Men’s Hall of Honor

Jenna McEachern in her book “100 Things” says the Longhorn Hall of Honor is the academy Award of Longhorn athletics.” “Each evening before the final home game, inductees to the ‘award of Merit and Distinction’ entered the Longhorn Hall of Honor.

The Hall of Honor is not the same as a Hall of Fame inductee. The Hall of Honor started in 1957 with the intent to select inductees who had outstanding ability in a sport or sports, character, sportsmanship, and integrity. Someone who has brought great distinction to the University of Texas.

 

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