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
Rafer Johnson, 2006.
2005
2004
2003
Mary Lou Retton, 2004.
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
Billy Sims
Football
Oklahoma, Heisman 1978, Hooks native
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
Jeff Bagwell
Baseball
Houston Astros, 1991-2004
Craig Biggio
Baseball
Houston Astros, 1988-
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
Elvin Bethea
Football
Houston Oilers lineman, 1968-83
Carroll Dawson
Basketball
Alba, coach Baylor 1973-77, Houston Rockets exec.
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
Zina Garrison, 2005.
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
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
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
Red Cashion
Football
College Station, referee, 1952-1997
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, 19892003
Marsha Sharp
Basketball
Tulia, Lockney, Texas Tech
coach 1982-
Sheryl Swoopes
Basketball
Brownfield, Texas Tech,
Houston Comets 1997-
Roger Clemens
Baseball
San Jacinto College, UT,
Houston Astros 2004-
Larry Dierker
Baseball
Houston Astros, player 196476, manager 1997-01
Clyde Drexler
Basketball
U of H, Olympics, Houston
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
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
2001
2000
Ty Murray, 1999.
1999
1998
1997
Jerry Jones, 2006, and Bum Phillips, 1999.
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-
Randy White
Football
Dallas Cowboys 1975-88
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 197292
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
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
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
Earl Campbell, 1996.
1995
1994
1988-1993
1987
Guy Lewis, 1994, and Hakeem
Olajuwon, 1998.
No inductions
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
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
James Williams
Football
Waco, All-America Rice end/kicker 1946-49
Donny Anderson
Football
Stinnett, Texas Tech 1963-65, Green Bay Packers
Emmett Brunson
Track
Rice athlete/coach 1928-70
Curtis Cokes
Boxing
Dallas, pro 1966-73
Lamar Hunt
Sports
Entrepreneur, a founder AFL 1960, Dallas Texans
Bob Kinney
Basketball
San Antonio, Rice All-America 1940-42, NBA
Buddy Parker
Football
Kemp, coach Cardinals/Detroit/Pittsburgh 1943-64
Harley Sewell
Football
St. Jo, UT 1950-52, Detroit Lions/LA Rams
Charley Taylor
Football
Grand Prairie, Washington Redskins 1964-77
Joe Utay
Football
A&M 1905-07, a founder Southwest Conference
Tonto Coleman
Football
Roscoe, coach for 37 years, Abilene Christian 1942-50
Don Maynard
Football
Crosbyton, Texas Western,
AFL-NFL 1958-73
Bud McFadin
Football
Iraan, UT 1949-50, NFL-AFL
1952-65
James St Clair
Basketball
Coach North Texas 1915,
SMU 1925-37
Roger Staubach
Football
Dallas Cowboys quarterback
1969-79
Pinky Whitney
Baseball
San Antonio, major leagues
1928-39, All-Star
Dave Williams
Golf
U of H coach 1952-87
Gordon Wood
Football
HS coach 43 years, 26 at
Brownwood, retired 1985
Pep Youngs
Baseball
San Antonio, NY Gaints 1917-27
John David Crow
Football
A&M, Heisman 1957, Cardinals/49ers 1958-68
E.J. Holub
Football
Schulenburg, Texas Tech, Texans/Chiefs 1962-70
Fred Marberry
Baseball
Streetman, majors 1923-36, first relief pitcher
Johnny Rutherford
Auto racing
Fort Worth, driver 1963-1994
Pete Runnels
Baseball
Lufkin, majors 1951-Houston Colt .45s 1963-64
Kathy Whitworth
Golf
Monahans, LPGA 1965-85
1985
Nolan Ryan, 1985.
1984
1983
1982
1981
No inductions
John David Crow, 1982.
Year
Inductee
Sport
Texas connection, career
1980
Fred Cobb
Golf
North Texas coach 1946-54
Dick Maegle
Football
Rice 1952-54, All America, NFL 1955-1961
Gus Mancuso
Baseball
Galveston, major-league catcher 1928-45
Tommy Nobis
Football
San Antonio, UT 1963-65, Atlanta Falcons 1966-76
Jack Patterson
Track
Merkel, Rice, coach 1950-71 U of H, Baylor, UT
Bruce Barnes
Tennis
Dallas, UT 1929-31, pro
1932-43
Darrow Hooper
Track
Fort Worth, A&M 1949-53,
Olympics 1952
Don January
Golf
Plainview, Dallas, North
Texas, PGA 1952-87
Catfish Smith
Football
Coach 1936-58, Carey, Mt.
Vernon, East Texas State
Al Vincent
Baseball
Texas League manager
1946-50, majors coach
Floyd Wagstaff
Basketball
Coach, Tyler Junior College
1946-75
Jackie Burke Jr.
