T-mac Asks: How Is Abner Haynes Not In Texas Hof?

[NT80]

How is Abner Haynes not in Texas HOF?

February 15, 2007

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame will induct another class tonight, and once again Abner Haynes won't be included.

How ridiculous.

The man should be honored solely for breaking the state's college football color barrier, along with Leon King, at North Texas. Even if his social significance isn't considered, Haynes should have been in the Texas HOF based on his credentials a long time ago.

Haynes, a sensational running back/receiver/return man, shined at every level in the state. He led Dallas' Lincoln High to the Prairie View Interscholastic League title game. He broke a bunch of records at North Texas. And he was Dallas' first pro sports supertar, earning the AFL Player of the Year honor as a Dallas Texans rookie in 1960.

Perhaps it was Haynes' fault the franchise moved to Kansas City a few years later. I can't think of any other reason to not include him with other Texas sports legends.

Posted by Tim MacMahon at 3:07 PM

[FirefightnRick]

So True!

Rick

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

---It is a complete travesty. Now so much time has passed that now not many people realize what he accomplished in football or what he meant in the times he played in college. He was an excellent football player in college and in the AFL plus he "broke" the color barrier at what had been all white Texas colleges. They should be ashamed that he is not a member.

[UNTLifer]

I emailed the selection committee this year asking the question and received only a response from Randy Galloway, and he stated that he pushed for Abner Haynes to be selected. It just doesn't make any sense.