El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

EST. 1988 . . . WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 35th Year of Existence . . . “From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who served as Sports Editor for the El Paso Herald Post from 1926 to 1981 covering all sports from youth to professional and he has been inducted into 3 Halls of Fame - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe, Great and Healthy Monday August 8, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1990 Honoree Manuel “Manny” Ayala who played for the Bowie High School American Legion baseball team which won the State Championship hitting .391, 4X hitting champion, 6X home run champ, 3X MVP in International League play and he was known as the “Babe Ruth of El Paso Sandlot Baseball” . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.320 Million Views and we Thank You for your continued support

Robert “Bob” Aguirre

President

Raul Real y Vasquez

Vice President

Dana Eisenga

Secretary

Gilbert De La Rosa

Treasurer

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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