Golf
Galveston, PGA 1949-63
Spec Goldman
Golf
Dallas, won 165 amateur tournaments 1930s-50s
Oliver Jackson
Track
Coach, Abilene Christian 1948-63
Tom Landry
Football
Mission, UT, Dallas Cowboys coach 1960-88
Polly Riley
Golf
Fort Worth, 1947-62
Bill Wallace
Football
Eagle Lake, Rice 1933-35, All-America
Don Meredith
Football
Mt. Vernon, SMU, Dallas Cowboys 1960-1968
J.V. Sikes
Football
A&M 1920s, coach A&M, East Texas State
Gil Steinke
Football
Ganado, Texas A&I player/coach, NFL 1945-48
Jim Swink
Football
TCU 1954-56, All-America
Warren Woodson
Football
College coach 1927-66, Trinity, Hardin-Simmons
Bill Henderson
Basketball
Baylor coach 1942-61
Jim Krebs
Basketball
SMU, NBA 1957-64
Darrell Royal
Football
UT coach 1957-76
Harrison Stafford
Football
Wharton, UT halfback 1930-32
Jerry Thompson
Track
Dallas, UT runner 1940s
Frank Anderson
Track
A&M coach 1920-57
Red Barr
Swimming
SMU coach 1946-71
Bob Lilly
Football
Throckmorton, TCU, Dallas Cowboys 1961-74
Johnny Vaught
Football
Olney, TCU 1930-32, coach Ole Miss for 25 years
Raymond Berry
Football
Corpus Christi, SMU, Baltimore Colts 1955-67
Bill Henderson
Football
Houston, A&M 1940-42, lettered in four sports
Randy Matson
Track
Pampa, A&M, Olympics 1964, ’68
Lee Trevino
Golf
Dallas, PGA 1967-2000
Dusty Boggess
Baseball
Waco, Texas League player, MLB umpire 1944-62
Frank Bridges
Football
Baylor coach 1920-25
James Conley
Baseball
Texas League pitcher 1916-27
Albert Curtis
Football
Fort Worth, UT 1922-24, SWC official
Lew Jenkins
Boxing
Milburn, Sweetwater, pro 1940-50
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
Lee Trevino, 1974.
1973
1972
Don Meredith, 1977, and Bobby Layne, 1960.
John Drew Johnson Football
Waco 1920-22, Baylor
E.O. (Doc) Hayes
Basketball
Coach 1927-67, Pilot Point, Dallas, SMU
Bill Lillard
Bowling
Houston, pro 1955-71
Abe Martin
Football
Jacksboro, TCU player 1929-32, coach 1953-66
Joe Pate
Baseball
Alice, Texas League pitcher 1920s, Athletics 1926-27
Year
Inductee
Sport
Texas connection, career
1971
Jack Johnson
Boxing
Galveston, pro 1897-1915
Bubba Reynolds
Baseball
Southwestern U., MLB 1927-39
Rusty Russell
Football
Coach 1927-52, Fort Worth, Dallas, SMU
Pete Shotwell
Football
Coach 1916-52, Abilene, Breckenridge, Longview
W.J. Wisdom
Basketball
Coach 1922-42, Tarleton Jr./State
Ernie Banks
Baseball
Dallas, Chicago Cubs 1953-71
Buster Brannon
Basketball
Athens, coach Van, Rice 1940-42, TCU 1948-67
Max Hirsch Sr.
Horse Races Fredericksburg, trainer 1920s-50s
Jess Neely
Football
Rice coach 1940-66
Weldon Humble
Football
Nixon, San Antonio, Rice 1940-47, Cleveland Browns
Clarence Kraft
Baseball
Fort Worth, Texas League 1918-24
Eddie Southern
Track
Dallas, UT 1954-59, Olympics 1956
Bobby Wilson
Football
Brenham, SMU 1933-35, pro Brooklyn 1936-37
Ralph Guldahl
Golf
Dallas, PGA 1931-40
Betty Jameson
Golf
UT, pro 1945, a founder LPGA
Homer Norton
Football
A&M coach 1934-47
Dick Todd
Football
Crowell, A&M, Washington Redskins 1939-51
A.J. Foyt
Auto racing
Houston, 1957-92
Howard Grubbs
Sports
Kaufman, TCU, commissioner SWC 1950-73
Fred Hansen
Track
Rice, Olympics 1964
Barton Koch
Football
Temple, Baylor 1928-30, All-America
Wesley Bradshaw
Football
Athens, Baylor, NFL 1924-26
Blair Cherry
Football
Kerens, coach 1930-50,
Amarillo, UT
Eddie Dyer
Baseball
Houston, Rice, St. Louis
player/manager 1922-50
Lloyd Mangrum
Golf
Trenton, PGA 1940-56
J. Walter Morris
Baseball
Rockwall, Texas League
player/executive 1902-28
Jackie Robinson
Basketball
Fort Worth, Baylor, Olympics
1948
Ad Toepperwein
Shooting
Leon Springs, touring marksman beginning in 1901
Ben Lee Boynton
Football
Waco, 1917 1st Texan AllAmerica, Williams College
Pinky Higgins
Baseball
Red Oak, UT, MLB player, Red Sox manager 1955-62
1970
1969
Ernie Banks, 1970.
