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Former Houston Astros players Jeff Bagwell, left, and Craig Biggio, right, were presented with their rings after being inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame at the GreenStreet Promenade on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Houston.<\/p>\n
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A ninth class will go into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony Tuesday night at Le Tesserae<\/a>, pushing the Hall of Fame count to 30 when the Texans’ J.J. Watt<\/a>, Astros’ Billy Wagner<\/a> and Dynamo\u2019s Brian Ching<\/a> join the illustrious group.<\/p>\n It will be tough\u00a0to ever top that first class in 2018<\/a> when Nolan Ryan, Earl Campbell and Hakeem Olajuwon all went in together. Since then, the bronze plaques on the Walk of Fame at GreenStreet in downtown Houston have multiplied covering so many of the city\u2019s all-time great athletes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at all 30 Houston Sports Hall of Famers after the 2026 class is inducted\u2026<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Jeff Bagwell, Astros (2021)<\/p>\n Hall of Fame first baseman Jeff Bagwell points to fans during the Hall of Fame Legends Parade in Cooperstown, N.Y., Saturday, July 26, 2025.<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Bagwell<\/a>, who was inducted the same year as longtime teammate Craig Biggio, is one of just three players in the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing an Astros cap. Bagwell holds Astros franchise records with 449 career home runs and 1,529 runs batted in, was the 1991 National League Rookie of the Year and a unanimous 1994 NL MVP, and was a four-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger winner and one-time Gold Glove recipient.<\/p>\n Lance\u00a0Berkman, Rice\/Astros (2024)<\/p>\n The 7th annual Houston Sports Awards Hall of Fame Inductee Lance Berkman, a former Houston Astros player, gives his speech at the ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 713 Music Hall in Houston.<\/p>\n Yi-Chin Lee\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Berkman<\/a> helped the Rice Owls reach their first College World Series in 1997 before going on to play 12 seasons with the Houston Astros, including being a huge part of the 2005 World Series team. The five-time All-Star still has the best career on-base percentage (.410) in Astros history and ranks second in home runs (326) behind only Jeff Bagwell.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Craig Biggio, Astros (2021)<\/p>\n Hall of Famer Craig BIggio and his wife Patty wave to fans during the Hall of Fame Legends Parade in Cooperstown, N.Y., Saturday, July 26, 2025.<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Fittingly,\u00a0Biggio<\/a> went into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame at the same time as his longtime Astros teammate and friend Jeff Bagwell. Biggio, the first player in the Baseball Hall of Fame to wear an Astros cap on his plaque,\u00a0still leads\u00a0the Astros in games played (2,850), hits (3,060) and doubles (668), ranks second in RBIs (1,175) and is third in home runs (291).<\/p>\n Jackie Burke Jr., golf (2019)<\/p>\n Jackie Burke, with microphone, give remarks during ceremonies at the 100th birthday party for Burke at his Champions Golf Club Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Houston, TX.<\/p>\n Michael Wyke\/Contributor<\/p>\n Burke<\/a>, who died in 2024 at 100 years old<\/a>, won the Masters and PGA Championship in 1956 as well as 14 other PGA Tour victories over his 14-year professional career. The World Golf Hall of Famer later co-founded Houston\u2019s Champions Golf Club and helped bring the Ryder Cup there in 1967.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Earl Campbell, Oilers (2018)<\/p>\n Earl Campbell poses for a photo with his Houston Sports Hall of Fame Walk of Fame square is shown during a ceremony on Monday, June 4, 2018, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer \/ Houston Chronicle )<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Campbell<\/a>, who finished his career with two seasons in New Orleans where he played for his good friend Bum Phillips<\/a>, is one of just 11 Texans enshrined by the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the only one to do so by playing every significant moment of his career for a team representing Texas.\u00a0The man known as the Tyler Rose rushed for 8,574 yards in seven seasons with the Oilers, a career number yet to be matched by anyone with a Houston professional football team.<\/p>\n Van Chancellor, Comets (2025)<\/p>\n Former Houston Comets Coach Van Chancellor poses for a photo on the red carpet before being inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Houston.