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WACO, TX – Former South Plains College track and field coach and current Lubbock Christian University assistant cross county coach James Morris is among 20 finalists for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2007.
The ballot was formulated Tuesday at a meeting of the 28-member selection committee at the Hall of Fame museum in Waco. There were more than 100 nominees from the committee and fan submissions.
Morris was track and field and cross country coach at South Plains College from 1982-2001, during which time he coached 60 individual national champions, 13 national champion relay teams and 16 Olympians. He led SPC to an NJCAA indoor track championship in 1986 and to cross country national titles in 1991, 1996 and 1997. Semi-retired, Morris now assists Clyde Neff as
Six of the 20 finalists from the primary ballot and two of 12 from the veterans ballot will be chosen for induction. The class will be announced in mid-September, and the annual induction banquet is in February in Waco.
This story originally posted by Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Lubbock Online at http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/060807/col_060807008.shtml
TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME
FINALISTS FOR 2007 CLASS
PRIMARY BALLOT
(Six to be inducted)
Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M (softball); Leta Andrews, Granbury High School (girls basketball coach); Bill Bradley, University of Texas (football); Ray Childress, Texas A&M/Houston Oilers (football); Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, University of Texas (basketball); Spike Dykes, Texas Tech (football coach); Dick and Butch Harmon, Houston (golf instruction); Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys (football); Louie Kelcher, SMU (football); Tommy Kramer, Rice (football); Bruce Lietzke, University of Houston (golf); Donna Lopiano, University of Texas (athletic director); Mike Modano, Dallas Stars (hockey); G.A. Moore Jr., Pilot Point and Celina high schools (football coach); James Morris, South Plains College (track and field coach); Kyle Rote Jr., Dallas Tornado (soccer); Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs (basketball coach); Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears (football coach); Leon Spencer, Trinity Valley Community College (basketball coach); Billy Tubbs, Lamar and Oklahoma (basketball coach).
VETERANS BALLOT
(Two to be inducted)
Johnny Roland, University of Missouri/St. Louis Cardinals/New York Giants (football); Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (football); Willie Wells (deceased), Negro Leagues (baseball); Abe Lemons (deceased), University of Texas (basketball coach); Tom Chandler (deceased), Texas A&M (baseball coach); Sue Gunter (deceased), Stephen F. Austin (basketball coach); Dave Marr (deceased), Houston (golf); Ed Sprinkle (deceased), Chicago Bears (football); Goose Gonsoulin, Baylor/Denver Broncos (football); Abner Haynes, North Texas/Dallas Texans (football); Wally Moon, Texas A&M (baseball); Jack Lummus (deceased), Baylor/New York Giants (football).