Born August 10, 1927

Hulin “Hoot” Smith was the first inductee in the HEB Sports Hall of Fame.
He went to high school in Grand Saline , Texas, were he was the all around high school athlete.

Career highlights as follows:

He received football scholarships to UTA and Texas A&M University.
Hoot coached L.D. Bell to their first district championship in 1962.
Founder of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association.
Director of Athletics and Physical Education in HEB ISD for 33 years.
Two high schools, five middle schools, 18 elementary schools, Pennington Field and the HEB Athletic Complex were all constructed during his tenure.
Brought competitive gymnastics as well as the first Athletic Trainer to Texas Public Schools.
Founder of the HEB Recreation Federation and Mid-Cities Youth Activity Council.
Initiated state recognized motor development programs for young children.
Hoot’s philosophy was to teach the children well so they could reap the benefits of a quality developmental program and participate in a safe, satisfying and successful environment.
The physical education program was a state and national model; the athletic program was respected as one of the best in the state.

Born September 20, 1929

Emil Milan was an outstanding gymnast who graduated from Fort Worth Northside HS, The University of Texas, and The University of North Texas.

Career highlights as follows:
At L.D. Bell, Emil coached 14 boys and 3 girls State Gymnastic Titles, 51 individual State Champions. He was a four time Texas Coach of the Year, four time National Coach of the Year. He had 2 All-American Teams with 123 All American honors and the highest scoring team in U.S.

In 1980 he was a consultant in construction of Forrest E. Watson Gym and the Hoot Smith Activity Center.
He received the National Association Collegiate Gymnastics Honor Coach Award and the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Service Award.
Emil was founder of gymnastics programs in Texas public schools; Gymnastics Association of Texas, Texas HS Gymnastics Coaches Association, and Texas Gymnastics Judges Association.
He was a member of the Men’s and Women’s US Olympic Committee as well as Staging Manager at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and World Gymnastics Championship.
He won the first Texas High School State Gymnastics Title at L.D. Bell High School 1967.
He was a teacher and coach for 30 years.
Emil Milan Gymnastics Scholarship Fund established 1982.
He devoted his life to gymnastics and the growth of the sport and his family of gymnasts for more than a quarter of a century.

Born February 17, 1930

John Reddell was an outstanding three sport athlete at Classen High School in Oklahoma City.

Career highlights as follows:
He received a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.
John was Starter in football and baseball on OU National Championship teams.
He was Head Football Coach 39 years in Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Arlington, Midland, and HEB.
His career record: 260 wins, 135 losses, 12 ties.
He received 17 Coach of the Year Awards; Gordon Wood Distinguished Service Award; National High School Coaches Award; and was Director Texas High School Coaches Association.
John was at Trinity High School for 16 years where he had 116 wins, 53 losses, 4 ties. Under John, Trinity enjoyed their first district championship and undefeated regular season in 1976. They won nine district titles and 13 playoff games, 10 at Texas Stadium.
He holds the Texas High School attendance record for a district football game: Trinity vs Bell (27, 661).
He was a promoter and adviser in construction of Pennington Field.
John is grateful to coaches and players for the spirit of sheer grit and courage that time and again changed certain defeat into victory, which was an inspiration for 39 wonderful years in coaching.

Born June 1, 1932

Bill Bookout attended Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was All District, All State in football and baseball. He was Starter for both offense and defense. He played Texas All Star and Oil Bowl Football Games.

Career highlights as follows:
Football scholarship to Oklahoma University where he was All Big Seven Cornerback.
Austin College he was co-captain, All Texas Team, Little All American.
His professional football career includes playing for the Green Bay Packers, where he was named Outstanding Player of the Week, two times.
Midwestern University, he was the football coach.
Bill coached at L.D. Bell High School as Assistant Football, Head Basketball, Golf.
At Trinity High School, he was the first Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator where he coached eight years and developed the foundation for the quality all around athletic program.
More than thirty of his players received college football scholarships, two played professional ball.
When inducted into the HEB Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, Bill had over 32 years of teaching and coaching in the HEB School District.
​He instructed his players on athletic’s application to every day life and taught in the classroom not only facts and figures, but life, and how to live it.

Born November 26, 1944

Career highlights as follows:
Tim Edwards was a Head Football Coach for 26 years. He was the only Head Coach to coach all classifications, B through 5A. He coached Texas High School Coaches All Star Game, North Squad in 1984.
He was President of the Texas High School Coaches Association as well as Chairman of the Board of the North Texas Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Tim appeared on the Donahue Program, Nightline, and was quoted in Time Magazine promoting Texas High School Athletics.
He served as color commentator on The Coaches Corner on Channel 4’s show, Inside High School Football.
At L.D. Bell High School, Tim was Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator for 19 years. He took his teams to 10 District Championships. His was the first HEB football team to play in the State Finals in 1982. His teams played 22 times at Texas Stadium; won District Championship in three decades.
​He had Texas High School attendance record for the district football game, Bell Vs. Trinity in 1982. His was the first Varsity Football Team to play at Pennington Field.
Tim saw 100 plus of his players receive football scholarships; eight played professional ball and two were number one draft choices in the NFL.
Tim led his teams in the Lord’s Prayer and after every game.

Born November 14, 1945

Mike Janszen attended HEB Schools from first grade to graduation in 1964.

Career highlights as follows:
He played on the first Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football Championship Team as well as State Playoffs, Tri-Cities Baseball.
AT L.D.Bell High School, Mike had 10 Varsity Letters. In football, three time All District, All State, Team Captain and Most Valuable Player 1963. Other accomplishments were the THSCA All Star Game and Texas/Oklahoma Oil Bowl, Most Valuable Player.
In baseball, three year starter.
Track: Two year letterman.
Basketball: Two year letterman and member of first State Tournament Team.
Mike was All School Favorite, Mr. Bell High School and won the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1984.
He went to Southern Methodist University on a Football Scholarship. They were SWC Champions in 1966.
Awards include Honorable Mention All SWC, Team Captain and Defensive Lineman of the Year 1967; SMU Alumni Leadership Award, FCA College Athlete of the Year, Assistant Coach SMU 1968-1969. Support of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Mike’s vocation is Licensed Physical Therapist.

Born February 10, 1954

Larry McWilliams attended Shady Oaks Elementary and Hurst Junior High.

Career highlights as follows:
Played Tri-Cities Baseball.
L.D. Bell High: Baseball All District, District 7-4A Most Valuable Player.
Paris Junior College: Baseball scholarship, two no-hitters, All Conference, Most Valuable Player, Outstanding Athlete Award.
Professional Baseball: 16 years; drafted first round Atlanta Braves 1974. Major Leagues:
10 seasons; Braves, Pirates, Cardinals, Phillies, Royals; Rookie season 1978, won first seven decisions, winning pitcher in game that stopped Pete Rose’s National League Record 44 game hitting streak; National League Player of the Week July 14-21, 1980; One Hit San Francisco Giants 1983; 5th in voting Cy Young Award 1983; Top 10 among National League pitchers in shutouts, strikeouts, wins, complete games, innings pitched 1983 and 1984; Left Handed Starting Pitcher, Sporting News National League All Star Team 1983; Career total 3.99 ERA, 13 shutouts, 940 strikeouts.
He is committed to his family, the Church and the One he serves.
​His lifestyle and character speak for themselves.

Born May 27, 1937

Nelson Moore attended Artesia High School, Artesia, New Mexico, where he was a five sport letterman.

