EPBBHOF 1994-95-96

EPBBHOF ALBUM COVER 1994-95-96

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JACK HARRIS

Inducted in 1994 Began his baseball journey at age 8 Played for Ysleta High School and during his senior year, he hit .356 playing third base and earning All District honors while leading the Indians to the District Championship Played at Texas Western for Coach Andy Cohen starting at shortstop for two years His senior year he had a .304 batting average From 1961-1964, he played City and Forti’s League hitting form .345 to .420 and made the All Star team twice Following college he played Winter Ball for the Los Angeles Angels prospects team and was the only free agent to sign during Spring Training Assigned to Quad Cities Angels in 1965 before the National Guard called him to active duty Returned to El Paso in 1967 to play and manage 777 Club to city crown Gained multiple All Star honors and in the early 1970’s hit over .400 and was named Most Valuable Player Served as Officer and President of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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LARRY MCFARLIN

Inducted in 1994 Little League All Star Pitcher and third baseman in San Francisco All Star for Pony League in Virginia Four year letterman in high school in Wisconsin Led his high school team and conference in hitting with .463, .545 and .568 averages Played for Texas Western College in 1963 Played one year of college basketball under Moe Iba Played baseball for Miners hitting .368, .348 and .386 during his collegiate career for Miners Team leader in offensive categories Played professionally for California Angels Class A team in Idaho Falls Idaho and was only team member selected to All Star Team Returned to El Paso in 1968 where he played fast pitch softball Coached Freshman baseball at MacArthur Junior High from 1975-1978 Succeeded Andy Cohen and coached UTEP baseball team in 1979 and 1980

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JOE CASTILLO

Inducted in 1994 By age 14, he already had an outstanding baseball career Started playing Semi-Professional baseball at age 16 In 1951, he played Shortstop and Pitcher and led Jefferson High School to a District Championship Signed by Syd Cohen in 1953 as an infielder by Bisbee-Douglas of the Arizona-Texas League Played shortstop and second base while enlisted and serving in the Marine Corps In 1956, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization Managed and played in the City League starting in 1956 winning several City and Lower Valley titles Earned “Manager of the Year” honor in 1959 In 1969, he joined the El Paso Umpires Association and worked high school and UTEP games Retired as a umpire to devote his time to coaching his Sons from Little League to Thoroughbred League His Son Frank enjoyed All District and All City career at Eastwood High School and later signed with the Chicago Cubs

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FRANK FLORES

Inducted in 1994 Began playing Semi-Pro at age 15 in El Paso and Juarez Played on championship teams from 1947 to 1954 From 1947 to 1949, he played for first place champions Fred Hervey baseball team and won the batting title averaging .398 Led championship teams again from 1965-1967 and 1972 to 1974 He played on one last championship team in 1977 During his 41 years playing baseball he had a .340 batting average Recognized as a team player who feels that baseball promotes discipline and self confidence Played for the love of the game and baseball will always live in his heart

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JUAN GONZALES

Inducted in 1994 Affectionately known as “Mr. Southside” A fixture in all youth sports including baseball since 1961 Created the Southeast T-Birds Association which has been a dominant force for over 50 years in youth sports In 1964, organized with Gene Stogner a city program for 8 to 12 year old boys and girls to participate in sports Gained grants from Wyler Foundation to assist south side youth with registration funds for participation in sports Privately raised over a $100,000 to fund positive sports activities for boys and girls Served as Park Director for Boys Baseball of El Paso Served as Deputy Commissioner for AABC Baseball Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle programs

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RANDOLPH YOUNG

Inducted in 1994 Elected to Milliken University Hall of Fame in Decatur Illinois Played Professional football for George Halas on the team that was the forerunner of the Chicago Bears In the 1920’s, he pitched for Fort Bayard New Mexico in the Copper League Moved to El Paso and umpired from the late 1930’s until his death in 1975 Served as President for over 25 years of the El Paso Umpires Association Inducted into the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame in 1976 Thousands of El Paso athletes benefited from his leadership and wisdom

