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Texas Sports Hall of Fame Texas Sports Hall of Fame The Texas Sports Hall of Fame was organized in 1951 by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Each year the honorees are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a gala dinner. (The second such fete in 1952 was headlined by, “That filmland athlete, Ronald Reagan, and his actress wife, Nancy Davis,” The Dallas Morning News, June 9, 1952.) The hall was originally in Grand Prairie in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Hall of Fame was closed in 1986 for financial reasons, but in 1991 it was reopened in Waco. In addition to memorabilia, the new location also houses archives. Under the current selection process, dues-paying members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame can nominate any number of individuals. (Anyone can become a member.) The selection committee, chaired by Dave Campbell, founder of Texas Football Magazine, reviews all nominees and creates the “Official Voting Membership” ballot. Ballots are then mailed to the voting membership, former Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees and the media selection committee. The results of the balloting are announced in the fall with the induction banquet following in the winter. The hall of fame website is at www.tshof.org. Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career From the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, The Handbook of Texas, The Dallas Morning News and other sources. 2006 DeLoss Dodds Athletics UT athletic director, 1981- Mia Hamm Soccer Wichita Falls, college/national/Olympics 1989-2004 Rafer Johnson Olympics Olympic decathlon 1956, 1960, Hillsboro native Jerry Jones Football Dallas Cowboys owner, 1989- Roosevelt Leaks Football UT running back 1972-74, Brenham Warren Moon Football Houston Oilers quarterback, 1984-93 Don Perkins Football Dallas Cowboys running back, 1961-68 Rafer Johnson, 2006. Billy Sims Football Oklahoma, Heisman 1978, Hooks native 2005 Bobby Bragan Baseball Fort Worth Cats manager, Houston Colt .45s coach Tim Brown Football Notre Dame, Heisman, NFL 1988-04, from Dallas Augie Garrido Baseball UT coach, 1997- Zina Garrison Tennis Houston, Olympics 1988, pro 1982-96 Bela Karolyi Gymnastics Trainer, Olympics coach, Houston resident Martha Karolyi Gymnastics Trainer, Olympics coach, Houston resident James Segrest Track Coach, Odessa College 1973-94 R.C. Slocum Football A&M coach, 1989-2003 Emmitt Smith Football Dallas Cowboys running back, 1990-2002 2004 Jeff Bagwell Baseball Houston Astros, 1991-2004 Craig Biggio Baseball Houston Astros, 1988- Zina Garrison, 2005. Wayne Graham Baseball Coach, San Jacinto Jr. College, Rice 1992- Harley Redin Basketball Coach, Wayland Baptist 1946-73, U.S. national teams Mary Lou Retton Gymnastics Olympics 1984, Houston resident Rayfield Wright Football Dallas Cowboys tackle, 1967-79 2003 Elvin Bethea Football Houston Oilers lineman, 1968-83 Carroll Dawson Basketball Alba, coach Baylor 1973-77, Houston Rockets exec. Mary Lou Retton, 2004. Bob Hayes Football Dallas Cowboys receiver 1965-74 Robert Hughes Basketball Winningest coach 1958- 2005, Ft. Worth high schools Rudy Tomjanovich Basketball Player, coach, Houston Rockets beginning 1970 Stanley Williams Football Cisco, Baylor 1949-51, All America Bill Yeoman Football Coach, University of Houston, 1962-86 Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career 2002 Michael Carter Football Dallas, SMU 1979-83, San Francisco 49ers 1984-92 Bobby Joe Conrad Football Clifton, A&M 1955-57, St. Louis Cardinals 1958-68 Eddie Reese Swimming UT coach since 1978 Joe Washington Jr. Football Port Arthur, Oklahoma 1972-75, NFL 1976-85 2001 Troy Aikman Football Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 1989-2000 Norm Cash Baseball Justiceburg, Detroit Tigers 1960-74 Bobby Labonte Auto racing Corpus Christi, NASCAR 1991- Terry Labonte Auto racing Corpus Christi, NASCAR 1978-2006 Dick Lane Football Austin, ‘Night Train,’ NFL 1952-65 Bruce Matthews Football NFL lineman, Houston/Tennessee 1983-2001 Mike Munchak Football Houston Oilers lineman, 1982-93 2000 Charles Coody Golf Stamford, TCU, PGA 1960-2006 Darrell Green Football Houston native, Washington Redskins 1983-2002 Clyde Hart Track Coach, Baylor 1963-2005 Larry Isbell Football Baylor quarterback 1949-51, Canadian football Jimmy Johnson Football Dallas Cowboys coach, 1984-89, Port Arthur native Payne Stewart Golf SMU All-American, PGA 1982-1999 James Street Football UT quarterback 1968-69, Longview native Gene Upshaw Football Robstown native, Oakland Raiders 1967-81 1999 Red Cashion Football College Station, referee, 1952-1997 Ty Murray, 1999. Eric Dickerson Football Sealy, SMU 1979-82, NFL 1983-93 Jim Hall Auto racing Abilene, road racing driver 1960-63, constructor Ty Murray Rodeo Stephenville, Odessa College, pro career 1989-2002 Bum Phillips Football Orange, Houston Oilers coach, 