Career highlights as follows:
In basketball he was in All District, All State, All Star Game.
Nelson went to Wayland University on a Basketball Scholarship. He was three year leading scorer, third in nation field goal percentage, he received Honorable Mention Little All-American.
At Euless Junior High Nelson was a teacher and coach for two years.
L.D. Bell High School for 11 years, during which time he was Head Coach Basketball, Baseball and Golf; Varsity Assistant Football.
In basketball he had one Zone, two District, and one Bi-district Title. He was three time Coach of the Year.
In baseball he took Bell to their first district championships.
At Trinity High School, Nelson was a teacher for 12 years as well as Student Council and Class Sponsor.
At Pennington Field, Nelson was the first Stadium Director and served in that role from 1987 – 2015.
He enjoyed over 35 years in the HEB School District.
He was on the Bedford City Council as well as a Founder of the Bedford Historical Commission.
Nelson was involved with the “Old Bedford School” renovation, Bedford Teen Court, and HEB Sports Hall of Fame.
To some he was a Coach, to some he was a Teacher, to some he was a Leader, to many he was a Great Man.

Born May 22, 1932

Career highlights as follows:
Floyd Glenn Smith went to North Texas Lab High School, Denton, Texas where he was the Basketball Team Captain.
In the US Navy. he played basketball and won Navy Championship two consecutive years. Won all Far East Tournament.
Floyd was offered to tryout with Detroit Tigers.
He decided on profession in the concrete construction business.
His volunteer work includes coaching basketball 32 years; Optimist Club eight years, Mid-Cities Little Dribblers for 24 years. He has 14 League Titles, 18 Division Championships, Five Undefeated Seasons, 309 wins, 110 losses.
All Star Teams Coached: Three A.A.U. Teams; Six Major Division Teams; One state Runner-up, Two State Titles, Two National Titles; Nine Senior Division Teams; Two State Titles, One National Title.
Volunteer Coaching: 32 years so far; teaching young children teamwork, sacrifice, patience, kindness, compassion and friendship. A positive example and a friend to many.

Born November 13, 1957

Mark Davis is one of the most successful radio talk show hosts in America. More than 40 years of hosting, the majority in his native Texas, has established him as a foremost conservative voice both locally and nationally. The Mark Davis Show is a reliable source for opinions and passion on topics from around Dallas-Ft. Worth, across the nation and around the world. Ranging from politics to pop culture, broad philosophy to consumer issues to history to sports to whatever occurs to Mark and his callers, it is a show marked by unpredictability, a fast pace and always a sense of humor.

Mark was the primary emcee at the HEB Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies beginning in 1994 to 2020.  Mark is a familiar keynote speaker and Master of Ceremonies at various charity and political events.  His deep roots in the community are evidenced by the bond established since 1994 between Mark and area listeners. He is the author of two books, “Upside Down: How the Left Has Turned Right Into Wrong, Truth Into Lies and Good Into Bad,” and “Lone Star America: How Texas Can Save Our Country.”

Born January 27, 1962

Ron Faurot played youth sports at Shady Oaks Elementary and later at Bedford Junior High, he played football, basketball and track.
At Bell High School, he was named Mr. Bell High School. He was a member of the National Honor Society and was named Daily News Senior of the Year.

Career highlights are as follows:
Football: All District 2 years. All Area 2 years. All Tarrant County, All State High School All American, National Athletic Coaches Association Prep Team, Mr. Blue Chip of Texas.
Basketball: All District, All Area.
Track: Shot Put 1st in District 2 years. 1st in Regional, 2nd in Sate; Discus 1st in District, 1st in Regional, 4th in State.
University of Arkansas: All Southwest Conference, UPI All American, Playboy All American.
Bowl Games: Hall of Fame, Gator, Bluebonnet, Hula, Japan.
Professional Football: New York Jets, San Diego Chargers.
As a volunteer, Ron was coach of Youth League Sports Charities; Wheel Chair Basketball for the Heart Fund, Celebrity Golf Tournaments for Big Brother and Sister, a Sponsor of Youth Sports Teams.

Gene McCaughan attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas. He was a four sport Letterman, recipient of the Linz Award for Academics, the Sears Scholarship for Math and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Career highlights as follows:
Texas Tech University: Scholarship Football and Track, Bowling.
Gene was the top bowler in the Texas Semi-Pro League in 1960. He was a TV commentator and also volunteered to teach bowling to youth with disabilities.
Mid Cities Optimist Club: Boys Club Chairman, Founder of Youth Basketball League, Established Punt, Pass and Kick Competition, Honor President, Chairman of the Board.
Hurst Baseball Association: Board of Directors, Parade Marshall 1963.
Mid Cities Pee Wee Football Association: Head Coach from 1962-1965. Coach of the Year, Member Board of Directors.
Bell Booster Club: President from 1968-1971.
HEB Sports Hall of Fame: A founder and Charter Member and on the Board of Directors
The best portion of a good man’s life … the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

Born September 15, 1945

Scott Murray, co-founder of Murray Media. For three decades, he was the Sports Director/Anchor on the local NBC nightly news in both Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC. He served as a host for an abundance of TV specials, radio specials, charity galas and master of ceremonies including the HEB Sports Hall of Fame.

Scott’s lifetime love and commitment to philanthropic endeavors resulted in the creation of The Scott Murray Foundation, “Lifting Spirits… Building Dreams” to benefit both sick children and those in need. He was also a founding partner of Edgington/ Murray Philanthropic Advisors, an innovative team of experienced fundraising and nonprofit consultants where the culture is one of “aspire philanthropy… inspire humanity.”  Scott has received a plethora of philanthropic awards.

Born December 14, 1935

Julia Terry Wakely served the City of Euless as Manager of Park and Recreation. She pioneered the first Soccer Leagues in the Mid Cities and was Instrumental in the Founding of the Bedford-Euless Soccer Association. Julia was co-founder of the Mid-Cities Little Dribblers. She established Learn to Bowl and Learn to Golf Programs and developed the baseball fields at Midway Park. She developed school and city partnerships for practice fields, assisted in planning an 80 acre athletic park,and promoted participation in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation’s Swimming, Tennis, Golf and Summer Track Programs where over 150 State Champions have been crowned in a 25 year period.
Julia believed that “sports provide us with physical fitness. They challenge us, the test us, they bring out our determination, they create a new experience, a new encounter. That’s why we need to foster sports. It brings out the best in all of us.”

Mike Babb played youth sports at Midway Park Elementary then went on to Central Junior High where he was involved in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
Trinity High School: Football Consensus All District, All State, All American. University of Texas: Football Scholarship, 1981.
Professional Football: Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs
Drafted fifth round 1982, Starter 11 years in NFL missing 1 game. Playoffs 5 times.
Mike was a play by play radio and television color man; won numerous charity awards and had countless appearances at schools, clinics, autograph sessions. He always emphasized to young kids “Sports are meant to be fun.”

“I had fabulous coaches in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford School District; John Reddell, Rey Verkerk, Vernon Bingham and many more. This is the only reason I became a player. When it’s sports, I love to play, not watch.”

Born April 1, 1923

John Burns was born in a log cabin in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He served in the armed forces in France and moved to Hurst, Texas in 1962.

Career highlights are as follows:
Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football: Assistant Coach 1962-1963, Head Coach 12 years 1964-1976, Playoffs 4 years, Runner-up 2 years, one championship, Coach of the Year 2 times. Vice Commissioner 4 years, Field Equipment Manager 4 years, Vice President 4 years, and Adviser to Board of Directors.
Tri-Cities Baseball: Head Coach 7 years, Bronco League 1963-1964, Pony League 1965-1970.
Hurst Girls Softball: Sponsor and Coach 1974-1976. Founder and Coach of T-Kings Women’s Softball Team 1977-1997, TAAF State Championships.
Bell Booster Club Vice President 3 years
Distinguished as member serving longest in Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football Association 1962 to present.
In 1962, Hurst-Euless-Bedford gained a citizen who greatly enhanced the community with continuous service to young people.

