Robert Quiroga, Rudy Davalos, Nelson Wolff and
Ricardo Romo are new inductees in the San Antonio
Sports Hall of Fame.
Romo named 2002 Sports Hall of Fame inductee
(Nov. 12, 2001)--The San Antonio Sports Foundation has announced that UTSA President Ricardo Romo, along with Rudy Davalos, Charley Parker, Robert Quiroga and Nelson Wolff, will join an elite group of sports legends as the latest inductees selected for the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame.
These five outstanding individuals will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame Tribute on Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 at the Alamodome.
The five inductees represent a variety of accomplishments and leadership in sport. Ricardo Romo blistered the track at Fox Tech High School and in 1966, went on to become the first Texan to run a mile under four minutes, clocking a time of 3 minutes, 58.8 seconds at a meet in Los Angeles while attending the University of Texas. After a back injury dashed his hopes of competing in the '68 Olympics, Romo focused on education.
Rudy Davalos, currently the athletic director at the University of New Mexico, has figured prominently in several levels of San Antonio basketball. From captain of Edison High School's 1956 district-championship team through his days in the front office of the San Antonio Spurs to being named the first athletic director of UTSA, Davalos' impact is still felt in his hometown.
Charley Parker, a Jefferson High School graduate, was a world-class sprinter, setting incredible records in the 1940s and 50s. His state record of 9.5 seconds in the 100-yard dash in 1943, held up for 18 years. He is a retired attorney.
Robert Quiroga is a legend in San Antonio boxing. Now 31, he was the city's first professional fight champion, capturing the international Boxing Federation junior bantamweight championship in 1990. He went on to win many more titles and today is a counselor at the Center for Health Care Services.
Nelson Wolff is best known as San Antonio's former mayor and current Bexar County judge, but his leadership has extended far into the sports community of San Antonio. A former baseball player, Wolff lead the effort to secure a new professional baseball stadium for San Antonio in 1992 which is now the home of the San Antonio Missions. As a tribute to his efforts, the stadium was named Nelson Wolff Stadium.
Sponsored by the San Antonio Sports Foundation, City of San Antonio and San Antonio Express-News, the Sports Hall of Fame selection is open to individuals with ties to San Antonio who have made a significant impact in the sports community through outstanding athletic achievement or major involvement and contributions to athletic programs. Each year the public nominates qualified candidates through mail-in ballots.
The 2002 selection committee, comprised of prominent sports and community leaders and chaired by Mayor Ed Garza; W. Lawrence Walker, publisher and CEO of the San Antonio Express-News; and Jim Callaway, chairman of the San Antonio Sports Foundation, voted on this year's inductees.
Plaques, permanently displayed in the Sports Hall of Fame at the Alamodome, pay homage to the San Antonio sports legends that have been honored with induction at the annual Tribute ceremony. The Tribute recognizes the contributions of each inductee while benefiting Dreams For Youth, a program of the non-profit San Antonio Sports Foundation. Dreams for Youth provides training in seven Olympic sports for more than 6,000 disadvantaged children annually in the San Antonio community.
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