intermediate School was named after Andrew Jackson Lummus Jr. (October 22, 1915 – March 8, 1945). Lummus went to Ennis High School where he excelled in football and track, then he went on to be a two-sport athlete at Baylor University, a professional football player with the New York Giants, and an officer in the United States  Marine Corps.  He fought, and died, at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and received the Medal of Honor for his valor.