1968
1967
1966
1965
Raymond Matthews Football
1964
1963
A.J. Foyt, 1967.
Fort Worth, TCU 1926-28, All-America
Willie Shoemaker
Horse Races Fabens, Abilene, jockey 1949-90
Walt Davis
Track
Beaumont, A&M, Olympics 1952, NBA 1952-57
Jack Gray
Basketball
Edom, UT 1932-35 player, coach 1937-51
Slater Martin
Basketball
Houston, UT, NBA 1949-60
Tex Rickard
Boxing
Henrietta, promoter 1906-29, started NHL Rangers
Jake Atz
Baseball
Majors 1902-09, Texas League manager 1914-39
Wilson Elkins
Football
San Antonio, UT 1929-32, Texas Western president
Earl Meadows
Track
Fort Worth, USC, Olympics 1936
Ray Morrison
Football
SMU coach 1915-16, ’22-34, Austin College 1949-52
Year
Inductee
Sport
Texas connection, career
1962
David Browning
Diving
Corpus Christi, UT, Olympics 1952
Cecil Grigg
Football
NFL 1920-27, coach Austin College, asst. coach Rice
Gerald Mann
Football
Sulphur Springs, SMU 1925-27, All-America
John J. McCloskey
Baseball
Father of Texas League 1888
D.A. Penick
Tennis
UT coach 1908-57, SWC president 1922-34
Kyle Rote
Football
San Antonio, SMU, NY Giants 1951-61
Pete Cawthon
Football
Coach 1919-40, Beaumont, Austin Col., Texas Tech
Bibb Falk
Baseball
Austin, UT, MLB 1920-31, UT coach 1942-67
Monty Stratton
Baseball
Wagner, MLB 1934-38, 1948 film Stratton Story
Clyde Turner
Football
Sweetwater, Hardin-Simmons, NFL 1940-52
Charles Aldrich
Football
Temple, TCU, Cardinals/Redskins 1939-47
Matty Bell
Football
Coach 1923-49, TCU, A&M, SMU
Bobby Layne
Football
Santa Anna, Dallas, UT, NFL 1948-62
Bobby Morrow
Track
San Benito, Abilene Christian, Olympics 1956
Dana X. Bible
Football
Coach 1913-46, A&M, UT
Paul Richards
Baseball
Waxahachie, MLB 1932-86, Colt .45s/Rangers exec.
Doak Walker
Football
Dallas, SMU 1947-49, Heisman, Detroit Lions
Joel Hunt
Football
Teague, A&M quarterback 1925-27
John Kimbrough
Football
Haskell, A&M 1938-40, All America, pro 1946-48
Clyde Littlefield
Track
Beaumont, UT 1912-16 athlete, coach 1920-61
Fred Wolcott
Track
Rice 1938-40, world records running
Wilmer Allison
Tennis
San Antonio, UT 1925-29 player, coach 1957-73
Jimmy Demaret
Golf
Houston, PGA 1938-57
Dutch Meyer
Football
Ellinger, TCU 1917-20 player, coach 1934-52
Jimmy Kitts
Basketball
Coach 1929-39, Athens (national title), Rice
Davey O’Brien
Football
Dallas, TCU quarterback, Heisman, NFL 1939-40
Cecil Smith
Polo
Oxford (Llano Co.), international competitor 1938-62
Rogers Hornsby
Baseball
Winters, Fort Worth, MLB player/manager 1915-53
Byron Nelson
Golf
Long Branch, Fort Worth,
PGA 1935-51
Paul Tyson
Football
Coach, Waco 1913-31
Sammy Baugh
Football
Sweetwater, TCU 1934-36,
Redskins 1937-52
William Disch
Baseball
UT coach 1911-39
Bo McMillin
Football
Fort Worth, college coach
1922-1947, NFL 1948-50
Babe Zaharias
Golf
Port Arthur, Olympic athlete
1932, a founder LPGA
Ben Hogan
Golf
Dublin, Fort Worth, PGA
1931-67
Joe Routt
Football
Chappell Hill, A&M All
America 1936-37
Tris Speaker
Baseball
Hubbard, MLB 1907-28, manager of world champion
Cleveland Indians 1920
1961
1960
Rogers Hornsby, 1955.
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
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No inductees
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, 1954.