Texas Lions Hall of Fame

 

“Elevation of Lions into the Texas Lions Hall of Fame bestows an honor upon one who has been outstanding in using their time, talents, and resources to further the cause of humanitarian services.” 

Hall of Fame Requirements for Nominees

 

*  indicates deceased
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Year Deceased Name City District
2024 Andy Rodriguez Gonzales 2-S5
2024 * Betty Ezell Houston 2-S2
2024 Gary Linker Lubbock 2-T2
2024 Gilbert Blancas El Paso 2-T3
2024 Lawrence L Sanchez Killeen 2-X3
2024 Roderick "Rod" Chisholm III San Antonio 2-A2
2023 Bill Craddock Canyon 2-T1
2023 Norman Gould Midland 2-A1
2023 Randall Morris Dallas 2-S1
2023 Ronnie Martin Brazosport 2-S4
2023 Scott Evans Stephenville 2-E1
2022 Cesar Montelongo Donna 2-A3
2022 Danny Fletcher Dallas 2-X1
2022 David Gramm The Colony 2-E2
2022 Larry Nicholson Liberty Hill 2-S3
2022 Nancy VanAlstine Marshall 2-X2
2021 Charles B. Martin Houston 2-S2
2021 * Duane Howell Lubbock 2-T2
2021 * M.D. "Mac" McCain Quemado 2-A2
2021 Richard Surface Killeen 2-X3
2021 Rocco Viera El Paso 2-T3
2021 Ron Gay College Station 2-S5
2020 Gary Sult Stephenville 2-E1
2020 * John Simpson Yorktown 2-S4
2020 Sid Shaw Hereford 2-T1
2020 Tom Blasé Midland 2-A1
2020 Waldo Dalchau Brenham 2-S1
2019 Becky Whitenack Judson 2-X2
2019 Jim Coleman Lewisville 2-E2
2019 Joseph Montag Carrollton 2-X1
2019 Mark Todd Portland 2-A3
2019 Thomas Burrell Manor 2-S3
2018 Bernard J. "Bernie" Gradel, Jr. Lubbock 2-T2
2018 Dr. Anthony G. "Tony" Braddick Humble 2-S2
2018 Jessie Bryan Caldwell 2-S5
2018 John Tramp Killeen 2-X3
2018 Sam E. Pantusa San Antonio 2-A2
2018 * William G. "Bill" Driscoll Jr. El Paso 2-T3
2017 Billy Wood Graham 2-E1
2017 John Hancock San Angelo 2-A1
2017 * L.E. "Stump" Weatherford Orange 2-S1
2017 Lewis Gardner Angleton 2-S4
2017 Ray White Amarillo 2-T1
2017 Sam Lindsey Kosse 2-X3
2016 Angela Nicholson Liberty Hill 2-S3
2016 Don Johnson Dallas 2-X1
2016 * Helen Muse Laferia 2-A3
2016 Jan Carrington Denton 2-E2
2016 Leon VanAlstine Marshall 2-X2
2015 * C. Don Robinson Houston 2-S2
2015 * Charles Stout Temple 2-X3
2015 Charles Villeneuve Seguin 2-S5
2015 * Dean Royalty El Paso 2-T3
2015 * Joe Hargove Crosbyton 2-T2
2015 * John Seale Kerrville 2-A2
2014 Alvin Z. Owen San Angelo 2-A1
2014 * Ernest Opella Bay City 2-S4
2014 Hal Griffin Abilene 2-E1
2014 Harold Yost Lufkin 2-S1
2014 Jack King Amarillo 2-T1
2013 * Charles Norwood Richardson 2-X1
2013 Dennis Heitkamp New Braunfels 2-S3
2013 * Dr. Clayton Roth Aransas Pass 2-A3
2013 Jackie Bowling Mineola 2-X2
2013 Rick Stoorza Aledo 2-E2