Corky Cobern went to high school in Brady, Texas, where he was involved in football and track. He graduated in 1956.

Career highlights are as follows:
Tarleton State University: Scholarship for Football and Baseball.
Texas A&M: Graduated 1961.
Moved to the HEB area in 1967.
Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football: Assistant Coach 1974, Head Coach 1975 – present, 19 winning season, 10 conference championships, Super Bowl 8 times, Coach of the Year 4 times, Overall record 148-56-13, Board Member 1996-present.
Tri-Cities Baseball: Head Coach all leagues 1974-1984, Head Coach American Legion
1983-1993, 11 consecutive conference championships, coached 9 All-Star teams, Commissioner and Board Member 1980-1993. Basketball Coach: Little Dribblers 1978-1981, St John’s Catholic School 7th & 8th grade 1986-1987.
Coached Hurst Girls Softball 1986-987.
Charter Member of HEB Sports Hall of Fame and Mid-Cities Youth Activities Council.
Corkey has accumulative total of 61 seasons of volunteer work dedicated to youth sports in Hurst, Euless and Bedford.

Bill Curtis went to high school in Waurika, Oklahoma, where he was involved in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
Football: 4 Year Starter, All Star, State Champion.
Basketball: 4 year Starter, All Southern, All Region, Conference Player of the Year.
Track: State record 180 yard low hurdles, National record 120 yard high hurdles 13.7 (State record for 33 years).

He played football at Texas Christian University. He was named Outstanding Freshman Player in 1952.
Track: Never lost high hurdles race from 1953-1954; Southwest Conference Champions; set record in high hurdles in Meet of Champions, Southern AAU Meet, Forth Worth Rec Meet, North Texas Relays, 6th Place NCAA. Professional Football: Drafted San Francisco 49’s.
Bill coached in Graham for 1 year, Fort Worth North Side for 7 years.
At Central Junior High, he was Head Coach for 3 years.
Hurst Junior High’s Head Coach for 2 years
Trinity High School’s Track and Assistant Football coach for 2 years.
Bill was Vice Principal at Harwood Junior High for 3 years, Bell High School for 2 years, and Principal at Euless Junior High for 15 years (1979-1994).
Bill has been the Pennington Field Score Board Operator since 1988.

Born January 25, 1957

Jeff was one of the best NFL punters.  He played 15 seasons for four teams including the Oakland  Raiders and Cleveland Browns. Gossett finished his Raiders career with 642 punts (at the time second in team history) for 26,747 yards (at the time second in team history) and averaged 41.7 yards per punt. Overall he had 982 punts for 40,569 yards and averaged 41.3 yards per punt.

During his professional football career, he spent the off-seasons teaching kicking camps around Texas where he ultimately found a successful career after the NFL while he continues to work with special teams’ units at various public schools throughout the state.

Burt Hyde was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, son of a concert pianist and member of a family composed of ranchers, doctors, and teachers. He was a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force for 4 years. He went to the University of Nebraska on Regents & William Height Scholarships, where he played baseball for 2 years. He graduated from medical school in 1956.
He treated Olympic Gold Medalist Nadia Comaneci at the World Gymnastic Championships.
Burt moved to the HEB area in 1961. He provided free physicals to HEB Junior High Athletes and was Team Physician at Trinity High School for almost two decades (1968-1986).
Burt dedicated time and talent to student athletes of HEB. He provided medical attention

to Trinity High School swimmers, gymnasts and other athletes as well as volunteered as team physician for junior high football games. He was Team Physician for many of the athletes he delivered.

Born January 8, 1941

Career highlights as follows:
Bowie High School: Football, Track; Football Bi-District Champions 1958. Graduated 1959.
Abilene Christian University: Student Manager/Athletic Trainer for all sports 1959-1963. Graduated 1963.
Bell High School: First full time athletic trainer 1963-1975; implemented sports medicine programs for HEB School District; sports medicine lecturer at HEB Ladies Football Clinics; planned and implemented advanced health classes for athletic training.
THSCA All Star Game Trainer; Football, North Team, 1967, Basketball, north and south teams 1973, football north team 1976, basketball north team 1982.
Founder North Texas Student Trainer’s Clinic, 1967; Co-founder Metroplex Athletic Trainer’s Clinic. Symposium Chairman National Athletic Trainer’s Convention, 1981.

SWATA: Board Member 1975-1977; President 1977-1978; Athletic Injury Clinic Keynote Speaker, 1995. Instruction, SMU Cramers Student Trainers Workshops, 1970.
Inducted into the Southwest Athletic Trainer’s Association Hall of Fame, 1991.
​Nominated Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, 1993.

Born January 26, 1934

Career highlights are as follows:
Van Alstyne High School: Qualified regional track meet, basketball, All-District, football, All-State 1952.
Attended Texas Christian University on a football scholarship and graduated 1956.
B.J. pioneered sports in the HEB School District for his entire 37 year career.
Hurst Junior High: Teacher/Coach, 1956-58 ; Assistant Principal, 4 years.
Bell High School: Teacher/Coach from 1958-61; Assistant Football, first winning season ever, 7-3 record. He coached the first HEB football player ever to receive  an athletic scholarship; Head Track, took first track team in HEB to State Track Meet.
B.J. assisted in the planning and construction of Hurst-Euless Stadium, which later became the original Pennington Field.

He was Central Junior High’s first principal and served for 3 years (1965-68).
He was the first principal at Trinity High School where he stayed for 25 years (1968-1993).
He hired Texas’ first female boys and girls track coach.
Offered more athletic programs than any high school in the state of Texas.
B.J. came to the district the first year Hurst and Euless consolidated.

​His tenure is best described in his words: “I want students to have the best teachers, the best coaches, the best facilities, and the best opportunity to take their talents as far as they can go.”

Born August 6, 1947

Gary Sibley played basketball at Bell High School from 1963 – 1965

Career highlights are as follows:
1963: First HEB ISD State Finalist, All-District, District MVP, 3A All State Tournament Team, ppg 17
1964: All District, District MVP, All Region, 1st Team 3A All State, 22 ppg. All District Baseball.
1965: District MVP, 1st Team 4A All-State, Coach and Athlete Magazine Prep All-America Team. Played in THSCA North South All Star Game setting record for most free throws in a game and scored 20 points leading the North team. Leading scorer in Division 4A with a 28 ppg and was the leading vote receiver by the sports writers on the 4A All State Team. Scored school record 53 points in one game. Scored over 2,000 points in high school career.
1966-1969: Star Point Guard for SMU and multiple awards winner. 1966 All SWC Freshman, 20.8 ppg. 1967 Member of the SWC Champions, NCAA Elite 8 Finalist. 1968 Awarded the Bobby James Memorial Award for Leadership and Scholarship; led SMU in free throw percentage and assists in 1968-1969, 12.1 ppg.
2000: First basketball player inducted into the HEB Sports Hall of Fame.
2007: Voted one of the top 50 players in the history of the nationally acclaimed Whataburger Fort Worth Holiday Basketball Tournament on its 50th anniversary.
1970-2017: Real estate developer and venture capital investor in the DFW Metropolitan area. Past Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors for the HEB Sports Hall of Fame Foundation.
2017-2018: Selected to the TABC Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame. Induction ceremony in San Antonio, Texas May 2018. First person featured in the HEB Sports Hall of Fame Newsletter article “Where Are They Now?” on September 1, 2018.

