Texas Sports HOF Sets Ballot for Class of 2012

BAllot set for TSHOF “Class of 2012” Voting

(Waco) – The Texas Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee, comprised of media members around the state and chaired by Dave Campbell of Texas Football Magazine fame, has set the final ballot of nominees to be voted on for induction. The banquet, presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, will be held in early 2013. Generally six nominees from the primary ballot and two from the veterans’ ballot will comprise the Class of 2012.

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. Those who have joined the museum’s membership program will receive their ballots by the end of this month. The deadline to be able to vote for the upcoming class is August 1st, 2012. The public can join and receive an official ballot by going to the museum’s website, www.tshof.org. The official announcement of the Class of 2012 will be made in September. Again, the ceremonies to enshrine the Class of 2012 will take place in early 2013 in Waco.

2012 PRIMARY BALLOT NOMINEES

​TREVOR BRAZILE - Rodeo / Decatur, TX
DREW BREES - Football / Austin, TX
DAVE ELMENDORF - Football / Texas A&M
PAT HENRY - Track & Field / Texas A&M
FLO HYMAN -  Volleyball / University of Houston
LOUIE KELCHER - Football / SMU 
BOBBY MOEGLE - HS Baseball / Lubbock Monterey
KEITH MORELAND - Baseball / University of Texas 
DAT NGUYEN - Football / Texas A&M
CATHERINE "CAT" OSTERMAN - Softball / University of Texas
GARY PATTERSON - Football / TCU
EDDY PEACH - High School Football Coach / Arlington Lamar
NOLAN RICHARDSON - Basketball / El Paso, TX
IVAN "PUDGE" RODRIGUEZ - Baseball / Texas Rangers
LEON SPENCER - Basketball / Trinity Valley CC
RICHARD QUICK - Swimming / SMU & University of Texas
THURMAN THOMAS - Football / Sugar Land, TX
ZACH THOMAS - Football / Texas Tech
WILSON WHITLEY - Football / University of Houston
RICKY WILLIAMS - Football / University of Texas

2012 VETERAN BALLOT NOMINEES

​MARTY AKINS - Football / University of Texas 
BOBBY CAVAZOS - Football / Texas Tech
WALT GARRISON - Football / Dallas Cowboys
KEN GRAY - Football / San Saba, TX
LUCIOUS “LUKE” JACKSON / Basketball / Pan American College
CHARLIE KRUEGER - Football / Texas A&M
DAVE MARR – Golf / Houston
EDDIE MATHEWS - Baseball / Texarkana, TX
CHARLIE MILSTEAD - Football / Texas A&M
RED MURFF - Baseball / Burlington, TX
LLOYD RUBY - Auto Racing / Wichita Falls, TX
DON TRULL - Football / Baylor