TSHOF Selection Committee Sets Ballot for Class of 2016
(Waco) – The Texas Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee, comprised of media members around the state and chaired by Denne Freeman, has set the final ballot of nominees to be voted on for the Class of 2016. Generally six nominees from the primary ballot and two from the veteran ballot will comprise the Class of 2016.
Members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (open to the public) will once again be able to help the selection committee determine the newest class. The deadline to become a member and be able to vote for the upcoming class is July 15th. The official announcement of the Class of 2016 will be made in September. The banquet to enshrine the Class of 2016, presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, will take place in early 2016 in Waco.
2016 PRIMARY BALLOT NOMINEES
FRED AKERS - Football / University of Texas
LARRY ALLEN – Football / Dallas Cowboys
TREVOR BRAZILE - Rodeo / Decatur, TX
RUDY DAVALOS – Basketball / San Antonio, TX
DONALD DRIVER - Football / Houston, TX
T.J. FORD - Basketball / University of Texas
PETE FREDENBURG / Football / University Mary Hardin-Baylor
JACOB GREEN – Football / Texas A&M University
PAT HENRY – Track & Field / Texas A&M University
JASON KIDD - Basketball / Dallas Mavericks
JUSTIN LEONARD – Golf / University of Texas
NASTIA LIUKIN - Gymnastics / Plano, TX
ERIC METCALF - Football, Track & Field / University of Texas
GERALD MYERS - Basketball / Texas Tech University
ANDY PETTITTE – Baseball / Houston, TX
DENNIS RODMAN – Basketball / Dallas, TX
HUSTON STREET - Baseball / University of Texas
WILSON WHITLEY (Deceased) - Football / University of Houston
MICHAEL YOUNG - Baseball / Texas Rangers
SOPHIA YOUNG – Basketball / Baylor University
2016 VETERAN BALLOT NOMINEES
ANDY COOPER (Deceased) – Baseball / Waco, TX
KEN GRAY - Football / San Saba, TX
LESTER HAYES - Football / Texas A&M University
KING HILL (Deceased) – Football / Rice University
BILL HOWTON - Football / Rice University
LUCIOUS “LUKE” JACKSON / Basketball / Pan American College
DAVE MARR (Deceased) – Golf / Houston, TX
CYNTHIA POTTER – Diving / Houston, TX
JAMES SAXTON (Deceased) – Football / University of Texas
HILTON SMITH (Deceased.) - Baseball / Giddings, TX
FLO HYMAN (Deceased) – Volleyball / University of Houston
“SMOKEY” JOE WILLIAMS (Deceased) – Baseball / Seguin, TX