2012 * Chuck Fisher Lubbock 2-T2
2012 Clarence Wolshol Giddings 2-S5
2012 Ernesto "T.J." Tijerina Del Rio 2-A2
2012 Frances Cherry El Paso 2-T3
2012 Gladys Tramp Killeen 2-X3
2012 * Ronald Landers Houston 2-S2
2011 Allen Lamb Abilene 2-E1
2011 * Bev Stebbins Arlington 2-E2
2011 John Carstarphen Galveston 2-S4
2011 Joyce Downie San Angelo 2-A1
2011 Paul Mayberry Lufkin 2-S1
2011 * Wayne Smith Dumas 2-T1
2010 * Al Jara Fort Worth 2-E2
2010 * Bill Daniels San Marcus 2-S3
2010 Brian Whitenack Longview 2-X2
2010 * George Jackson Corpus Christi 2-A3
2010 John Eads DeSoto 2-X1
2009 * Art Cook Lubbock 2-T2
2009 Don Peppard El Paso 2-T3
2009 Irv C. Wishnow Houston 2-S2
2009 * John Kimbrough San Antonio 2-A2
2009 Richard "Dick" Robinson Killeen 2-X3
2009 Ron Heinemeyer Seguin 2-S5
2008 * Billy Wheeler Victoria 2-S4
2008 * Bruce Rickert Carthage 2-S1
2008 * James L. "Jim" Wilks Sweetwater 2-A1
2008 Jim Wilson Amarillo 2-T1
2008 William H. "Bill" Terry Tuscola 2-E1
2007 Bill Melton Dallas 2-X1
2007 * Billy Graham Gainesville 2-E2
2007 Carol French Kilgore 2-X2
2007 * Glynn Kaigler Portland 2-A3
2007 J.P. Kirksey Austin 2-S3
2006 * Alvin Coleman Palestine 2-X3
2006 * Charles Shannon Ropesville 2-T2
2006 * James A. Blocklinger Del Rio 2-A2
2006 * LeRoy Hufford El Paso 2-T3
2006 Pat H. Brennan Conroe 2-S2
2006 Uel Stockard Bryan 2-S5
2005 C. Lee Smith Clyde 2-E1
2005 * Earl Long Amarillo 2-T1
2005 * Ike Fitgerald Midland 2-A1
2005 * Jack Grounds Sugarland 2-S4
2005 * S.R. "Moe" Cully Nederland 2-S1
2004 * Allan Howard Snyder, Jr. Dallas 2-X1
2004 * C.J. "Smokey" Stevens, Jr. Texarkana 2-X2
2004 * J.L. Akridge Georgetown 2-S3
2004 Jack G. Adkison River Oaks 2-E2
2004 * William "Bill" Manix Corpus Christi 2-A3
2003 Aubrey Cherry El Paso 2-T3
2003 * D.H. "Dick" Alphin San Antonio 2-A2
2003 Eldon Kenneth "Ken" Schroeder China Spring 2-X3
2003 * Gerry Chandler Criswell Bryan 2-S5
2003 * Jack Strong, Jr. Lubbock 2-T2
2003 * James "Bud" McCune Huffman 2-S2
2002 Dr. Bubba Hirsch Trinity 2-S1
2002 * Dr. Kenneth Waugh Canyon 2-T1
2002 * John P. Richardson Beeville 2-S4
2002 * Luren C. Campbell Olney 2-E1
2002 Verschel H. Smith Sweetwater 2-A1
2001 * Connie de la Garza Harlengin 2-A3
2001 David V. "Ike" Boling Rockport 2-A3
2001 * Francisco "Pancho" Luna Dallas 2-X1
2001 * Jack Wakin Wake Village 2-X2
2001 * Odis Pharr Pantego 2-E2
2001 * William "Bill" Kolodzie New Braunfels 2-S3
2000 * Ben Baker Waco 2-X2
2000 * David Kalich Weimar 2-S5
2000 * E.F. "Trip" Triplett Fort Stockton 2-T3
2000 Michael Rourke San Antonio 2-A2
2000 * Tut Tawwater Plainview 2-T2