<\/p>\n Elizabeth Conley\/Staff Photographer<\/p>\n Chancellor<\/a> was a successful college coach before being picked as the Houston Comets’ first coach in 1997. In the\u00a0WNBA\u2019s first four years, Chancellor and the Comets went an astounding 114-27 for an .809 winning percentage including the postseason in which the Comets won the league\u2019s first four championships. Chancellor was named the WNBA\u2019s coach of the year in three of those four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Brian Ching, Dynamo (2026)<\/p>\n Brian\u00a0Ching,\u00a0ex\u00a0jugador del Houston Dynamo y de la selecci\u00f3n de f\u00fatbol de Estados Unidos, es fotografiado en el pub\u00a0Pitch 25 de Houston, el martes 6 de mayo de 2025.<\/p>\n Yi-Chin Lee\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Ching is the best Dynamo player of all-time, leading the franchise to back-to-back championships in its first two years in Houston in 2006 and 2007. Ching, who still is the franchise\u2019s all-time leader in goals, endeared himself further to Houston in 2012<\/a> when the Montreal Impact selected him in the MLS expansion draft and he said he\u2019d rather retire than leave Houston and took a paycut to finish his career with the Dynamo.<\/p>\n Roger Clemens, Spring Woods HS\/Astros (2022)<\/p>\n Houston Sports Awards Hall of Fame inductee Roger Clemens, right, helps Toby Keith, left, sing \u201cLet\u2019s Have A Party\u201d during the annual award ceremonies held at the Wortham Theater Center Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 in Houston, TX.<\/p>\n Michael Wyke\/Contributor<\/p>\n Clemens, a\u00a0Spring Woods High School graduate and former University of Texas star<\/a>, pitched for the\u00a0Astros from 2004-06 as part of a 24-season major league career that also included stints with the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Yankees. He won a record seven Cy Young Awards and is third on the all-time strikeout list with 4,672.\u00a0During his three seasons in Houston, the Astros won a playoff series for the first time in franchise history in 2004 and advanced to their first World Series in 2005.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Cynthia Cooper, Comets (2024)<\/p>\n The seventh annual Houston Sports Awards Hall of Fame Inductee Cynthia Cooper, of former Houston Comets, gives her speech at the ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 713 Music Hall in Houston.<\/p>\n Yi-Chin Lee\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Cooper<\/a> helped the Houston Comets win the WNBA\u2019s first four championships, getting named the league MVP in 1997 and 1998 and WNBA Finals MVP for all four titles. Before helping launch the WNBA, Cooper played in three Final Fours with USC and had a big-time professional career overseas. She later coached for 17 years, including five years at Prairie View A&M and four at Texas Southern.<\/p>\n Clyde Drexler, Sterling HS\/UH\/Rockets (2022)<\/p>\n Clyde Drexler shows off his ring during the Ring Ceremony and Walk of Fame Unveiling for the Houston Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Houston.<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Drexler<\/a> graduated from Sterling High School before being a key cog of the University of Houston\u2019s Phi\u00a0Slama Jama\u00a0teams of the early 1980s, helping them to two Final Four appearances, including the 1983 national championship game. After 12 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, he was traded to the Rockets where he helped then win the 1995 NBA title. Drexler, who retired in 1998, was also named one of the top 50 players in NBA history and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2004 and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 Olympic \u201cDream Team.\u201d<\/p>\n George Foreman, boxing (2019)<\/p>\n Bill Worrell, Calvin Murphy share a moment with George Foreman, as he was honored as Houston Hall of Fame inductee Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Houston.<\/p>\n Steve Gonzales\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Foreman<\/a>, who died in 2025<\/a>, won the 1968 heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics and after turning professional won the world championship in 1973 against Joe\u00a0Frazier and again more than 20 years later at age 45 against Michael Moorer. Foreman, who grew up in Fifth Ward, went on to become a huge celebrity with TV appearances and the famed George Foreman Grill, which has sold more than 100 million units since its introduction in 1994.<\/p>\n A.J. Foyt, auto racing (2019)<\/p>\n A.J. Foyt stands inside his racing team’s garage, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Waller, Texas. Foyt has defied death more times than anyone count. From killer bees and capsized boats to triple bypass surgery and terrifying racing accidents, the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 has made it to 88 years old with an irreverent view about death. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez)<\/p>\n Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez\/Associated Press<\/p>\n Foyt<\/a>, who won the Indianapolis 500 four times, was selected by the Associated Press along with Mario Andretti as drivers of the century and is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of\u00a0LeMans. Foyt, who got his start in racing while attending Lamar, San Jacinto and St. Thomas high schools,\u00a0remains active in the\u00a0IndyCar series as owner of the two-car A.J. Foyt Racing team.