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ElPasoAthletlc Hallofhme

El PasoCivic Center May 11,1982 -----\,- Program

Callto Orderand Welcome . . . T€€Casper Masterof Ceremonies Introducliono[ AndyCohen. . . . TeeCasper In\ocalion . AndyCohen Dinner lntroductionof HeadTable. . . . . Te€Casper Introductionof 1982Hall of FamePresident...... TeeCasper RemarksbyPresident...... "Lucky" Leverett Introductionof ClayCox..... TeeCasper Presentationto Outstanding District 1'5A Athletes DeliaHernandez, Jefferson High School Pat Garza,Coronado High School IntroductionofVicclark...... TeeCasper Presentationto Outstanding Dstdct 2-5AAthletes LisaForti, Ysleta High School Ray SamaniegqBel Atu High School lntroduclionof G.M.'Bill" Creen TeeCasper Presentationof 1982Hall of FameHonorees andAcceptanceRemarks..... G.M. "Bill" Green Bill Cummins,Athlete's Award FrcdKriss, Athlete's Award Vic Clark,Coach/Administratois Award E.R.Bowman, Posthumous Award (Acceptanc€by MN. Bowman) Conclusionof Program...... TeeCasper

PastPresidents El PasoAthletic Hall of Fame

1956-John Phelan 1970-Bill Woodul 1957-Johr Phelan 1971 Bert Williams 1958-John Phelan 1972-Dick de Bruyn 1959-Bob Ingam 1973-Fra* Porth 1960-Chuck whitlock 1974-Ben Collins 1961-Harry Philips 1975 Don O'Neil 1962-Vernus Car€y 1976-John Thompson 1963 Thad Steele 1977 Maynard Haddad 1964 John McFall 1978-Hards Hatfield 1965 Fmnk R.edman 1979-Billy Stevens 1966-GranYilleM. Green 1980-Dr. ?inkey" Edwin 1967-Jim Bowden l98l-Tee Casper 1968-Jim Decroat I982-"Lucky" Leverett 1969-8ob Goldfarb PASTHONOREES LivingAwards 1955 Andy Cohen 1974-Charles(Red) Harris 1956-Margaret Vamer 1974 Saul Kleinfeld 1957-Ken Heineman 1974-Bob Ingram 1958-Dr. Sandy Esquivel 1974-Fred Wendt 1959-Jack Harden 1975 Lee Trevino 1960-8.E. (Mannie) Ponsford 1975-Karen Linton 1961-Willie Shoemaker 1975 Dr. John Edwin 1962 Syd Cohen 1975-Robert Carson 1963- 1975-John Phelan 1964-i..L. (Doc) Holm 1976-Billy Stev€ns 1965 Javier Montes 1976-Thad Steele 1966-Clyde Wafer 1976 Jim Decroat 1967-Frank Redman 1976 John McFall 1967-RossMoore 1976-Jim Paul 1967-JesseWhittentor 1976-Chuck Whitlock 1968 Don Maynard 1977-Oscar Villareal 1968-Harry Phillips 1977-Dick Shinaut 1968-Nemo Herrera 1977-Pete Melendez 1969-GeorgeBall 1977 1969-Mike Izquierdo 1977 Dalton Hill 1969 Agatha Lee 1977-Jud Milton 1970 Dale Wate$ 1978 Bob Amold 1970-Ben Collins 1978-Harris Cantrell lg7l-Paul Barry 1978-Margaret OsbolneDu Pont l97l VernusCarey 1978-David Carrasco 1971- 1978*Wayne Vandenburg 1972 C.D. Jarvis 1978-Ray Sanchez 1972-Paul Lopez 1979-D.W. Conway 1973-Wayne Hansen 1980- 1973 Bobby Goldfarb 1980-Ernest L. Keily 1973-Dolph Quijano 1981-ChrisFox 1973-Gene Jordan 1981-Roy town 1 Harrison Kohl 1973 1981-Ken George 1974-Nolan Richardson 1981-Ted Banks 1974-Mary Hoover PosthumousAwards F 1955-N.A. Ferguson 1965*W.J. (Chule) Milner U 1956-Cliff Hill 1966-A.S. valdespino 1957-Luther Coblentz 1967-Charles H. Leavell,Sr. 1958-Asa Porter 1972-Chuck Hughes 1959- 1974 Raymond B. Ward, Sr. 1960 JudgeBallard Coldwell 1975-Lee Floyd l96l-Bob Osbom 1976-C.M. Hendricks 1962-Carlos Edwards 1980-Tony Carvajal o 1963 Dr. JamesVance 1981-Lawrence"Sag" Shea 1964 Bob Laraba -(?-._-- El Paso AthleticHall of Fame BanquetSponsors