1975-80 Mel Renfro Football Dallas Cowboys defensive back, 1964-1977 David Robertson Basketball San Antonio Spurs, 1989- 2003 Marsha Sharp Basketball Tulia, Lockney, Texas Tech coach 1982- Sheryl Swoopes Basketball Brownfield, Texas Tech, Houston Comets 1997- 1998 Roger Clemens Baseball San Jacinto College, UT, Houston Astros 2004- Larry Dierker Baseball Houston Astros, player 1964- 76, manager 1997-01 Clyde Drexler Basketball U of H, Olympics, Houston Jerry Jones, 2006, and Bum Phillips, 1999. Rockets 1995-98 Bill Foster Baseball Calvert, Negro League pitcher 1923-37 Rube Foster Baseball Calvert, black pitcher 1897, a founder Negro League Sandra Meadows Basketball Duncanville coach 1968-94 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball U of H 1980-84 , Houston Rockets 1984-2001 Judy Rankin Golf Midland resident, LPGA 1965-79 1997 Lee Ballanfant Baseball Waco, minor/major league umpire 1926-1958 Jody Conradt Basketball Goldwaite, Baylor, coach UT 1976- Tex Coulter Football Fort Worth, Army, NY Giants tackle 1946-52 Hayden Fry Football Odessa, coach SMU 1962-72, North Texas 1973-78 Michael Johnson Track Dallas native, Olympics 1996 Louise Ritter Track Texas Woman’s 1977-79, Olympics 1980, ’84,’88 Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career 1996 Miller Barber Golf Sherman, PGA 1958-89 Don Baylor Baseball Austin, MLB 1970-88, manager Rockies, Cubs Earl Campbell Football Tyler, UT, Heisman, Houston Oilers 1978-84 Bobby Dillon Football Temple, UT, Green Bay Packers 1952-59 Don Gay Rodeo Mesquite, bull-riding titles 1974-84 George Gervin Basketball San Antonio Spurs 1974-85 Joe Morgan Baseball Bonham native, Houston Colt .45s/Astros 1962-72 Gene Stallings Football Powderly, A&M player 1954-56, coach 1965-71 Billy Welu Bowling Houston, pro career 1954- Earl Campbell, 1996. Randy White Football Dallas Cowboys 1975-88 1995 Tut Bartzen Tennis San Angelo, player 1953-74, TCU coach 1974-99 Emory Bellard Football Breckenridge, coach A&M 1972-78 Ben Crenshaw Golf Austin, UT, PGA 1973- Sandra Haynie Golf Fort Worth, LPGA 1963-89 Tom Kite Golf Austin, UT, PGA 1972- Jerry LeVias Football Beaumont, SMU 1965-68, Houston Oilers 1969-70 Carl Lewis Track U of H, Olympics 1984-96 Toots Mansfield Rodeo Bandera, Big Spring, roping 1939-50 Ray Renfro Football North Texas All-America 1951, NFL Browns 1952-63 Tex Schramm Football Dallas Cowboys general manager 1960-88 Mike Singletary Football Houston, Baylor 1978-80, Chicago Bears 1981-92 Grant Teaff Football Snyder, Baylor coach 1972- 92 1994 J. Alvin Gardner Baseball Texas League executive 1920-53 Claude Gilstrap Football UT-Arlington coach-athletic director 1952-75 Cliff Gustafson Baseball UT coach 1968-96 Ken Hall Football Sugar Land 1950-53 state records, A&M, AFL, NFL Jim Hines Track Texas Southern, Olympics 1968 Ken Houston Football Lufkin, Prairie View, Houston Guy Lewis, 1994, and Hakeem Olajuwon, 1998. Oilers 1967-72 Malcolm Kutner Football Dallas, UT All-America 1941, Chicago Cardinals Yale Lary Football Fort Worth, A&M, Detroit Lions 1952-1964 Guy Lewis Basketball U of H coach 1956-86 Shelby Metcalf Basketball A&M coach 1963-90 Allie White Football TCU player 1936-38, assistant coach 1950-70 1988-1993 No inductions 1987 Bill Glass Football Baylor All-America 1956, NFL Detroit, Cleveland Don Haskins Basketball Texas Western/UTEP coach 1961-99 Jerry Heidenreich Swimming Dallas, SMU, Olympics 1972 Tex Hughson Baseball Buda, UT, Boston Red Sox 1941-49 Darrell Lester Football Jacksboro, TCU All-America 1934-35, Green Bay Jack Pardee Football Christoval, A&M, Houston Oilers coach 1990-94 Y.A. Tittle Football Marshall native, LSU, NFL 1948-64 Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career 1986 George Foreman Boxing Marshall native, Olympics 1968, pro 1969-97 Forrest Gregg Football Sulphur Springs, SMU, NFL player/coach 1956-87 Elvin Hayes Basketball U of H 1965-68, Houston Rockets Ernie Koy Sr. Baseball Sealy native, UT, MLB 1938-42 Odus Mitchell Football Coach 42 years, North Texas 1946-66 Chuck Moser Football Coach 1946-59, McAllen and Abilene J. Curtis Sanford Football Dallas, began Cotton Bowl 1936 Field Scovell Football Dallas, A&M, executive Cotton Bowl Carroll Shelby Auto racing Driver 1954-60, designer, Leesburg native 1985 Eck Curtis Football Vernon, Abilene Christian, high school coach 1925-45 Joe Greene Football Temple, North Texas, Pittsburgh Steelers 1969-81 I.B. Hale Football Dallas, TCU All-America tackle 1936-39 Ted Lyons Baseball Baylor, Chicago White Sox 1923-46 Bob Neyland Football Greenville native, Army, coach Tennessee 1926-52 Dick O’Neal Basketball TCU All-America 1955-57 Harvey Penick Golf Austin, pro golfer/instructor beginning in 1920s Nolan Ryan Baseball Alvin, MLB 1966-93, Astros 1980-88/Rangers 89-93 Dean Smith Track UT 1952-54, Olympics 1952 Nolan Ryan, 1985. James Williams Football Waco, All-America Rice end/kicker 1946-49 1984 Donny Anderson
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