<\/p>\n Elvin Hayes, UH\/Rockets (2023)<\/p>\n Former Houston Cougar player and Basketball Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes is seen during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame ring ceremony and walk of fame unveiling at House of Blues, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Houston.<\/p>\n Jason Fochtman\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Hayes<\/a>, who went into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990, was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in\u00a0NBA History in 1996. After leading University of Houston to two Final Fours, Hayes was the No. 1 overall pick of the San Diego Rockets. The 12-time All-Star played seven of his 16\u00a0NBA seasons with the Rockets and still ranks fifth on the franchise\u2019s all-time scoring list and second in rebounds. The Rockets retired his number<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n Kenny Houston, Oilers (2025)<\/p>\n Hall of Famer Kenny Houston leads students from Pro-Vision Academy through a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Gridiron Glory, traveling exhibit on the campus of Texas Southern University on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Houston.<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Houston<\/a>, who grew up in\u00a0Lufkin, played linebacker at Prairie View A&M and was drafted by the Oilers in the ninth round in 1967. The Pro Football Hall of Famer\u2019s nine interceptions returned for a touchdown still ranks first in Houston Oilers\/Tennessee Titans history. Houston finished his career with 49 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries. His hard-hitting and ball-hawking style of play helped redefine the role of the defensive back in the NFL.<\/p>\n Andre Johnson, Texans (2021)<\/p>\n Former Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, center, was presented with his ring after being inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame at the GreenStreet Promenade on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Houston.<\/p>\n Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Johnson<\/a>, the Houston Texans’ first Pro Football Hall of\u00a0Famer, played 12 seasons for the Texans after being drafted third overall in 2003. He was selected to seven Pro Bowls while being the only player in NFL history to have 60-plus receptions in each of his first eight seasons. He leads the franchise in every significant receiving category, including receptions (1,012), yards (13,597) and touchdowns (64).<\/p>\n Carl Lewis, UH (2020)<\/p>\n Carl Lewis reacts as Fred Cuellar of Diamond Cutters International struggled to open his ring box during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame Ring Presentation and Walk of Fame Unveiling Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston. Lewis, Mary Lou Retton, Rudy Tomjanovich and the late Bob Lanier were honored at the event.<\/p>\n Steve Gonzales\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Lewis<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s greatest track athletes of all-time, won nine Olympic gold medals and a silver medal from 1984 through 1996. He is one of only three athletes to have won the same event, in his case the long jump, in four successive Olympics, and in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics duplicated the feat of Jesse Owens in 1936 by winning four track and field goad medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 400-meter relay. The former University of Houston star still coaches the school\u2019s track team.<\/p>\n Guy V. Lewis, UH (2021)<\/p>\n Guy V. Lewis is carried off the court at the Astrodome after his team\u2019s 71-69 win over UCLA in 1968.<\/p>\n Ed Kolenovsky, STF \/ AP<\/p>\n The University of Houston basketball coach<\/a>, who died in November 2015 at age 93, was a trailblazing coach who helped integrate college athletics in the South. The\u00a0Naismith Basketball Hall of\u00a0Famer coached the Cougars from 1956-86, leading them to five Final Four appearances, and gained national prominence by beating UCLA in the famed \u201cGame of the Century\u201d<\/a> in 1968 at the Astrodome. His UH record was 592-279, with six Southwest Conference championships and five Final Four appearances.<\/p>\n Bruce Matthews, Oilers (2023)<\/p>\n Former Houston Oilers player and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews holds an image showing his autograph on his walk of fame plaque during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame ring ceremony and walk of fame unveiling at House of Blues, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Houston.<\/p>\n Jason Fochtman\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Matthews<\/a>, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007, played his entire 19-year career with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans. The ninth overall pick of the Oilers in the 1984 draft finished his career by making 14 straight Pro Bowls and his 296 games played are still the most ever by an offensive lineman.