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JOE OVERTON

Inducted in 1995 In 1963, he led the Auburn Tigers to the Southeastern Conference Baseball Championship He pitched the Tigers to the College World Series Regionals also in 1963 1963 was a banner year for him as the honors continued as he was Named “Most Valuable Player” and “All Southeastern Conference Pitcher” Started his professional career in 1963 when he signed with the San Francisco Giants In 1964, he pitched in “AA” with the Springfield Giants and led the Eastern League with a 1.72 Earned Run Average He won 14 games pitching for the Tacoma Giants in 1965 in the Pacific Coast League Retired in 1969 after winning 54 games in his professional career Accepted a position as the El Paso Sun Kings pitching coach From 1976 to 1984, he coached the Coronado High School Varsity Baseball team Enjoyed his best season winning the District and Bi-District Championships with a 14-0 record in 1984 Voted “Coach of the Year” in 1984 his final season coaching high school

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RUBEN TORRES

Inducted in 1995 Started playing at age 12 Averaged 10 strikeouts per game pitching for the Merced Aztecs in 1956 Chosen “Outstanding Pitcher” in the California Mexican League In 1957, he pitched the Aztecs to second place in the United States Army Tournament Starting in 1962, he won 7 “Outstanding Pitcher” and 6 “Most Valuable Player” awards over the next 28 years Struck out 21 batters in one game In 1969, he set the record in both the Dona Ana and the Lower Valley Leagues for consecutive “Outstanding Pitcher” and “Shut Out” awards Played for the Semi-Pro La Union Farmers, La Mesa Blue Jays, Ysleta Merchants and the El Paso Sports Club In 1981, he led the Austin Thoroughbred baseball team to the City Championship and the Regional Tournament in Arlington Texas Also played fast pitch softball in the Industrial Softball League Served as President of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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BOB HAYNESWORTH

Inducted in 1995 A broken ankle in college ended his athletic career in college but channeled his energies towards nurturing baseball with his creativity In 1950, he organized a group of people to form the first Little League Baseball Program in El Paso He convinced the city to build Roger Brown Park on the Houston School grounds He ushered in the first Little League park in the country to play games under the lights He started the program with only twelve teams as its Commissioner and grew the program to over 300 teams In the early 1960’s, he organized investors to take over and save the failing El Paso Sun Kings professional baseball club Under his management expertise and guidance not only was the club saved but won the Texas League championship in 1962 Honored for his work by many civic organizations in El Paso Won the Humanitarian Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews

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RICK BUTLER

Inducted in 1995 Over 40 year career coaching and playing As a high school freshman, he was the leading hitter for the Burges High School Junior Varsity District Championship team Named All District his sophomore, junior and senior seasons His senior year he had 10 Home Runs, 37 RBI’s and a .513 batting average Earned baseball scholarship to Texas Christian University and led the Horn Frogs freshman team in hitting and runs batted in Returned to El Paso and led UTEP in home runs and runs batted in for each of his three seasons with the Miners As a senior in 1971 he hit .240 overall and .370 in the Western Athletic Conference Began his coaching career in 1974 as the Junior Varsity Baseball Coach at Austin High School In 1981, he became Head Coach for the Jefferson High School Silver Foxes In his first ten years at Jefferson, he led the Foxes to District Championships 1989 and 1995 and the playoffs 4 times

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MANNY PONSFORD

Inducted in 1995 Great all-around athlete as a teenager and played on championship teams in football, basketball and baseball Won the YMCA International Hexathlon Championship for boys 18 and under Recognized as one of the University of Texas’ Greatest Athletes Member of the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor Council Lettered in basketball and baseball at the University of Texas Named All Southwest Conference as a Pitcher in 1924 pitching on a championship squad which went 29-1 His most memorable performance was against Ted Lyons who later became an all-time Chicago White Sox pitcher He and Lyons who was pitching for Baylor University at the time matched up for twelve innings with Ponsford and the Horns prevailing 4-3 That season he won 12 games without a defeat Declined the opportunity to turn pro but maintained a high profile in El Paso pitching Semi-Pro baseball and softball

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DAVID YTURRALDE

Inducted in 1995 Native El Pasoan who started his baseball career in 1928 at the age of 15 playing in the Boyland League Also played in the Mex-Tex, Big-Five, Commercial, International and City Leagues Played 40 years and won 6 Gold Glove awards Won 7 Stolen Base and 9 “Outstanding Player” awards Recognized as being one of the best players in the Southwest during the 1930’s and 1940’s playing second base and leading his leagues in stolen bases Played until 1958 and then began a career as a Umpire His total baseball journey covered 54 years