2000 * Vernon Carmichael Missouri City 2-S2
1999 * Harland B. Brancel San Angelo 2-A1
1999 * Leon Adickes Hemphill 2-S1
1999 Rick Garrett Amarillo 2-T1
1999 * Stan M. Sheppard Missouri City 2-S4
1999 * Tom B. Ward Breckenridge 2-E1
1998 * Herbert B. "Doc" Daniels, Jr. Tyler 2-X2
1998 * Jack A. Harris Fort Worth 2-E2
1998 Richard S. "Rick" Talbert Weslaco 2-A3
1998 * Roy H. Byers Blanco 2-S3
1998 * Sylvan Moritz Dallas 2-X1
1997 * Francis "Frank" LeRoux El Paso 2-T3
1997 * Fred A. Bender Temple 2-X3
1997 * George L. Conner Houston 2-S2
1997 * Hoyce McMurtry Lubbock 2-T2
1997 Joe Al Picone Brenham 2-S5
1997 * Mel Smith Universal City 2-A2
1996 * Irvin D. Hiler Abilene 2-E1
1996 * James C. Wheeler Amarillo 2-T1
1996 * Paul Palmer Early 2-A1
1996 * W.R. "Wally" Niemeyer Dickinson 2-S4
1996 * Wilber C. Boulet Port Arthur 2-S1
1995 * Burton E. Diebel Alice 2-A3
1995 * Ed Stebbins Arlington 2-E2
1995 * Jack W. Wise New Braunfels 2-S3
1995 * Marion B. Snider Dallas 2-X1
1995 * R.J. "Jim" Williams Marshall 2-X2
1994 * Charles W. Philipp Pearland 2-S4
1994 * Crawford H. Drever Killeen 2-X3
1994 * Joe C. Parish Odessa 2-T3
1994 * Lytle H. Blankenship Uvalde 2-A2
1994 Mark Anderson Eagle Lake 2-S5
1994 Marshall W. Cooper Beaumont 2-S1
1994 * N.K. Snodgrass Lubbock 2-T2
1993 * Dave Donnell Brazoria 2-S4
1993 Jimmy M. Ross Canyon 2-T1
1993 * John B. Kendrick Mineral Wells 2-E1
1993 * Leonard Hanson Midland 2-A1
1993 * R. Roy Keaton Weatherford 2-E1
1993 * William D. "Bill" Maudlin Jackson 2-E1
1992 * Garvis Gilbert Cypress Springs 2-X2
1992 * George E. Bushong Park Cities 2-X1
1992 * J. T. Hinkle River Oaks 2-E2
1992 * Orville Harris Corpus Christi 2-A3
1992 * Willie Kocurek Austin 2-S3
1991 * F. Ray McLaughlin Alpine 2-T3
1991 * Freddie A. Wolters College Station 2-S5
1991 * H. M. "Hack" Lasater McLean 2-T2
1991 * Jack Baggett Corsicana 2-X3
1991 * John J. Tryling Houston 2-S2
1991 * Sidney Schwartz San Antonio 2-A2
1990 * Chester E. Stout Carthage 2-S1
1990 * Conner S. Scott Brownwood 2-A1
1990 * James H. Wheeler, Jr. Abilene 2-E1
1990 * Jimmie Pigman, Jr. Dalhart 2-T1
1990 * Leslie "Will" Collins El Campo 2-S4
1989 * Dr. W. R. Cheatham Daingerfield 2-X2
1989 * Harry E. Rankin Fort Worth 2-E2
1989 * Leroy "Atta-Boy" Cornelius Portland 2-A3
1989 * Lindall "Lin" Rose New Braunfels 2-S3
1989 * W. T. "Dub" Nelson Dallas 2-X1
1988 * "Zot" Zotarelli San Antonio 2-A2
1988 * C. E. Carruth Andrews 2-T3
1988 * C. Howard Leveret, Jr. Houston 2-S2
1988 * J. A. Houston Waco 2-X3
1988 * J. J. Sharnberg Lubbock 2-T2
1988 * Melvin Smith Houston 2-S2
1987 * Carl O. Hyde Midland 2-A1