<\/p>\n Warren Moon, Oilers (2024)<\/p>\n The 7th annual Houston Sports Awards Hall of Fame Inductee Warren Moon, a former Houston Oilers player, gives his speech at the ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 713 Music Hall in Houston.<\/p>\n Yi-Chin Lee\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Moon<\/a>, who went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006,\u00a0played for the Houston Oilers from 1984 to 1993, leading them to seven straight playoff appearances. Moon was the NFL\u2019s offensive player of the year in 1990. He still is the Houston Oilers\/Tennessee Titans’ all-time leader in passing touchdowns, yards, attempts and completions. After his years in Houston, Moon played for Minnesota, Seattle and Kansas City.<\/p>\n Calvin Murphy, Rockets (2023)<\/p>\n Former Houston Rockets player Basketball Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy is seen during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame ring ceremony and walk of fame unveiling at House of Blues, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Houston.<\/p>\n Jason Fochtman\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Murphy<\/a>, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, played all 13 seasons of his career with the Rockets, including his rookie year in San Diego before the franchise moved to Houston. Murphy, who is part of the Space City Home Network\u2019s broadcast team for Rockets games, still ranks third on the franchise\u2019s all-time scoring list behind only\u00a0Hakeem Olajuwon and James Harden. He also is second in games played behind Olajuwon and second in assists behind Harden.<\/p>\n Hakeem Olajuwon, UH\/Rockets (2018)<\/p>\n Hakeem Olajuwon poses for a photo with his Houston Sports Hall of Fame Walk of Fame square is shown during a ceremony on Monday, June 4, 2018, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer \/ Houston Chronicle )<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Olajuwon<\/a> is the greatest Houston Rockets player of all-time, setting a high bar as a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who carried the franchise to its only two NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, while winning the league\u2019s MVP award in 1994 and getting snubbed for it in 1995 (ask David Robinson how that worked out<\/a>). Olajuwon also is a University of Houston legend, playing a\u00a0central role in the basketball program\u2019s Phi\u00a0Slama Jama era that included three Final Four Trips.<\/p>\n Dan Pastorini, Oilers (2019)<\/p>\n Former Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini displays his hall of fame ring during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame ceremony held at House of Blues 1204 Caroline, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Houston. The other inductees for the 2019 class include Masters champion Jackie Burke Jr., four-time Indianapolis 500 champion A.J. Foyt, and two-time world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman.<\/p>\n Melissa Phillip\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n As the quarterback of the Houston Oilers’\u00a0Luv Ya Blue teams, Pastorini<\/a> was one\u00a0of the city\u2019s most popular athletes. Pastorini, who still lives in the Houston area, played for the Oilers from 1971 through 1979, taking them to two straight AFC Championship Games and making a Pro Bowl in 1975.<\/p>\n Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics (2020)<\/p>\n Mary Lou Retton reacts to a ring that was presented by Fred Cuellar of Diamond Cutters International during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame Ring Presentation and Walk of Fame Unveiling Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston. Retton, Carl Lewis, Rudy Tomjanovich and the late Bob Lanier were honored at the event.<\/p>\n Steve Gonzales\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n Retton<\/a> was born in West Virginia, but moved to Houston in the early 1980s to train with coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi. She won five medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first U.S. woman to win the all-around gold medal. She also won two silver medals and two bronze medals in individual and team events, and she was selected a decade later for the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Nolan Ryan, Alvin HS\/Astros (2018)<\/p>\n Nolan Ryan poses outside the Nolan Ryan Center as the flags of the teams he played for during his career, the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, fly in the background after a news conference on Ryan’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999, in Alvin, Texas. Ryan was elected with the second highest plurality in history. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip0<\/p>\n DAVID J. PHILLIP\/Associated Press<\/p>\n One of the city\u2019s\u00a0iconic No. 34s along with Earl Campbell and Hakeem Olajuwon<\/a>, Nolan Ryan<\/a> got his start at Alvin High School and went on to have one of the most legendary pitching careers in big-league history with records that likely will never be matched, including seven no-hitters, 5,714 career strikeouts and six seasons with at least 300 strikeouts. Ryan pitched nine seasons with the Astros, helping the hometown team reach the postseason three times.