El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame
To honor those men and women who have in their athletic fields of endeavor brought great credit upon themselves and El Paso County.
The latest announcements, stories, and updates from the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.
In Memoriam
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June 01, 2026
The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame mourns the passing of Joe Gomez, one of the most devoted supporters of El Paso athletics who ever lived. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006 in the Supporter of Athletics category, Joe’s name became synonymous with the very best of what that honor represents.
Read MoreApril 09, 2026
On behalf of our title sponsor, the El Paso Sports Commission, we are pleased to announce the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
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Dear El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Committee Members:
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February 06, 2025
Ruben R. Ramirez, current El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame President would like to make the Hall Committee aware that Carolina Olivas Mendoza, an El Paso native and the sister of Hall of Famers Sal and Bernie Olivas has passed away at the age of 80.
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January 02, 2025
Happy New Year to all and on a sad note to start 2025 we would like to inform you that Midland, Texas native and 2004 El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Elliott passed away December 31, 2024.
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September 27, 2024
We would like to inform you of the passing of Mr. Bufe Morrison at the age of 85 this past Sunday.
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September 20, 2024
Bobby Goldfarb passed away on September 18, 2024, at 97 years of age.
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September 10, 2024
We would like to inform you of the passing of Mr. Jon Sanders, age 86, known by many as a quiet, humble person whom you would never have known by talking to him that he was a 1994 inductee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.
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July 07, 2024
Danny McKillip — “A Track and Field Coaching Icon”
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May 14, 2024
Andy Stoglin the Player, The Coach and “A Great Man”
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January 08, 2024
Armando “Jeep” Gutierrez — a longtime EPISD Athletic Director — has passed away.
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December 28, 2023
Louis James, Jr., (Lou) one of the greatest coaches and football minds the Sun City has ever known, passed away on December 26, 2023, at the age of 81 in El Paso, Texas. (Funeral Arrangements are still pending.) Coach James was an outstanding football player at Bel Air High School and then Texas Western College (now UTEP).
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October 02, 2023
Elsie A. Partridge recently passed away at the age of 91 in El Paso, Texas. She was the very first Athletic Director for the El Paso Independent School District and was directly involved in the implementation of Title IX into the District.
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September 25, 2023
El Paso Athletic Hall of Famer, Jimmy Rogers, Jr., most affectionately known as Mr. Sun Bowl, has passed away.
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September 18, 2023
Dr. Scott Stein, current El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame President would like to announce the sad news of the passing of Alicia Hernandez, the mother of 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Hernandez.
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May 20, 2023
Victor Firth, a 2021 inductee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in El Paso, Texas.
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January 27, 2023
Kenneth Ross George, a 1981 inductee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Fort Worth Texas.
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November 15, 2022
Such sad news on hearing of the passing of Eddie Mullens last week, a longtime Sports Information Director at Texas Western and the University of Texas at El Paso.
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November 15, 2022
Another sad day for all those that knew Dennis Devine in hearing the horrible news of his passing on Friday, November 11, 2022.
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October 17, 2022
The world of Bowling in the City of El Paso has a rich history, and today, October 15th, one of the greatest bowlers in that historic history has passed away.
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May 25, 2022
Mr. Norman Lee Phillips a 1990 inductee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame passed away today, May 25, 2022, at the age of 92. Mr. Phillips was active even after retirement in volunteering with his daughter Kim Phillips Gomez at Hanks High School where she is the Head Girls Track Coach.
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March 24, 2022
The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame is sad to announce the passing of Richard Ochoa on March 24, 2022 at the age of 90.
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January 21, 2022
Jim Forbes, one of the premier high school basketball players and high school coaches in the rich history of El Paso and the State of Texas passed away today at the age of 69.
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January 12, 2022
Ray Sanchez, a local sports author and former sportswriter at the El Paso Herald Post, El Paso Times and El Paso Inc. has passed away today at the age of 94.
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January 10, 2022
The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame lost today, January 10, 2022 an El Paso legend with the passing of Don Maynard, NFL Football Hall of Famer at the age of 86.
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November 29, 2021
The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame lost a legendary coach in the world of swimming on November 29, 2021.
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