Join us Saturday July 15th, starting at 10 AM, for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame’s 1st Annual Book Festival! Enjoy free admission to the museum, food trucks, and book signings from legends like Dallas Cowboy Hall of Famer Mel Renfro, Texas high school football coaching legend G.A. Moore, award winning author Carlton Stowers, and many more. The festival will be broken down into 30 minute segments where each author will have a chance to hold a Q&A session or simply discuss their work. Complementary VIP tickets are still available, and grant access to preferred seating as well as signed book drawings. To reserve VIP tickets, email Jay Black at jay.black@tshof.org. Below is a schedule of events and a list of our featured authors.
10:00 am Tom Landry Theater
ED HOUSEWRIGHT & G.A. MOORE
Beyond Just Win
10:30 am Tom Landry Theater
RYAN BUSH
The Dirty Dozen – How Twelve Rookies, The Shotgun, And A Hail Mary Vaulted the 1975 Dallas Cowboys Into The Super Bowl
10:30 am Dave Campbell Library
PUTT RIDDLE
Friday’s Winners
10:30 am McCombs Great Hall
MEL RENFRO – (signing only)
Forever a Cowboy
11:00 am Dave Campbell Library
CHAD CONINE
The Republic of Football – Legends of the Texas High School Game
11:30 am Tom Landry Theater
JIM REEVES
Dallas Cowboys: The Legends of America’s Team
12:00 pm Dave Campbell Library
MAC ENGEL
Pigskin Rapture: Four Days in the Life of Texas Football
12:30 pm Tom Landry Theater
BILL BROWN
Houston Astros: Deep in the Heart – Blazing a Trail from Expansion to the World Series
1:00 pm Dave Campbell Library
R. GAINES BATY
Champion of the Barrio – The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty Texas A&M University Press
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Great Hall
DAVE CAMPBELL
Texas Football Magazine signing
1:30 pm Tom Landry Theater
JEFF MILLER
The Game Changers: Abner Haynes, Leon King, and the Fall of Major College Football’s Color Barrier in Texas
2:00 pm Dave Campbell Library
ROBERT JACOBUS
Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century Texas
A&M University Press
2:30 pm Tom Landry Theater
AL PICKETT
Mighty, Mighty Matadors Lubbock Estacado High School Integration and a Championship Year
3:00 pm Tom Landry Theater
CARLTON STOWERS
WHEREDREAMS DIE HARD (DeCapo), STAUBACH (Triumph Books), OH BROTHER HOW THEY PLAYED THE GAME (State House Press) and TEXAS FOOTBALL LEGENDS (TCUPress)
3:30 pm Dave Campbell Library
FRANK SIKES
West Texas Middleweight, The Story of LaVern Roach
4:00 pm Tom Landry Theater
TIM PRICE
Shooting for the Record: Adolph Toepperwein, Tom Frye, and Sharpshooting’s Forgotten Controversy
FOOD TRUCKS THAT WILL BE PRESENT
“Part of the mission of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame is to promote literacy and scholarship through Texas sports history. We are excited to bring in top writers from around the state. Many of the books deal with important issues like race relations and how athletics have impacted integration,” said Jay Black, VP of Operations, Texas Sports Hall of Fame. This event is presented by Community Bank and Trust, and sponsored by Texas A&M University Press, Waco City Cable Channel, and Texas Tech University Press.