Born February 24, 1963

Romy Smith attended Hurst Hills Elementary where she was involved in softball, basketball and track.

Career highlights as follows:
Hurst Junior High: Volleyball, Basketball, Track. Played 9th grade level as 7th and 8th grader. Cheerleader Captain, Homecoming Queen, Student Council, Miss Red Raider.
L.D. Bell High School: Basketball; Sophomore of the Year 1979; District player of the Year, District MVP, Tarrant County MVP, North-South All Star Team, 1981; first team All District 3 years; District leading scorer, 2 years. Golf; First Team All District , 3 years, District Team Champs, 3 years, District Runner-up Medalist, 2 years, Regional Runner-up Medalist State Qualifier, Star Telegram Runner-up 1st Flight, 1979-1981. Member of Student Council, Young Life, FCA, Class Councils, Inter-Club Council, Who’s Who in High School Sports, Homecoming Court, Most Beautiful, Miss Bell High School, Senior of the Year, Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.
Texas A&M University: Golf, 1 year. Basketball; Co-Captain 2 years. Top Assist Leader, 96, 1983; 10th All Time, 236.
​Coach: Youth Sports, HUSA Soccer, Tri-Cities T-Ball & Coach Pitch, Little Dribblers, Middle School; Volleyball, Basketball, Track, 1 year. High School; Tennis 9 years.

Born October 2, 1937

Charles Stahl attended New London Public Schools where he participated in all sports, choir and band. He graduated in 1956.
Charles went to Stephen F. Austin State University on a Music Scholarship, where he got his B.S. Degree in Music and English in 1960. He graduated with degrees in Psychology and Music in 1964.

Career Highlights are as follows:
Pine Tree ISD: Junior High Band Director and High School Assistant, 1960-68. Grapevine High School; Dean of Boys 1968-1969.
HEB ISD counselor; Central High School Counselor 1969-75.
Harwood Junior High 1975-present.
Mid-Cities Optimist Club: Optimist of the Year 3 times, Life Member, Optimist International Presidents Award 1993, Oratorical Chairman 30 years; Punt, Pass and Kick Chairman 4 years, member 30 years to present. Public Address Announcer: The Voice of Pennington Field 1970 to present. Charles missed only 3 games and announced over 30 Trinity/Bell games. He also announced more than 150 State Playoff Football Games, including 3 in one day.
He has announced at the Cotton Bowl, Astro-dome, Texas Stadium, Fouts Field, Denton, Old Pennington Filed, and Pennington Field.
His announcing has brought recognition and fame to the HEB School District and Pennington Field in surrounding states and throughout the state of Texas.

Born May 18, 1951

Jim played baseball for the Texas Rangers 1974-1983 and 1988-1989.  He was the first Texas Ranger to play in 1,512 games,4,684 at bats, 482 runs,1,180 hits,and 542 walks.  He won six consecutive Gold Glove awards. In 2003, Jim was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. Jim also played 16 seasons with the Brewers, Royals, and Cubs.

Jim is involved in various charitable efforts, most notably through his work with the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, which he helped establish. He also founded the Alumni Legacy Group to help former players give back to the community, supports military families through partnerships like the one with Eckrich, and is deeply involved with the Miracle League of DFW.

Born October 30, 1917

Bobby Bragan was a former major league baseball player, manager, coach and executive known for his long career and influential philanthropic work.  He established the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation in 1991 to support, encourage, and motivate eighth-grade students to become outstanding scholars, responsible citizens, and accomplished athletes.

More than 37,000 eighth grade students, from 150 public schools representing 22 school districts from across the North Texas Metroplex, are offered the opportunity to apply for these scholarships. Over the last 30 years, the foundation has awarded over 900 students more than $2.2 million in $2,500 scholarships. The success of the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation scholarship program is proven by the fact that 97% of its recipients have graduated high school and enrolled in college.

Career highlights as follows:
Hurst Junior High: Football 1956-1958.
LD Bell High School 1959-1961. Football, Tri-Captain Senior Year, Outstanding Lineman Senior Year.
First HEB athlete selected to the Texas High School All Star Game.
First HEB athlete to receive a full scholarship to a division one university. Baylor University: Football Scholarship, started 31 games at three different positions, Co-Captain Senior Year, Outstanding Lineman 1965, All decade Team for the 1960’s, Blue-Gray All Star Game 1965.
Armed Services: Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, Goshawks Football Team, Co-Captain with Roger Staubach.
​A great honor being told by Baylor Coach Herb Zimmerman that Coach Fred Pennington of Bell High School had predicted he would become a captain of Baylor’s Football Team.

Jay Fitch played youth sports at Shady Brook and Bedford Heights

Career highlights as follows:
Pee Wee Football Champions 1974. Two time Little Dribbler All Star, Seven time Little League All Star.
Harwood Junior High: Football District Co-Champions, Basketball; Single game scoring record, 44 points 1979, Track.
Trinity High School: Football; All District 1981-1982, All District MVP, All Tarrant County, All Metroplex, Advanced to Quarter Finals 1982, 3 year record, 30-3-1. Basektball; First THS team to reach playoffs 1982-83. Track; All District 1982, 1983, District Champs 1981, 1982. Mr. Trinity High School. Graduated with Honors 1987.
High School Coach: Trinity, J.J. Pearce, Whitney, Colleyville Heritage, Faith Christian.
THS Outstanding Offensive Football Player first 25 years Golden Herald Award for Athletics
​Optimist Outstanding Student Bedford Heights 1976, Harwood 1979, Trinity 1982.
On Dean’s List all semesters of college career.

Born February 29, 1921

William Gay graduated Gladewater High School in 1940, where he was involved in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights as follows:
Paris Junior College: Scholarship: Football, Basketball.
Armed Forces: Air Force Lowery Field, Basketball 1943-44.
HEB School District: Coach and Science teacher 1951-62
Assistant Football 9-2 record 1956.
Girls Basketball first Co-Championship 1955; District Champions 1958, first District Championship in any sport in HEB School history.
Vice Principal LD Bell 1962-66
Principal Euless Junior High 1966-1979
Vice Principal LD Bell 1979-1981
Old Pennington and Pennington Field Football Game Monitor 1963-2000. PTA Honorary Life Member.
Received Blue Raider Annual Dedication 1964.
​Employee in HEB ISD for 50 years.

Career highlights as follows:
City of Hurst: Member Park and Recreation Board, 1978 to present.
Charter member and a founder of Hurst United Youth Soccer Association
First Secretary from 1978-82
Actively promoted the passage of the $6 million bond package for Hurst Athletic Complexes and Parks and Recreational Improvements 1977. Pioneered the passage of the half cent sales tax for Sports and Recreational Facilities 1993.
Promoted the Pennington Field Board Election, 1985.
Director of Community Services Development Corporation 1994 to present. Volunteer for Yearly Senior Citizens Dinner, 1978 to present.
Promoted lighted fields for all sports.

Instrumental in constructing a tennis center, gymnasium, classrooms and inline hockey rink.
​A life long supporter of youth and adult athletics, senior citizen activities and community wide recreational programs.

Born June 29, 1934

Wilford Smith graduated Fort Worth Polytechnic High School 1952.

