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