Texas Sports Hall of Fame: News

Stanton is currently President and CEO of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Foundation, where
he was responsible for the fundraising effort to build the Southwest Conference wing of
the...

January 22

January 22, 2015

January 21

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January 20, 1968

January 20, 2015

The University of Houston Cougars knock off unbeaten UCLA 71-69 before the largest crowd in history at the Astrodome. TSHOF inductee Elvin Hayes outshines Lew Alcindor by scoring 39 points and...

January 19, 1937

January 19, 2015

Hubbard, Texas native Tris Speaker along with Napoleon Lajoie and Cy Young were selected as baseball's 2nd class of Hall of Fame inductees in Cooperstown, New York.

January 18, 1976

January 18, 2015

January 17, 1971

January 17, 2015

The Dallas Cowboys lose Super Bowl VI to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 on a field goal with 5 seconds left in the game.

January 16, 1953

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January 15, 1895

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January 14

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January 13

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January 12, 1923

January 12, 2015

Legendary race car driver Carroll Shelby is born in Leesburg, Texas. In 1962 Shelby creates the original Cobra Roadster - the fastest...

January 11, 1952

January 11, 2015

January 10, 1934

January 10, 2015

Birthday of major league baseball player Norm Cash. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

January 8

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January 7

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January 6, 1973

January 06, 2015

Ben Hogan along with Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus are named the greatest golfers of all time in a poll by the Golf Writers Association of America.

January 5

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January 4

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January 3, 1983

January 03, 2015

Tony Dorsett makes a record 99 yard run vs. the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.

January 2, 1935

January 02, 2015

March 8

January 01, 2015