Career highlights as follows:
Fastpitch Softball at age 16.
Gold Gloves Panther Boys Club 1949-59.
Coached Girls Fastpitch Richland Youth Association 1972-74.
City of Hurst: Founder Hurst Umpire Association. Umpire in Chief Hurst Umpire Association 1969 to present. Host Umpire for pre-season Umpires Tournament at Hurst Athletic Complex.
Deputy Umpire in Chief Amateur Softball Association Metro Fort Worth 1977 to present.
Umpire Girls Slowpitch and Fastpitch National Tournaments 1986-1991. Umpire National Blind “Beep Baseball” Tournament in 1981.
Umpire Crew Chief UIL Girls Fastpitch Softball.
TAAF Contributor’s Appreciation Award 1992.
Inducted ASA National Indicator Fraternity 1991, which is the National Hall of Fame for Umpires of the Amateur Softball Association.

Born June 27, 1939

Career highlights are as follows:
1957 Denton High School
University of North Texas: BA 1962, MEd 1965
1962-1965 Euless Jr. High: Teach/Coach
1965-1967 LD Bell High School: Teacher/Coach
1967-1968 Hurst Junior High: Assistant Principal;
1968-1972 Hurst Junior High: Principal
1972-1975 Harwood Junior High: Principal
1975-2001 LD Bell High School: Principal
Optimist Club President 1973-1974
Optimist of the Year 1976

President HEB Administrators; Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Board of Directors Confederation of Principals
HEB Principal of the Year: 1988 and 2001
1985 Texas Principal of the Year
Member, Teacher and Deacon at First Baptist Church Euless for 39 years at time of his induction.
Known across the state, nation and internationally as an educational leader and mentor to schools and principals.

“Where else can you be associated with every coach, athlete, student, teacher and parent without having to select a single activity or event; that is the life of a principal.”

​Born May 11, 1951

Beth attended HEB Elementary Schools from 1956-1962.

Career highlights are as follows:
1963-1965 Hurst Junior High: Track and Cheerleading
1966-1969 LD Bell High School: Tennis, Singles District Champion 1969. First female to win District Championship. Won 21 matches in 1969; tied for most wins by a girl tennis player during a season.
Texas Christian University: Taught beginning tennis classes. Graduated with a B.S. Degree in Physical Education in 1972. 1972-1980 Taught Physical Education at Stonegate Elementary.
A founder of HEB Leaps and Bounds Motor Development Program.
Summer Tennis Class Instructor at recreational centers.
Volunteer Work: Cancer Society, PTA Bedford Heights Elementary, Bedford Junior High, Bell High, Tri Cities Baseball, YMCA, Girls Little Dribblers Commissioner 1977-1978.
An outstanding student and team leader. Class and determination were her trademarks.

Born July 16, 1954

Career highlights are as follows:
1972-1997 witnessed and reported most sports milestones for the HEB School District as a sports writer for the Mid-Cities Daily News.
Rob covered more than 250 varsity football games, 500 varsity basketball games, many varsity track, baseball, tennis, golf and gymnastic events.
1998- Present continued to cover the HEB area with the Dallas Morning News.
Recognized by his peers for excellence in community sports coverage.
Provided motivation and inspiration for thousands of young athletes in connection with
Tri-Cities Baseball, Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football, Mid-Cities Basketball, BESA and HUSA.
Placed over 10,000 children’s names and their athletic efforts in print during 20 plus years.
Won National Suburban Newspaper of America and Texas Press Association awards for sports coverage.

Born March 19, 1952
Attended Shady Oaks Elementary from 1958-1963 and Hurst Junior High from 1964-1966.

Career highlights are as follows:
LD Bell HIgh School: Varsity Baseball 1967-1970; first District Championship Team 1969.
Paris Junior College: Baseball Scholarship, two years All Conference 1971-1972.
Pan American University: Baseball Scholarship, Team Captain. Graduated with a degree in Physical Education in 1975.
1975-1981 Hurst Junior High: Teacher
Minor League Baseball: Player for 6 years; Coach and Infield Instructor for the Texas Rangers Minor League Operations. Major League Baseball: Texas Rangers First Base Coach for Manager Toby Harrah. Dugout Coach and Infield Instructor for Manager Kevin Kennedy. First Base Coach for Manager Johnny Oats. Detroit Tigers Third Base/Infield Coach; first team ever to go from worst to first in fielding in consecutive seasons. Montreal Expos appointed First Base Coach in charge of Infield, November 1999.

Born July 24, 1934

Career highlights are as follows:
Wichita Falls High School: Football 3 years; State Champions 1949-1950
1951-1953 Schreiner Institute Kerrville: Football Scholarship; Honorable Mention All American
1953-1955 Midwestern University, Wichita Falls: Football Scholarship
Teacher/Coach: Childress, Kermit, Pampa, Arlington, Forestburg, Lancaster, Florence, Treetops Euless.
Retired from LTV Aerospace. A resident of Euless for over 35 years at the time of his induction.
A founder Mid-Cities Little Dribblers
Mid-Cities Basketball Association; Coached for 23 years (1973-1995); Vice President 1983-1995.
Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football Association: Coached for 8 years (1971-1978)
Euless Baseball Association: Coached 2 years.
Stayed active because of the enjoyment of working with kids and their parents.

Born January 29, 1926

Tom Vandergriff was a politician from Texas. He served as Mayor of Arlington from 1951 to 1977, as a U.S. Representative from Texas’s 26th congressional district from 1983 to 1985, and as County Judge of Tarrant County from 1991 to 2007.  As a politician, he was extremely successful with a multitude of projects including bringing a major baseball team to Arlington, developed the city’s first master plan, brought in the General Motors plant, the first Arlington hospital, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington Stadium, Cowboys Stadium now AT&T Stadium) and the Ballpark in Arlington.  He was an avid proponent for the DFW International Airport and was integral in expanding ASC to UTA.

In 2004, Tom Vandergriff was inducted into the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.  He has accumulated numerous awards for his achievements including buildings and parks named after him, as well as, bronze statues throughout Arlington and Fort Worth.

Born March 19, 1972
Graduated from Bell High School 1990.

Career highlights are as follows:
Shot Put: State 5A Champion 1989 and 1990; state Over All Record 52′ 11″; set USA Indoor Record 49′ 4″ in 1990. First high school girl in history to throw over 50 feet indoors. First place Junior Olympic Trials; ninth place World Junior Olympics; six time All American; first place Southwest Conference 2 years both Indoor and Outdoor. Third in US Trials for World Games 1993. Competed with USA Olympic Team in Scotland. Placed in top 5 at NCCA Indoor and Outdoor meets 1991-1995. Stevanie received full scholarships to Kent State University 1990-1991 and Texas Christian University 1991-1995. She graduated from Harris College of Nursing TCU 1996. Stevanie is active in her church.

Leon Hogg is a relative of Texas Governor, James Hogg.
He moved to Euless, Texas in 1962.

Career highlights are as follows:
Euless Girls Softball Association: Vice President 1977, President 1979-1984.
Held first State TAAF Tournament for Girls Softball in Euless; instituted local tournament for 6-9 year olds.; initiated upgrades for park athletic facilities. Received the Park and Leisure Services “Volunteer of the Year” award 1991-1992. Euless Park and Leisure Services Board: Appointed 1985, Chairman 1989-1996; obtained grant to create Bear Creek Park; refurbished and updated all Euless baseball and softball fields in city parks; started the Parks at the Texas Star.
Euless City Council: Elected 1996; completed Phase 1 of Parks at Texas Star, which was voted best park

design in the state of Texas; completed Golf Courses at Texas Star; completed Phase II of Parks at Texas Star.
Goal for self and city is to make Euless an amateur athletic center.

