WACO, Texas — There will be 14 new members from Arkansas in the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame this year, according to an announcement from the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Little Rock Touchdown Club.
In addition, former Arkansas defensive tackle Dick Bumpas is going to be inducted into the main SWC Hall of Fame, not just the individual school award.
Bumpas was an All-American player and later coached at various schools until retiring last year as defensive coordinator at TCU.
The former Razorbacks include:
• Jim Benton (football, deceased)
• Ron Brewer (basketball)
• Ronnie Caveness, (football, deceased)
• Joe Ferguson (football)
• Edrick Floreal (track and field)
• Orville Henry (sportswriter, deceased)
• Steve Little (football, deceased)
• Fred Marshall (football)
• Cynthia Moore (track and field)
• Wear Schoonover (football, deceased)
• Amber Shirey (basketball)
• Billy Ray Smith Sr. (football, deceased)
• Darrell Walker (basketball)
• Dennis Winston (football)
Sponsored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will be held at the Embassy Suites Little Rock (11301 Financial Centre Pkwy, Little Rock, AR 72211) on Monday, October 30, at 11:30 AM. Visit www.lrtouchdown.com or call 501-690-3944 to reserve event tickets and to access sponsorship information.
“We are once again delighted to work with the University of Arkansas in honoring another amazing class of inductees into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame,” said Cooper Jones, the President/CEO of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. “Their accomplishments and dedication to their families and their schools set a high standard of excellence that exemplifies the very best of the Southwest Conference era, and has left a great legacy for all Razorbacks to be very proud of.”
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the Texas Sports Hall of Fame’s physical structure. They include the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and now, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
