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 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- 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. 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 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. Rafer Johnson, 2006. Mary Lou Retton, 2004. Zina Garrison, 2005. Texas Sports Hall of Fame
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Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, careerFrom 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
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
Stanley Williams Football Cisco, Baylor 1949-51, All America
Bill Yeoman Football Coach, University of Houston, 1962-86
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.
Rafer Johnson, 2006.
Mary Lou Retton, 2004.
Zina Garrison, 2005.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Year Inductee Sport Texas connection, career2002 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
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