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HONORING HOMETOWN SPORTS HEROES
There will be a special exhibit at the museum which will open
on Saturday April 12 2008
and will run through Sunday April 27, 2008 during the East Texas Gusher Days Festival in Gladewater. This
exhibit will honor area professional athletes from White Oak, Union
Grove, Big Sandy,
Winona, Sabine and
Gladewater. Some of the sports to be represented are football,
baseball, rodeo, golf, basketball; wrestling and officiating.
Included in the exhibit will be memorabilia, photos,
documents and video presentations showcasing the careers of our
‘Hometown Sports Heroes”. Some of the individuals to be honored are
Max McGee-Super Bowl I; Winston Hill-Super Bowl III;
Byron Boston (official)-Super Bowl XXIV; Coach Lovie Smith-Super
Bowl XLI; Deb Mohon-World Champion Barrel Racer and Dick
Burnett-Baseball Pioneer/Owner who in 1952 integrated the
Texas League by signing Dave Hoskins, a pitcher, who eventually
signed with the Cleveland Indians.
The museum hours will be expanded for this event. The
exhibit will be open from
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Monday through Saturday and 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sundays. The
exhibit will be free to the public however; donations are accepted
with our thanks and appreciation.
This exhibit is for all ages and it is our hope that the
exhibit will inspire and promote positive values in sports to all
who attend the exhibit
We want to thank our generous sponsors whose donations are
making this exhibit possible:
Larry W. Osborne; Mrs. Jessie Mae Pynes; John Paul and
Beverly Tallent; JDW Services, Inc.; Bonnie Ferguson; Croley Funeral
Home of Gladewater; Mrs. Eulalia Hill Allen; Gladewater National
Bank; Winnie Kennedy; Richard and Sue Parrish; Gladewater Former
Students’ Association; Walker Pharmacy; Mike and Diana Formby; Joyce
P Hugman Family Trust; Rockett Realty Inc.; City National Bank; J O
Williams Ford; Alfred lacy; Capital One; Ann Holcomb; Weiser-Brown
Oil Co on behalf of Janet Burnett Brown Hill and Ralph C Weiser in
memory of his wife, Margaret Langhorne Weiser; Bob and Betty Sharp;
Leland Stracner; Vital Earth Resources Inc.; Frances Beavers;
Brookshire’s Grocery Co; and Wanda Allard.
The Exhibit is under the direction of Barbara Smith Mackey,
who is the driving force behind this special exhibit.
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