<\/p>\n Sheryl\u00a0Swoopes, Comets (2022)<\/p>\n Houston Sports Awards Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl Swoopes, left, acknowledges applause after getting her award by Hannah Storm and Yolanda Adams, right, during the annual award ceremonies, held at the Wortham Theater Center Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 in Houston, TX.<\/p>\n Michael Wyke\/Contributor<\/p>\n Swoopes<\/a>, a collegiate national champion at Texas Tech in 1993, was a linchpin from the start of the Houston Comets’ existence, helping them win the\u00a0WNBA\u2019s first four championships from 1997 to 2000. She was a three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, won the scoring championship twice and was voted an all-star six times. Swoopes was inducted into both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (2016) and the Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame (2017).<\/p>\n Rudy Tomjanovich, Rockets (2020)<\/p>\n Rudy Tomjanovich couldn’t slide his ring on his finger as Fred Cuellar of Diamond Cutters International reacts during the Houston Sports Hall of Fame Ring Presentation and Walk of Fame Unveiling Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston.<\/p>\n Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle \/ Staff photographer<\/p>\n Tomjanovich was a good enough player for the Houston Rockets that he made five All-Star teams and had his number retired by the team. Still, he\u2019s most celebrated for what he did as a head coach, helping guide Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets to back-to-back NBA titles in 1994 and 1995 and uttering one of the most famous phrases in the history of the city: \u201cDon\u2019t ever underestimate the heart of a champion.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Billy Wagner, Astros (2026)<\/p>\n Former Astros pitcher and Hall of Fame Billy Wagner signs a baseball in front of his Hall of Fame plaque before an MLB baseball game in Houston, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The organization retired Wagner\u2019s No. 13 jersey prior to the game.<\/p>\n Jason Fochtman\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Wagner, who went into the Baseball Hall of Fame with an\u00a0Astros cap on his plaque<\/a> in 2025,\u00a0was one of the most successful relief pitchers in MLB history over his 16-year career. His 422 saves are eighth-most all time, and his 225 saves for the Astros are the most in franchise history. His 694 strikeouts in Houston are also the most by an Astros reliever. Wagner was a three-time All-Star for the Astros, won the 1999 National League Rolaid Relief Award and helped the team to four postseason appearances during his Houston tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n Andre Ware, UH (2025)<\/p>\n Former UH and NFL player Andre Ware talks to the media before being inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Houston.<\/p>\n Elizabeth Conley\/Staff Photographer<\/p>\n Ware<\/a>, who also is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, starred at Dickinson High School before going to UH. He shined with the Cougars, winning the Heisman Trophy as a junior when he threw for 4,699 yards and 46 touchdowns, setting 27\u00a0NCAA passing records that season.\u00a0Ware went pro after that season and was the No. 7 overall pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1990 draft. He played three seasons in Detroit, only getting six starts in his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n J.J. Watt, Texans (2026)<\/p>\n Former Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt watches practice during an NFL training camp at Houston Methodist Training Center in Houston, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n Brett Coomer\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n Watt<\/a> is not only the best defensive player in Houston Texans history\u00a0\u2014 his spot in the franchise\u2019s Ring of Honor next to Andre Johnson as the only players to etch their name in the Reliant\u00a0Stadium rafters so far confirms that\u00a0\u2014 but he\u2019s also the best defensive player in the history of professional football in Houston.\u00a0Watt, who will join\u00a0Johnson in the Pro Football Hall of Fame\u00a0as soon as he\u2019s eligible in 2028,\u00a0dominates the Texans\u2019 record books. His 101 sacks in a Houston uniform is 44 more than the Whitney Mercilus, who is second in franchise history. His 172 tackles for loss is 100 more than anyone else and his 282 quarterback hits more than doubles his nearest competitor.<\/p>\n Bill Yeoman, UH (2021)<\/p>\n Yeoman<\/a>, who died at 92<\/a> shortly before his induction, was UH\u2019s head football coach from 1962-86 and the Cougars\u2019 first inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame (in 2001). The father of the Veer offense, he led the Cougars to four Southwest Conference championships while amassing a 160-108-8 record. 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