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RtLRA t ION ANU SPOR iS 83
Texas League Baseball Champions
The Texas Baseball League was organized in 1888 and operated spasmodically to 1918, when it stabilized and,
with the exception of the World War II years, 1943-45, has operated continuously since. In 1971 the league played an
interlocking schedule with the Southern Association in the Dixie Association. League champions are as follows:Year-Champion
1888-Dallas
1889-Houston
1890-Galveston
1892-Houston
1895-Fort Worth
1896-Houston
1897-San Antonio and Galveston
1898-Dallas
1899-Galveston
1902-Corsicana
1903-Dallas
1904-Corsicana
1905-Fort Worth
1906-Cleburne
1907-Austin
1908-San Antonio
1909-Houston
1910-Houston and Dallas
1911-Austin
1912-Houston
1913-Houston
1914-Houston and Waco
1915-Waco
1916-Waco
1917-Dallas
1918-Dallas
1919-Shreveport
1920-Fort Worth
1921-Fort WorthYear-Champion
1922-Fort Worth
1923-Fort Worth
1924-Fort Worth
1925-Fort Worth
1926-Dallas
1927-Wichita Falls
1928-Houston
1929-Dallas
1930-Fort Worth
1931-Houston
1932-Beaumont
1933-San Antonio ,
1934-Galveston
1935-Oklahoma City
1936-Tulsa
1937-Fort Worth
1938-Beaumont
1939-Fort Worth
1940-Houston
1941-Houston
1942-Shreveport
1946-Dallas
1947-Houston
1948-Fort Worth
1949-Tulsa
1950-San Antonio
1951-Houston
1952-Shreveport
1953-Dallas
1954-HoustonYear-Champion
1955-Shreveport
1956-Houston
1957-Houston
1958-Corpus Christi
1959-Austin
1960-Tulsa
"1961-Amarillo and San Antonio
*1962-El Paso and Tulsa
*1963-San Antonio and Tulsa
*1964-San Antonio and Tulsa
1965-Albuquerque
*1966-Arkansasand Austin
1967-Albuquerque
1968-ElPaso
1969-Memphis
1970-Albuquerque
1971-Charlotte
1972-El Paso
1973-Memphis
1974-Victoria
*1975-Lafayette and Midland
1976-Amarillo
1977-Arkansas
1978-El Paso
1979-Arkansas
1980-Arkansas
1981-Jackson
1982-Tulsa
*Co-championsHonoring Texas Athletes
Oldest organization honoring Texas athletes is the
Texas Sports Hall of Fame organized in 1951. Honorees
are selected by a special committee of the Texas.Sports
Writers Association.
Sports Hall of Fame
Texas Sports Hall of Fame honorees, year inducted
and their sports are as follows:
1951-Tris Speaker, baseball.
1952-Ben Hogan, golf; Joe Routt, football.
1954-Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias, all-
round woman athlete; Sammy Baugh, football; Billy
Disch, baseball; Alvin N. (Bo) McMillin, football.
1955-Rogers Hornsby, baseball; Byron Nelson,
golf; Paul Tyson, football coach.
1956-Davey O'Brien, football; Cecil Smith, polo;
Jimmy Kitts, coach.
1957-Jimmy Demaret, golf; L. R. (Dutch) Meyer,
football coach; Wilmer Allison, tennis.
1958-John Kimbrough, football; Joel Hunt, foot-
ball; Clyde Littlefield, track; Fred Wolcott, track.
1959-Doak Walker, football; Dana X. Bible, foot-
ball coach; Paul Richards, baseball.
1960-Bobby Morrow, track; Madison (Matty) Bell,
football; Charles (Ki) Aldrich, football; Bobby Layne,
football.
1961-Pete W. Cawthon, football; Bibb Falk, base-
ball; Monty Stratton, baseball; Clyde (Bulldog) Turner,
football.
1962-Daniel Penick, tennis; John J. McCloskey,
baseball; Cecil Grigg, football coach; Gerald Mann,
football; Kyle Rote, football; Skippy Browning,
swimming.
1963-Dr. Wilson H. (Bull) Elkins, athlete, adminis-
trator; Earl Meadows, track; Jake Atz, baseball; Ray
Morrison, football coach.
1964-Jack Gray, basketball player, coach; Walter
(Buddy) Davis, track; Tex Rickard, boxing promoter;
Slater Martin, basketball.
1965-Ben Lee Boynton, football; Raymond (Rags)
Matthews, football; Mike (Pinky) Higgins, baseball;
William (Bill) Shoemaker, horse racing.
196-Ad Toepperwein, sharpshooter; Eddie Dyer,
baseball; Wesley Bradshaw, all- "Jnd athlete; J. Walter
Morris, baseball; Blair Cherry, football coach; Loyd
Mangrum, golf; Jackie Robinson, basketball.
1967-Botchey Koch, football; Fred Hansen, track;
Howard Grubbs, athlete, coach, administrator; A. J.
Foyt, auto racing.1968-Betty Jameson, golf; Dick Todd, football;
Homer North, football coach; Ralph Guidahi, golf.
1969-Weldon Humble, football; Clarence (Big Boy)
Kraft, baseball; Eddie Southern, track; Bobby Wilson,
football.
1970-Buster Brannon, basketball player, coach;
Jess Neely, football coach; Max Hirsch, race horse
trainer; Ernie Banks, baseball.
1971-Jack Johnson, boxer; Carl Reynolds, base-
ball; Pete Shotwell, football coach; W. J. Wisdom, bas-
ketball coach; H. N. (Rusty) Russell, football coach.
1972-Joe Pate, baseball player; Abe Martin, foot-
ball coach; Bill Lillard, bowler; E. O. (Doc) Hayes, bas-
ketball coach.
1973-Frank Bridges, coach; Lynton (Dusty) Bog-
gess, baseball umpire; John (Boody) Johnson, football;
Abb Curtis, athlete and official; John (Snipe) Conley,
baseball; Lew Jenkins, boxer.
1974-Bill (Jitterbug) Henderson, football; Ray-
mond Berry, football; Randy Matson, track; Lee Tre-
vino, golf.
1975-Col. Frank Anderson, track coach; Alfred
(Red) Barr, swimming coach; Bob Lilly, football; John-
ny Vaught, football coach, player, administrator.
1976-Bill Henderson, basketball coach; Jim Krebs,
basketball; Darrell Royal, football coach; Harrison
Stafford, football; Jerry Thompson, track.
1977-J. V. (Siki) Sikes, football coach; Glen
Steinke, football coach; Warren Woodson, football
coach; Jim Swink, football; Don Meredith, football.
1978-Oliver Jackson, track coach; David (Spec)
Goldman, golf; Polly Riley, golf; Bill Wallace, football;
Jack Burke Jr., golf; Tom Landry, football coach.
1979-Don January, golf; Floyd Wagstaff, basket-
ball coach; At Vincent, baseball; M. A. (Catfish) Smith,
football coach; Bruce Barnes, tennis; Darrow Hooper,
track.
1980-Jack Patterson, track coach; Fred Cobb, golf
coach; Gus Mancuso, baseball player; Tommy Nobis,
football player; Dick Maegle, football player.
1981-No inductions.
1982-Johnny Rutherford, race driver; Pete Run-
nels, baseball player; John David Crow, football player;
Kathy Whitworth, golfer; E. J. Holub, football player;
Fred (Firpo) Marberry, baseball player.
1983-Roger. Staubach, football player; Don May-
nard, football player; Bud McFadin, football player;
Dave Williams, golf coach; Gordon Wood, football
coach.
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