EST. 1988 . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 31st Year of Existence . . . Our web site has over 1.325 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday October 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Top 10" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 2016 Honoree Victor Maldonado who was the MVP for his Irvin High School Baseball team, umpired National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Independent Professional Baseball for the American Association League, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), NCAA Division I and Division III play and in 2016 he was designated as a standby Umpire for the El Paso Chihuahuas in AAA Pacific Coast play and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 1988 Honoree William C. “Nemo” Herrera who coached Bowie High School to El Paso’s first High School State Baseball Championship in 1949, named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Honor and 4 different Halls of Fame . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Andy Morales
Inducted in 2008
Played baseball four years at Bowie High School under legendary Coach and El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Nemo Herrera
Starting second baseman on 1949 Texas State Champions Bowie Bears
Earned All District honors 3 times
Named to Texas All State Team in 1949
Offered professional contract by the Chicago Cubs in 1950
Declined the offer to play professional baseball
Accepted a football scholarship to the University of New Mexico
A football injury prevented him for pursuing a college career in baseball
Served in United States Navy from 1951-1955
Played baseball for the Naval Air Station in Coronado California
Continued his service to baseball community as an umpire for Little Leagues and High School teams from 1960 to 1965
