Presented by the African American Museum and the Parrish Charitable Foundation, the 29th annual event will honor 13 players and coaches, and former Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall will receive the Roland Parrish Legend Award
DALLAS (Feb. 6, 2025) – The incoming enshrinement of the 2025 Class of Inductees of the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame (TBSHOF), under its mantra, “Celebrating Athletic Brilliance,” will mark an incredible 29 years of honoring and recognizing an iconic and inspiring lineup of star-studded and history-making figures inside the Lone Star State’s sports arena. This year’s list once again includes a group of groundbreaking high achievers. Presented by The Friends of Sports History of the African American Museum, Dallas and sponsored by the Parrish Charitable Foundation, the 2025 Induction Luncheon will be held Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel, 2222 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX.
The 2025 Class of Inductees include Harvey Armstrong (football), Larry Brown (football), Michelle Carter (Olympics, track and field), Harold Cash (rodeo), Derrick James (boxing, trainer), Larry Johnson (basketball), Gladys Lee (coach, golf), Eugene Lockhart, Jr. (football), Calvin Murray (baseball), Fritz Pollard (coach, football, posthumously), LaDainian Tomlinson (football), Ken Washington (football) and Greg Williams (coach, track and field).
The Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame includes legendary Dallas Cowboys stars such as Tony Dorsett, Drew Pearson, Michael Irvin, Preston Pearson, Mel Renfro, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Robert Newhouse, Jethro Pugh, Debra Rodman and Everson Walls. The Hall of Fame also includes heroes and heroines such as Mean Joe Greene, Fergie Jenkins, Eric Dickerson, George Foreman, Abner Haynes, Rolando Blackmon, Earl Campbell, Zina Garrison, five-time Super Bowl champion Charles Haley, 1968 Olympic Gold medalist JimHines and teammate Tommie Smith, and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown.
The Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, housed at the African American Museum, Dallas at Fair Park, was established in 1996 to chronicle the sports history contributions made by African Americans. Each year, the ceremony honors coaches and athletes of high character and athletic achievement, who are either Texans by birth or by athletic participation (collegiate or professional), and who have made recognizable contributions to African American culture and/or history. The general public submits the nominees, and a panel of judges (including sports/media journalists) makes the final selection.
The Parrish Charitable Foundation is the Title Sponsor of the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Luncheon.
Individual tickets are available for $125 at aamdallas.org/events.
