Houston Sports Hall of Fame
The Houston Sports Hall of Fame is a
Hall of Fame that honors sports figures from or associated with the Houston area that have made a significant impact in their sport. It is located in Downtown Houston at GreenStreet
. The inductees can come from major professional sports teams as well as college or high school teams in Greater Houston. If the sport is a non-team sport, such as boxing and golf, they may get inducted by growing up in the area.
Inductees
Name | Sport | Position | Team |
---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | Football | Running back | Oilers |
Hakeem Olajuwon | Basketball | Center | Rockets, University of Houston |
Nolan Ryan | Baseball | Pitcher | Astros, Alvin High School |
Jack Burke, Jr [1] | Golf | ||
George Foreman | Boxing | ||
A. J. Foyt | Auto racing | ||
Dan Pastorini | Football | Quarterback | Oilers |
Mary Lou Retton | Gymnastics | ||
Carl Lewis | Track and Field | University of Houston | |
Rudy Tomjanovich | Basketball | Forward, Head Coach | Rockets |
Andre Johnson | Football | Wide receiver | Texans |
Bill Yeoman | Football | Head Coach | University of Houston |
Guy Lewis | Basketball | Head Coach | University of Houston |
Jeff Bagwell | Baseball | First baseman | Astros |
Craig Biggio | Baseball | Second baseman, Catcher, Center field | Astros |
Sheryl Swoopes | Basketball | Forward | Comets |
Clyde Drexler | Basketball | Guard | Rockets, University of Houston, Sterling High School |
Roger Clemens | Baseball | Pitcher | Astros, Spring Woods High School |
Elvin Hayes | Basketball | Forward, Center | Rockets, University of Houston |
Bruce Matthews | Football | Guard, Center, Offensive tackle | Oilers |
Lance Berkman | Baseball | Outfielder, First baseman | Astros, Rice University |
Cynthia Cooper | Basketball | Guard | Comets |
Warren Moon | Football | Quarterback | Oilers |
References
- ^ "Houston Sports Hall of Fame announces 4 inductees for 2019 class". 4 December 2018.