Career highlights are as follows:
Northside High School, Fort Worth, Texas, 1951
University of Texas at Austin: Captain of Mens Gymnastics Team 1954-1965.
All around Gymnastics Champion Southwest Conference 1965
Clown Diver for Swim Team.
Charter Member/Past President: Gymnastics Teachers Association of Texas, Texas High School Gymnastics Association, Texas Gymnastics Judging Association, Gymnastics Association of Texas. Member United States Olympic Committee 1972-1975-1976.
National Sokol Organization: Gymnast, Education Director, Meet Director of National Championships, Chairman National School Board, Director Public Relations 1990-1995. Chairman of the Board Eagle Mountain Athletic Center/Sokol Fort Worth.

Staging Coordinator: XXII Olympic Games 1984, 10th Pan Am Games 1991.
Coordinator: XX World Gymnastics Championships 1979, American Sokol National Championships 1981.
Trinity High School: Gymnastics Coach 1968-1988.
Age Group Gymnastics Instructor /Director for 23 years.
Started HEB Wrestling Program.
Coached athletes who won numerous All American individual and team awards.

Born August 15, 1953

Career highlights are as follows:
Tri-Cities Baseball, Hurst Junior High, American Legion Baseball
Bell High School: Baseball, District Most Valuable Player 1971; Football, Basketball and Golf.
Paris Junior College: Baseball Scholarship, 2 years All Conference 1972-1973; MVP, All American, Outstanding Athlete Award 1972
Inducted Paris Junior College Sports Hall of Fame 1992
Dallas Baptist University: Baseball Scholarship, All Conference, All American, MVP Baseball Award (later named Marty Scott Award), Outstanding Alumni Award 1993, Associate Athletic Director
Professional Baseball: Drafted by Texas Rangers. Lifetime 292 Hitter Minor Leagues; Baseball All Star Rookie League 1977, AA 1978, AAA 1979-1981
Manager: Tulsa Drifters, Burlington Rangers, St Paul Saints, Team USA 2000 World Cup, 2002 Pan Am

Qualifier Games, 3 League Championships at professional level 1994-1995-1996.
Director of Player Development Texas Rangers 1984-1994; Director of Baseball Operations St Paul Saints 1995-2001.
President: Central Baseball League; Jackson Senators; Shreveport Sports, Fort Worth Cats 2002-Present.

Born May 10, 1930

George Allen “Pat” Summerall was an American professional football player from 1952-1961 who was inducted into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Pat was a television sportscaster who worked for CBS, Fox, and ESPN and announced 16 Super Bowl Games, 26 Masters Tournaments, and 21 US Opens. 

Summerall was iinducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1999. The “Pat Summerall Award” has been presented since 2006 during Super Bowl weekend at the NFL’s headquarters hotel “to a deserving recipient who through their career has demonstrated the character, integrity and leadership both on and off the job that the name Pat Summerall represents.”

Pat is well known for his Charity work which primarily supports St. Jude’s Children Hospital. All proceeds from his annual Legends for Charity event which is held every Super Bowl Weekend go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Born October 31, 1929

Thurman Watson went to high school in Dierks, Arkansas where he played football and basketball. He later attended Tyler Commercial College and Tyler Junior College where he received his Radio Telephone First Class License.
Thurman served in the United States Army and is a Korean War Veteran, discharged as Master Sergeant.
He moved to Euless, Texas in 1959.

Career highlights are as follows:
Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football coach 1962-1970, winning multiple championships. Coach of the Year 1964; won the 1966 Haltom City Championship game.
Coached Junior and Senior Leagues from 1979-1983; coached 3 championship games.
Basketball Coach: Optimist Club 1963-1965, Mid Cities Little Dribblers 1981, Euless Athletic Association 1981-1985.
Mid Cities Pee Wee Football and Cheerleading Board: Senior League Commissioner five years, Vice President five years, President nine years.

Born December 6, 1959

Kent Davis played youth sports at Donna Park Elementary School. He was also involved with Tri-Cities Baseball, Mid Cities Pee Wee Football and Mid Cities Optimist Basketball 1967-1972.

Career highlights are as follows:
Bedford Junior High: Football, basketball, track 1972-1975
LD Bell High School: Basketball. Sophomore of the Year 1976; All District 1977; District 4A-6 Most Valuable Player. All Region, All State, District Champions 1978. Texas-Oklahoma All Star Game
Basketball Scholarships to University of Houston 1978-1979 and Bethany Nazarene College 1979-1982.
N.A.I.A. National Champions 1981
St Mary’s University School of Law 1985
Member : State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, Texas Land Title Association. and First United Methodist Church of Hurst.
Volunteer: American Heart Association, HEB Education Foundation
Coach: Colleyville Youth Basketball, Tri-Cities Baseball, Mid Cities Basketball Association.

Born May 5, 1942

Career highlights are as follows:
Sunray High School 1960: All Region Football, All State Basketball, Regional Qualifier Track, Football All Star Game Amarillo; THSCA Basketball All Star Game Dallas.
College: Clarendon Junior College 1960-1962: Basketball All Conference, All American; West Texas State University 1962-1964, basketball scholarship; Texas Tech University: Masters Degree 1971.
Bell High School 1974-1997: Football, Assistant Coach; Basketball, Head Coach; more than 400 wins, 17 winning seasons, five District Championships, playoffs eight times, record season wins 29.
Overall Coaching Record: Coach of the Year 12 times; 29 tournament championships; six District Runner Ups; seven District Championships; six Bi-District Championships; one Regional Championship; one State Finalist; Top 20 in nation for high school victories 891; Coach TABC All Star Game and Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Born September 2, 1971

Tommy Maddox attended Bedford Heights Elementary School. He was part of Tri Cities Baseball and Mid Cities Little Dribblers 1978-1985. He was MVP Junior Olympics 1982; played Pee Wee Football 1978-1983.

Career highlights are as follows:
Bedford Junior High: Football, Basketball, Track 1983-1986
Bell High School: Football – All District 1987; All District, All Area, All Northeast Tarrant County, All State, Whataburger All State, Parade All American 1988. Basketball – All District 1987, All District , All Area, All Northeast Tarrant County, All State, McDonald’s All American 1988, MVP Good Grades Game 1989. Baseball – All District, All Area.
UCLA: Paq 10 Freshman of the Year; Single Game Passing Record 1990; All American Team, Chevrolet Player of the Game; Single Game Touchdown Record; second player in Paq 10 history to throw over 5000 yards by end of sophomore year 1991.
NFL: Drafted first round Denver Broncos; youngest player to throw a football in NFL game. Other NFL teams: Los Angeles/St Louis Rams, NY Giants, Atlanta Falcons, XFL MVP 2001, Pittsburgh Steelers: Single Game Franchise Record 474 yds & 4 TD Passes; NFL Comeback Player of the Year 2002.

Born April 12, 1942

Dan Martin attended Birdville Elementary 1948-1955; Haltom Junior High 1956-1957; played football at Birdville High school 1958-1960 and track in 1960. He graduated in 1961.
Dan has been a resident of Hurst, Texas since 1965.
He retired from General Motors Arlington Plant.

Career highlights are as follows:
Mid Cities Little Dribblers: Equipment Manager 1978
Mid Cities Pee Wee Football: Assistant Coach 1975; Chargers Head Coach 1976-2003; Consolation Game Fourth Place 1991, Consolation Game Champions three times 1982-1987-1994. Volunteer for 29 years; Coach of the Year seven times.
Field and Equipment Manager 1980-2004
Head Coach for the same team for 29 seasons in Junior League.
Mid Cities Pee Wee Football and Cheerleading Association Board 1980-2003.

