13 Persons in the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame:

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

golf, track, basketball, hall of fame, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Mildred Ella Didriksen

Also Known As:

Mildred Ella Didrikson
Babe Didrikson
Babe Zaharias

Nickname(s):

Babe

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

June 26, 1911

Death Date:

September 27, 1956

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Called Babe by childhood friends who thought she batted like Babe Ruth. Name changed from Didriksen after it was accidentally spelled Didrikson. Olympic Gold Medal 1932 in Los Angeles in the javelin and hurdles events, second in high jump. Played semiprofessional women's basketball. Later became a pro golfer, co-founder of the LPGA tour. Considered the greatest female athlete of the 20th century. United States Olympic Hall of Fame 1983. Honored on an 18 cent US postage stamp. National Women's Hall of Fame 1976. International Women's Sports Hall of Fame 1980. World Golf Hall of Fame 1951. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1974. Colorado Women's Hall of Fame 2008. Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1964. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 1974. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Bob Hayes

track, football, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Lee Hayes

Nickname(s):

Bullet Bob

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 20, 1942

Death Date:

September 18, 2002

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Olympic runner. Wide receiver. Team Dallas Cowboys. The only man to win both Olympic gold and a Super Bowl ring. Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor 2001. Pro Football Hall of Fame 2009. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1970. Senior Bowl Hall of Fame 1997. Black College Football Hall of Fame 2011. National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2004. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1976. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2017.

Bobby Morrow

track, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Bobby Joe Morrow

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 15, 1935

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Harlingen, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Sprinter. Olympic Gold Medal 1956 in 100 meters. Olympic Gold Medal 1956 in 200 meters. Olympic Gold Medal 1956 in 4x100 meters relay. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1975. Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1956. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. James E. Sullivan Award 1957.

Carl Lewis

track, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Frederick Carlton Lewis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 1, 1961

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Relationships:

older brother of

Carol Lewis

Older than Carol Lewis by 2 years.

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Brief Facts:

Specializing in sprint and long jump. Won 10 Olympic medals including 9 Olympic Gold Medal wins. 10 World Championships medals, 8 of which were gold. New Jersey Hall of Fame 2010. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1999. Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2005. New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame 2001. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 2001. Jesse Owens Award 1982. Jesse Owens Award 1991. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame 1984. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. University of Houston Cougars Hall of Honor 1998. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013. James E. Sullivan Award 1981.

Clyde Littlefield

coach, track, football, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Clyde Littlefield

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 6, 1892

Death Date:

May 20, 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Track and field coach, later football coach, team University of Texas. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1981. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. Longhorn Men's Hall of Honor 1961. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

Dean Smith

basketball, coach, activist, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Dean Edwards Smith

Also Known As:

Dean E. Smith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 28, 1931

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Emporia, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Basketball head coach, team University of North Carolina Tarheels. Recruited the university's first African-American scholarship basketball player. Pushed for equal treatment for African Americans by local businesses. Supporter of Democratic party causes. Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1996. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2013. Dick Enberg Award 1999. FIBA Hall of Fame 2007. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1983. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Henry Iba Award 1979. Arthur Ashe Courage Award 1998. Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1997. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2015. Longhorn Men's Hall of Honor 1980. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013. John R Wooden Legends of Coaching Award 1999.

Francie Larrieu Smith

track, coach, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Frances Anne Larrieu Smith

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 23, 1952

Age today:

66, 22 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Palo Alto, California, USA

Brief Facts:

The flagbearer at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for the US. Cross country and track coach at Southwestern University. LBSU Athletic Hall of Fame 1992. Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame 1985. National Distance Running Hall of Fame 1999. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1998. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2017.

Fred Wolcott

track, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Fred Wolcott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 28, 1915

Death Date:

January 26, 1972

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Snyder, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Hurdles, world records in early 1040s. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 2005. Rice Athletics Hall of Fame 1970. Texas Sports Hall of Fame 1958. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame. Snyder Athletic Hall of Fame 2005. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

Michael Carter

track, football, coach, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Michael D'Andrea Carter

Nickname(s):

Mike

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 29, 1960

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Relationships:

father of

Michelle Carter

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Descendants:

Michelle Carter

Brief Facts:

Nose Tackle. Teams Southern Methodist University, San Francisco 49ers. Shot put in track meets. National High School Hall of Fame 2010. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2011.

Michelle Carter

track, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Michelle Denee Carter

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

October 12, 1985

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

San Jose, California, USA

Relationships:

daughter of

Michael Carter

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Ancestors:

Michael Carter

Brief Facts:

Make-up artist. Shot put. American best - 67 ft 8 in. Olympic Gold Medal 2016. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2018.

Rafer Johnson

track, actor, sports analyst, basketball, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Rafer Lewis Johnson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 18, 1935

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Hillsboro, Texas, USA

Relationships:

older brother of

Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)

Older than Jimmy Johnson (cornerback) by 2 years.

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Brief Facts:

Decathlon athlete. Olympic Gold in 1960. Also basketball team UCLA. Movie Licence to Kill. Helped Rosey Grier capture Sirhan Sirhan at Robert Kennedy's assassination. California Sports Hall of Fame 2007. California Hall of Fame 2009. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 1984. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1974. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1958. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. National High School Hall of Fame 1990. Theodore Roosevelt Award 1994. James E. Sullivan Award 1960.

Randy Matson

track, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

James Randel Matson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 5, 1945

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Pampa, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Shot put. Olympic Gold Medal 1968. Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame 1990. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1984. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2012. National High School Hall of Fame 1988. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013. James E. Sullivan Award 1967. Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame 1972.

Stan Huntsman

track, coach, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Stanley Houser Huntsman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 20, 1932

Death Date:

November 23, 2016

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Scottdale, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Coached track at universities and Olympics. Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Longhorn Men's Hall of Honor 2000. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 2004. Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2009. Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2017.