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JIM PUFAL

Inducted in 1996 Played baseball for Austin High School 1946-1947 Played baseball for Ysleta High School 1948-1949 Played freshman football for Texas Western 1949 Played baseball for Coach August “Bibb” Falk and the University of Texas 1950-1952 1952-1955 played baseball while enlisted in United States Army Assistant Coach at University of Texas for Coach Falk 1955-1957 Coached at Bel Air High School from 1958 to 1968 Coached fellow El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Hague Teams won District and Bi-District titles Named High School Coach of the Year 1961, 1962 and 1972 Coached Parkland High School from 1970 to 1972 District Championship team in 1972 Coached at Eastwood High School and continued to win District and Bi-District championships Named High School Coach of the Year while coaching Eastwood Past President of the El Paso Coaches Association Scout for the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers

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TOMAS (EL TOMISKI) ARCINIEGA

Inducted in 1996 Played professional baseball for both the El Paso Texans and the Juarez Indios Many consider him the “best catcher ever to come out of El Paso” Signed by the New York Yankees in the mid-1930’s and assigned to the East Texas League Since Mexicans were not welcomed in the league, his name was changed to “Tomiski” a nickname which was to stick for the rest of his life Later played on all the top local Semi-Pro teams as well as the two professional border teams Served in the Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart Coached a number of youth teams and also coached at Cathedral High School

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JUAN (JOHNNY) HUERTA

Inducted in 1996 Started playing in the Boyland League in 1940 Played in various El Paso and Juarez Semi-Professional leagues Offered a contract in the Mexican League in 1950 As a pitcher he won 201 games and lost only 23 Selected for a National Tournament in Mexico in 1956 Managed softball teams Played on 1961 and 1962 World Softball Champion Dautrich Realty teams Played shortstop on 5 Mexican National tournaments and 10 USA World Tournaments All District and All City player for Bowie High School All American at Softball World Tournament in 1962 Named “Mr. Softball of El Paso” in 1973 Inducted in Bowie High School Hall of Fame Inducted in El Paso Softball Hall of Fame

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BILLY A BORREGO

Inducted in 1996 Started playing little league baseball in 1948 Started playing Semi-Pro baseball in 1957 Played in the Old International and Lower Valley Leagues with San Elizario Played in the Juarez League during the winter months for 5 years During his Semi-Pro career he won 324 games as a pitcher and lost 134 Pitched in 24 All Star games Named Most Valuable Player 9 times Pitched several no-hitters and numerous one and two hitters Lifetime batting average of .408 Coached youth baseball for 9 years

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TOMMY ZUBIATE

Inducted in 1996 Started playing baseball at 8 Outstanding player in Babe Ruth and American Legion baseball Played on American Legion team for Coach Albert Harris and was the catcher for Raul Medrano who is a member of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Fellow El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame members Frank Johnson, Joe Hague and Jack Harris were teammates on American Legion team Led Bel Air High School to its first District Championship in 1961 Earned All Star Honors 5 times as a catcher for several Semi-Pro teams Member of the El Paso and Texas Umpires Association

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D JOE WILLIAMS

Inducted in 1996 A pioneer not only as an outstanding ballplayer but also as a Coach and Administrator One of the first African Americans to play in the Junior League in McAllen Texas in the late 1940’s Hit over .400 and was outstanding pitcher and first baseman Had a 10-3 won lost pitching record with 78 strikeouts and 26 stolen bases in high school Played Semi-Pro Negro League baseball at age 16 Scouted by the St. Louis Browns in 1953 First African American to participate in collegiate sports (baseball, cross country, track) in Texas for Pan American University in 1954 Hit .265 with 5 stolen bases for Pan American University Selected “All Star Pitcher” for the Viejos twice Led the league in strikeouts in 1979 Coached at Charlie Brown High School in West Columbia Texas Head Coach at Fabens High School for 5 years Won 3 District Championships and played in Regional Finals 3 years Umpired all levels of baseball Outstanding Player and Coach in Semi-Pro leagues for Fabens Original Member of Board of Directors for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Served as President of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors

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