Born December 23, 1930

Len Mengwasser went to high school in Jefferson City, Missouri. He attended Jefferson City Junior College, Northeast Missouri State and Texas Woman’s University.
Career highlights are as follows:
Head Coach: Football, track, baseball, golf, girls basketball, boys basketball in Missouri and Illinois.
Euless Junior High: Head Football Coach. Two Undefeated season; three seasons with only one loss, 1965-1968. Vice Principal 1973-1977
Hurst Junior High: Vice Principal 1977-1988
LD Bell High School: Football. Backfield Coach and First Assistant 1968; Head Coach 1969-1970
Member: National Education Association, Texas State Teachers Association; Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Texas High School Coaches Associations, HEB Administrators Association.
Supervisor Hurst Summer Recreation Program
TCIL Football Coach of the Year 1971-1972

Born September 4, 1964

Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a Cuban-American former baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three teams. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He played for the Cubs (1986–1988), Texas Rangers (1989–1993, 1999–2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (1994–1998, 2004–2005).

He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times and earned two Silver Slugger Awards. He is one of only seven players in MLB history to be a member of both the 500 Statistical case for the Hall of Fame.  He also had 3,000 hits and 500 home runs: Palmeiro is one of only seven players in MLB history to achieve both 3,000 career hits (3,020) and 500 home runs (569).

Born July 23, 1922

Bill Souder attended school in Hurst, Texas. He graduated from Carter Riverside High School in 1939. He was the first Postmaster for the city of Hurst, serving for 25 years. He was a member of the Park and Recreation Board and was elected to city council where he served for five years.
Bill was elected Mayor in 1980.
He actively promoted the passage of a bond package for Hurst Athletic Complexes and Parks and Recreational Improvements in 1977.
He pioneered the passage of the half cent sales tax; actively supported the passage of the Pennington Field Bond in 1985.
Bill served as a coach in Hurst’s first Pee Wee Football Program; coached Pee Wee Football and Little League Baseball. He was active in HEB sports booster clubs, promoting all sports.

Born July 1, 1933

Career Highlights as follows:
Floydada High School 1948-1951: Football Team Captain, All Regional, Honorable Mention All State, Green Belt Bowl Defensive Captain West All Stars 1951. Basketball Team Captain, All District. Track Team Captain.
University of Texas: Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts.
Houston Baylor College of Medicine 1959: Doctor of Medicine; Houston Jefferson Davis Hospital 1960; Internship Fort Worth John Peter Smith Hospital 1961. City of Hurst Health Officer 1964-1984.
Founding Member: HEB Harris Methodist, Medical Staff Glenview Hospital, Hurst Optimist Club.
Chief of Staff: Glenview Hospital 1970, HEB Harris Methodist 1973-1974, Company Physician Bell Helicopter 1961-1985.
Bell High School Team Physician 1961-1981: Athletic physicals, medical coverage for football games, treatment of athletic injuries.
Board certified by The American Academy of Family Practice.
Twenty years of giving time and talent to the student athlete in Hurst, Euless and Bedford.

Born August 2, 1948

Dale Hansen is an American sportscaster who formerly worked as the weeknight sports anchor  on ABC‘s Dallas affiliate WFAA.  He also hosted Dale Hansen’s Sports Special on Sundays at 10:35 pm which was consistently one of the highest-rated local programs in Dallas-Fort Worth.  Dale is well known for his “Thank God for Kids” segment and his High School Athlete of the Week.  His segment each night gathered an audience of over 300,000 people. Dale Hansen along with Sean Hamilton kept HEB-ISD sports in the news on a regular basis.  Dale also served as the station’s sports director.

Since 1989, Hansen has been in charge of the Dale Hansen Golf Classic. Starting 2007 The Hansen Foundation sponsors $100,000 of scholarships for University of North Texas students, with the money coming from the annual Dale Hansen Golf Classic.  

Born November 2, 1968

Sammy Katoa went to Euless Junior High School in 1982 and Trinity High School from 1983-1986.

Career highlights are as follows:
Trinity High School: Football Most Valuable Player, All District, All Area, All Northeast Tarrant County, All Tarrant County. Defensive Player of the Year Northeast Tarrant County, Tarrant County, Area, All Texas Super Team, First Tongan American All State football player in Texas.
1986-1987 Idaho Ricks Junior College: Football scholarship. Team Captain, All Conference, All American.
1989 Brigham Young University
1990 Weber State University: Special Team Player of the Year. Studied Criminal Justice.
1991 Drafted by France Argonauts, Euro Bowl Champions.
1992 San Diego Chargers.
1995 City of Euless Public Service Officer
1996 First Tongan American Police Officer in the state of Texas
2001 Officer of the Year
Mid-Cities Optimist Club: Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer.

Career highlights are as follows:
1963 Pachal High School: Basketball – Second Team All State
1965 Wichata State University: Basketball – Team member NCAA Final Four
1970-1972 Poly High School: Basketball Head Coach
1972-1977 Richland High School: Regional Finals
1977-1982 Baylor Head Assistant: All teams made the playoffs
1982-1983 Texas Wesleyan
1983-1986 North Texas
1986-1998 Trinity High School: Basketball – First District Champions in school history 1990; undefeated District Champions, Bi-District Champions, Area Champions 1995. District Champions, Bi-District Champions, Area Champions, Region Champions, State 5-A Runner Up; season Record 32-4; ranked number one in State by The Texas Associated of Basketball Coaches 1996. THS Teacher of the Year 1997.
Co-Founder and first President Texas Association of Basketball Coaches 1975-1977.
Inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame 2000.

Born September 29, 1946

Career highlights are as follows:
Pyote High School: Football – two year letterman; Basketball – four year letterman, East-West all Star; Tennis – State Runner-up Doubles 1961, Doubles State Champion 1963, State Runner-up Singles 1964, Singles State Champion 1965.
Odessa Junior College: Tennis Singles Conference Champion 1966; third in Doubles, qualified for Nationals, Singles Conference Runner-up 1967, qualified for Singles and Doubles for Nationals, Singles semi-finalist at Nationals 1967, named to the All American Team.

North Texas State University 1968-1969: Full Tennis Scholarship, Singles Runner-up Missouri Valley Conference, named to All Conference Team.
Harrison Lane Elementary: Track Coach 1970
LD Bell High School 1971-2000: Teacher, Head Tennis Coach. 18 District Championships, eight Regional Championships; coached three semi-finalists and one State Champion.
Inducted into The Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame in December 2000.
“All men are created equal except the great ones.”

Born May 23, 1946

Career highlights are as follows:
Hurst Junior High 1960: Played football and basketball.
Bell High School 1961-1964: Football District Champions, All District; led district in punting and pass interceptions 1963. Star Telegram Player of the Week two times; All District; led district in punting and pass interceptions; All State 1964. Basketball District, Bi-District, Regional Champions; Starting Guard on the State Final Four Team 1963. District Champions, Team Captain, Honorable Mention All District 1964. Baseball 1963 All District, led team in home runs; pitched no-hit shut out 1964. Big 33 Texas/Pennsylvania All Star
Game 1964; kicked two field goals. Team coached by Bobby Layne, Doak Walker and Harley Sewell.
University of North Texas 1964-1968: Football Freshman Co-Captain; All Missouri Valley three years in a row; All Missouri Valley Split End; All Missouri Valley Punter; Coaches Team All American; Associated Press and UPI Honorable Mention; All American.
​Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 1968. Played in the Canadian Football League.

