Texas Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees

WACO, TX -- The Texas Sports Hall of Fame announced the induction of eight new members on Thursday, and one of those is from the Houston area.

Dave Elmendorf, a native Houstonian, was a star football running back and baseball player. He was a 1971 graduate of Texas A&M and was a 1970 All-American selection in football as a safety, kick returner

and occasional tailback, and was a two-time All-American center fielder on the baseball team.

Elmendorf was named All-Southwest Conference in 1969 and 1970. He also was named Academic All-American and won a graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation. In 1971, he
was drafted to play baseball by the New York Yankees but chose to play football for the Los Angeles Rams.

He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1971 NFL Draft, earning all-rookie honors his first season. In his
nine NFL seasons Elmendorf played in 130 games, starting all 130, intercepting 27 passes and recovering 10 fumbles.

After the NFL he became a broadcaster on radio and TV and serves as the color commentator
for the Texas A&M football radio broadcasts, as well as being involved in other business enterprises. In 1997 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 2016 into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.

Other inductees include Eric Metcalf, Darren Woodson and Pat Henry.

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