El PasoElectric Co. CasaFord El PasoCo. WestEl PasoNational Bank StateNational Bank ValleyBank El PasoChamber of Commerce VistaHills Bank El PasoLivestock Auction Franklin NationalBank BorderCity Bank BassettNational Bank NutexPipe & Supply StateNational Bank West DiamondsInternational Bank of Ysleta Harding-Orr& McDaniel Montwood National Bank BrittonInsurance Agency WylerIndustdal Works El PasoNational Bank MagnoliaCoca-Cola FirstCity NationalBank Dickshie-Cools Al€xander& Alexanderlnsurance Terk Distributing GuynesPrinting Co. J.A.R.Conuete deBruyn-Rettig Advertising LawyersTitle of El Paso InternationalGam€s N.C. Binyonand Company No hgateMerchants Association StriderPant Company SunsetColor GraphicsInc. Hirby PestControl ContinentalNational Bank BrokerageInsurance Agency Russell'sExxon Station El PasoDiablos Dr. JohnEdwin Rust Tractor Company 1982,HALL OF FAIVIE HONOREES

Bill Cummins Bill wasa one-mantrack teamat Austin High Schoolfrom which he graduatedin 1941.He competedin the high andlow hurdles,high jump, broadjump and polevault. He highlighted his senioryear by winning titles in the Junior AAU high and low hurdles.He attendedRice University where he continuedto bea standoutathlete, winning four SouthwestConfercnce titles and beingnamed an All'Amedcan for two consecutiveyean in the hurdles.In 1943he won both hurdleevents in the SwC meetas well astaking second place in the highjump, broadjump and polevault. He later won the hurdleevents in both the NCAA and AAU meets.He is oneof five SWCathletes to havewon two NCAA eventsin the sameyear.

FredKriss Fred letteredin footballfor four yearsat Austin High School and wasnamed all'district in 1951- 52. He led all TexasClitss 4A.scoren in 1952and was the first El Pasoannamed to the all- statefirst teamby the AssociatedPrcss. He letteredin football for threeyeals at Ohio State,playing end lor the national championshipteam which playedin the RoseBowl in 1954. He playedboth oflensiveand defensive end for the Buckeyes arld,in addition,kicked field goalsand extrapoints. He ledthe BigTen in scoringin 1955.He wasnamed to theAcademic All-Americanteam in 1956.He graduatedfrom Harvard MedicalSchool in 1960and is at presenta neurcsurgeon in Madison,Wisconsin.

Vic Clark Vic earnedfour lettersat Pharr-SanJuan Alamo High School and wasnamed to all-districtteams in lootball andbaseball. He playedfor his high school'sstate championship baseball team in 1940and later attendedAller Academy.He transfe[edto the TexasCollege of Mineswhere he competedfor the Minersin footballfor threeseasons. In 1942,he wasranked sixth in the nation in passingard ninth in total offense.Upon graduation,he servedas assistant coach at Cathedral.Bowie. Jeffe$on. Austin and BelAir HigI Schools.He be.camean assistantprincipal,at BelAir in 1967and laterheld a similarposition at Eastwood H.S.from 1969-71.He wasnamed assistant athl€tic dircctor of the YsletaIndependent School District in 1971.He wasnamed arhleticdirector for the YISD in 1974. E.R.L;wman

E.R. Bowmanwas elected to the El PasoAthletic Hall of Fame in the posthumouscategory. He wasinvolved in virtually every sportin his high schooland college days and later asthe city's R€creationDirector. He letteredin football,basketball and track at El PasoHigh Schoolin the late 1920's.He later competedin basketballand football for the TexasCollege ol Mines,graduating in 1937.He becamethe El PasoRecreation Dircctor in 1937and subsequently planned and supervised the conshuctionof the city's first lightedsoftball field. He also coachedswimming and diving teamswhich won state championshipsat MemorialPark. In 1946,he becamethe. managerof the old ValdespinoGolf Cou6e,a positionhe heldfor six years.He took up the sportat that time andshot in the low 70's.He passedaway in 1978aI age69.

1982Outstanding Prep Athletes

District L-5A DeliaHernandez ThomasJefferson High School

PatrickGarza CoronadoHigh School

District2-5A LisaForti YsletaHigh School

RaySamaniego BelAir High School