1987 * Glenn C. Portis Cuero 2-S4
1987 * Joe B. Redman Beaumont 2-S1
1987 * Raymond White Hereford 2-T1
1987 * T. Loren Maples Graham 2-E1
1986 * Bill Hudson Denton 2-E2
1986 * Chester E. Penick White Oak 2-X2
1986 * Dexter Anderson Eagle Lake 2-S3
1986 * F. Hall Brown, Jr. Dallas 2-X1
1986 M.P. "Mike" Butler Kerrville 2-A2
1986 Ray Hughston Brownsville 2-A3
1985 * Doug R. Beauchamp Corsicana 2-X3
1985 * Fred Hamilton Hockley 2-S2
1985 * Reynold H. "Rey" Costa San Antonio 2-A2
1984 * Chris Roark Groves 2-S1
1984 * D.L. Ligon Wichita Falls 2-E1
1984 * George M. Thompson Sweetwater 2-A1
1984 * John F. Morriss Woodsboro 2-S4
1984 * Larry K. Fuller Amarillo 2-T1
1983 * Albert W. Brown Denison 2-E2
1983 * Alfred N. Rogers McAllen 2-A3
1983 * Don L. Hamilton Tyler 2-X2
1983 * James H. Harbin Waxahachie 2-X1
1983 * Robert F. Koenecke Seguin 2-S3
1982 * Allen Reeves El Paso 2-T3
1982 * G.S. "Sealie" McCreless San Antonio 2-A2
1982 * Herbert F. Barsh Waco 2-X3
1982 * J. Andrew Smith San Antonio 2-A2
1982 * J.L. "Jimmy" McPhearson Houston 2-S2
1981 * A.G. "Dee" Martini Sugarland 2-S4
1981 * Edgar O. "Ed" Skypala Hereford 2-T2
1981 * George P. Futch, Jr. Henderson 2-S1
1981 * Roy A. Minear Midland 2-A1
1981 * Rupert N. Richardson Abilene 2-E1
1980 * A.B. "Buck" Morgan Grand Prairie 2-X2
1980 * Hyman Laufer Kilgore 2-X2
1980 * R.C. Franks Bryan 2-S3
1979 * Edwin H. Flood Amarillo 2-T1
1979 * Raford Hair El Paso 2-T3
1979 * Roy N. Davis Weslaco 2-A3
1979 * Verne L. Carrington Denton 2-E2
1978 * Don A. Buckalew Conroe 2-S2
1978 * Joe B. Parr Houston 2-S2
1978 * Joe E. Childers Abilene 2-E1
1978 * R.M. "Bob" Arnold Gatesville 2-X3
1977 * Robert E. Price Port Arthur 2-S1
1975 * D. Schley Riley Big Spring 2-T2
1975 * P.E. Shotwell Abilene 2-E1
1975 * Randall B. Watkins Abilene 2-E1
1975 * W.L. Eldemon Friona 2-T1
1974 * Everett J. Grindstaff Ballinger 2-A1
1974 * Jesse "Guy" Smith Commerce 2-X1
1974 * Robert C. "Bob" Coffey Longview 2-X2
1973 * Charles F. Williams Fort Worth 2-E2
1973 * Frank Robertson Kerrville 2-A2
1973 * J.B. Wooldridge Anahuac 2-S1
1973 * Jack Wiech Brownsville 2-A3
1972 * David A. Evans Texas City 2-S4
1972 * Don D. Zimmerman Hereford 2-T1
1972 * Dr. Richard A. Self Dallas 2-X1
1972 * E.B. "Tex" Mayer LaGrange 2-S3
1972 * E.H. "Eddie" Munger Houston 2-S2
1972 * Fred Grimes Hillsboro 2-X3
1972 * Herb C. Petry, Jr. Carrizo Springs 2-A2
1972 * Joe Fisher Beaumont 2-S1
1972 * Julien C. Hyer Dallas 2-X1
1972 * R.A. Lipscomb Lubbock 2-T2
1972 * W. Bryan Sparks Cooper 2-X2
1972 * Wilbur M. Abbey Port Arthur 2-S1
1972 * Wilfred R. McDonald Fort Worth 2-E1