Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career *Designation changed from year the inductees were selected to the year the award was presented. Sources: From the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, The Handbook of Texas, The Dallas Morning News and other sources. 2012* Drew Brees Football Austin Westlake quarterback 1993-96, New Orleans Saints Walt Garrison Football Lewisville, fullback Dallas Cowboys 1966-74 Eddie Mathews Baseball Texarkana, Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 1952-66 Bobby Moegle Baseball winningest high school coach, Lubbock Monterey 1960-99 Shaquille O’Neal Basketball San Antonio Cole, 19 years NBA, Lakers, Heat Cat Osterman Softball Houston, Cypress Springs, UT pitcher, Olympics Ricky Williams Football UT running back 1995-98, Heisman, NFL 1999-2011 2011 Shawn Andaya Softball A&M pitcher 1984-87, 3 national championships Gary Blair Basketball Dallas, women’s coach, A&M, SFA, South Oak Cliff Mack Brown Football UT Longhorn coach 1998- 2013 Fred Couples Golf U of Houston 1977-80, PGA G.A. Moore Jr. Football Winningest HS coach, PIlot Point, Celina, Aubrey 2004- Dave Parks Football Abilene, Texas Tech 1962-63, NFL 1964-73 Tobin Rote Football San Antonio, Rice, Green Bay QB 1950-56, other NFL teams Bubba Smith Football Beaumont, Michigan State, Baltimore, Raiders, Oilers 1967-76 Lovie Smith Football Big Sandy, U of Tulsa, coach Chicago Bears 2004- Andre Ware Football Dickinson, U of Houston, Detroit Lions QB 1990-93 2010 Charley Johnson Football Big Spring, NFL quarterback 1961-75, Houston Oilers Donna Lopiano Women’s Sports Softball All-American, UT women’s athletic director 1975-92 Clint Murchison Football initial owner of Dallas Cowboys 1960-1984 Drew Pearson Football Dallas Cowboy receiver 1973-1983 John Randle Football Hearne, Texas A&I lineman, NFL 1990-03, Minnesota Vikings Jim Sundberg Baseball MLB catcher 1974-89, executive, Texas Rangers Emmitt Thomas Football Angleton, Bishop College, Kansas City Chiefs 1966-78 Willie Willis Baseball Austin, Negro League shortstop 1920s-30s Laura Wilkinson Swimming Spring, Olympic Gold in diving 2000, UT All-American 2009 Bud Adams Football Houston Oilers owner, co-founder AFL 1960 Lance Berkman Baseball Waco, New Braunfels Canyon, Rice, Houston Astros Lawrence Elkins Football Brownwood, Baylor receiver, Houston Oilers 1965-68 Burt Hooton Baseball UT, Cubs, Dodgers, Texas Rangers 1985, Astros coach Chuck Howley Football Dallas Cowboys linebacker 1961-73 Tommy Kramer Football San Antonio, Rice quarterback, Minnesota Vikings 1977-89 Harvey Martin Football East Texas State, Dallas Cowboys defensive end 1973-83 Kim Mulkey Basketball Baylor women’s coach 2000- Dan Reeves Football Dallas Cowboys running back/QB 1965-72, NFL coach Max Williams Basketball Avoca, SMU, coach Dallas Chaparrals 1969-70 2008 Rolando Blackman Basketball Olympics 1980, Dallas Mavericks 1981-92 Bill Bradley Football Palestine, UT, Philadelphia Eagles defensive back 1969-76 Lee Roy Jordan Football Dallas Cowboys linebacker 1963-76 Abe Lemons Basketball UT coach 1977-82 Kyle Rote Jr. Soccer Dallas Tornado 1973-78, Houston Hurricane 1979 LaDainian Tomlinson Football Waco, TCU, San Diego Chargers running back 2001- Steve Worster Football Bridge City, UT fullback 1968-70 2007 Leta Andrews Basketball Granbury 1954-55, coach 1962- at Calallen, Granbury, others Ray Childress Football Richardson, A&M tackle, Houston Oilers 1985-95 Spike Dykes Basketball coach at Coahoma, Midland Lee, others, Texas Tech 1986-99 Mia Hamm Soccer Wichita Falls, college/national/Olympics 1989-2004 Abner Haynes Football North Texas, Dallas Texans running back, AFL 1960-67 Michael Irvin Football Dallas Cowboys receiver 1988-99 Mike Modano Hockey Dallas Stars 1993-2010 Jim Ray Smith Football West Columbia, Baylor, Cleveland 1956-62, Cowboys 1962-64