Born March 27, 1920

Ralph Zeitz played football, basketball and baseball at A.B. Davis High School in Mt. Vernon, New York. He was signed by the New York Yankees right out of high school.
Ralph was a member of the Ex-Pro Baseball Organization.
He played basketball and baseball at Illinois Wesleyan University, where he got his Bachelors Degree.
Ralph got his Masters Degree at North Texas State University.

Career highlights are as follows:
1960 Hurst Junior High: Teacher/Coach
1961-1964 LD Bell High School: Head Basketball Coach. Never lost a District Game in Conference 3-A, winning 22 straight. Two District Championships, two Bi-District Championships, Regional Championship, First Final Four Team from HEB ISD in the State Tournament.
Initiated The City of Euless Recreation Program.
Featured speaker at basketball clinics; conducted TV basketball panel with Boston Celtics NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousey.
Head Basketball Coach: Dallas Bryan Adams, Arlington Oakridge Academy, Fort Worth Christian.
Ralph was three time Coach of the Year and trained many outstanding athletes.

Born December 22, 1939

Dan Beckelman graduated from Handley High School in 1957.

Career highlights are as follows:
Junior High Coach 1964-1969: Haltom, North Oaks, Irma Marsh
Castleberry High School 1970-1976: Coach Cross Country, Track
Trinity High School 1978-1980: Head Girls Coach Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track.
Central Junior High 1980-2002: Coach. Track District Championships: Seventh Grade – Boys (16); Girls (12). Eighth Grade – Boys (18); Girls (12).

Ninth Grade – Boys (17); Girls (14). Cross Country District Championships: Seventh Grade – Boys (12); Girls (10). Eighth Grade – Boys (14); Girls (12). Ninth Grade – Boys (16); Girls (14). Eighth Grade Football Coach (1980-1990): Eight District Championships, Six Undefeated Seasons, Record 78-10-3. Ninth Grade Football Coach (1991-2001): Eight District Championships, Three Undefeated Season, Record 86-18-4.
Director for All HEB Junior High Track Meets 1981-1998.

Born October 11, 1926

Bill Engle went to Greenville High School where he was Football Captain for two years, All District, All State and was Inducted in the High School Sports Hall of Fame. He graduated in 1944. He was in the Merchant Marines for two years; Air Force for two years; Army for two years.

Career highlights are was follows:
1947 Texas A&M University on a football scholarship; Freshman Starter.
1949-1951 East Texas State Teachers College: Football All Lone Star Conference, Little All American.
Coaching Career: Head Football Sheppard AFB, Assistant Football East Texas State, Head Football Wills Point, Assistant Football and Head Basketball Galveston Ball, Assistant Football Irving High School, Head Football Cuero High School
Trinity High School 1969-1987: First ever First Assistant Football, Math Teacher, Driver Education Instructor, Business Administration Teacher, Economics Teacher
Pennington Field 1987-1995: Business Manager of Game Operations and Concessions.

Born January 21, 1965

Willie Henderson went to Bell Manor Elementary from 1971-1977. He participated in youth sports including Tri-Cities Baseball, Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football and Mid Cities Little Dribblers.

Career highlights are as follows:
1977-1980 Central Junior High: Participated in football, basketball and track. Basketball – National Little Dribblers Champions, AAU Jr Olympics 1979. Track – TAAF State Record Mile Run 1979.

1980-1983 Trinity High School: Cross Country Letterman; Regional Qualifier three years.
Track Letterman. Basketball Starter Boys first ever playoff team; All Tournament and MVP in three tournaments 1983; MVP District 7-5A 1983, first team All Area, All County, All Metroplex, All Region; third team All State 1983. Named Silver Anniversary Best Outside Basketball Player in Trinity High School History 1994.
Basketball Scholarship to Midwestern State University 1983, Cooke County College 1984.
Head Boys Basketball Coach: Byers, Whitney , Bowie High Schools.

Born July 19, 2023

David Knuckle graduated from L.D. Bell High School and was a public servant and leader in law enforcement and municipal government for nearly 40 years.  He was a successful police chief in Dallas, Arlington and Grand Prairie. His primary goals were to reduce crime, improve officer morale and increase service to the community and he was successful in reaching his gioals.  In 2022, he was one of the first-ever recipients of the Dallas Mayor’s Distinguished Service Awards, which are given to Dallas residents who made notable service and contributions to the city.

Born September 13, 1947

​Bill Swanson when to Hurst Junior High from 1959-1962 where he played basketball. He was at LD Bell High School from 1962-1965 where he played baseball and basketball. Baseball Letterman. Basketball Highlights: Coached by Ralph Zeitz, All District, State Playoff Final Four Starting Guard, and Three Year Starter.

Texas Christian University 1965-1969: Full Basketball Scholarship; Starting Guard; Letterman 1967-1969; Scholar/Athlete Award; Southwest Conference Champions 1967-1968; NCAA Mid West Regional Tournament (beat Kansas State, lost to University of Houston & Elvin Hayes in second round, coached by Johnny Swaim); BBA Degree Accounting Magna Cum Laude 1969, MBA Degree 1970.
Former Chairman MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas; Former Member Sunbelt Venture Capital Conference; Board Member Holly Hall Retirement Community.
Employed: Arthur Andersen, LLP, Rice University

Born March 28, 1972

Eileen Vanisi went to Central Junior High from 1984-1987 where she participated in basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
1987-1990 Trinity High School: Basketball – All Tournament, All District, All Region, USA Today High School All American. Track – Discus Champion Texas Relays, Regional Champion Shot Put 1989, Regional Champion Discus 1989, State of Texas Discus Champion 1990.

1990-1994 University of Texas Austin: Track and Field – Full Four Year Scholarship; Southwest Conference Shot Put Champion; Four Year Southwest Conference Discus Champion; Collegiate Shot Put Champion 1991; American Junior Record Holder Shot Put 1991; Indoor/Outdoor Collegiate Shot Put Champion 1994; American Collegiate Record Holder 1994; Penn Relays Shot Put Champion 1994; Texas Relays Shot Put Champion 1994.
Finalist in Olympic Trials 1996.
Inducted into University of Texas Track and Field Hall of Fame 1997.
Eight time All American.

Born December 4, 1946

Ben Wilhite went to Haltom High School where he played football, was the school photographer, yearbook editor, and student sports writer for the Mid Cities Daily News. He graduated in 1965.
1969 Bachelors Degree in Journalism and English North Texas State University; Masters Degree in Journalism 1979.
1971-1971 Bedford Junior High Newspaper Advisor
1981-2005 Hurst Junior High Yearbook Advisor; Trinity High School Yearbook Advisor; Cable 28/HEB TV.

Started first school district cable station in North Texas area; produced more than 1200 hours of cable ready student oriented programming; videotaped more than 3000 hours of sports and shot more than 55,000 feet of game film for the HEB Athletic program.
Texas State Semi-Finalst NASA’s Teacher-In-Space Program; Who’s Who among America’s teachers.

Born July 23, 1954

Ronnie Wren went to Central Junior High where he participated in football and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
1968-1971 Trinity High School: Football – Four Year Letterman, Three Year Starter, Most Valuable Player 1969-1970-1971. Two time All District 1970-1971. Tarrant County All Star Team 1972. Featured Blue Chipper “Texas Football” 1971. Track – Four Year Letterman, Discus, Shot Put, Mile Relay.
Ronnie was offered scholarships to University of Arkansas, New Mexico State University, University of Oklahoma, US Naval Academy, University of Texas and Michigan State University. He took a full four year scholarship at the University of Arkansas where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. At the University of Texas he played Intramural Football and Basketball and got his Law Degree.
Volunteer Youth Coach: Girls Softball 1977-1978 and YMCA Swim Team 1991-2001