The Panola College Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 2002 to honor persons who have made outstanding contributions to the College's baseball athletic program. This recognition perpetuates the memory of those former athletes and coaches who have brought distinction, honor, and excellence to the College.
Bill Griffin
- 1956-1981 Ponies Baseball Coach compiling a Record of 637 wins/260 losses
- 1969 NJCAA National Champions
- 1979 NJCAA Runner-up trips to the National Tournament
- 17 NJCAA All-Americans
- 19 Conference Champions
- 1969 NJCAA "Coach of the Year"
- 1983 Inductee to the NJCAA and American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
- 19 times Conference "Coach of the Year"
Doug Ault
- 1969-1970 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1969 Co-Most Valuable Player in the Conference
- 1969 and 1970 1st Team All Conference
- 1969 Most Valuable Player of the NJCAA World Series
- 1970 Most Valuable Player in the Conference
- 1969 & 1970 NJCAA All-American
- 1969 & 1970 Conference Champions
- 1969 & 1970 NJCAA Regional Champions
- 1969 NJCAA National Champions
- 1970 NJCAA World Series Participants
Jacke S. Davis
- 1982-1996 Ponies Baseball Coach
- 15 years compiling a record of 501 wins / 292 losses
- 8 Conference Championships
- 9 appearances in the NJCAA Regional Playoffs
- 8 times Conference "Coach of the Year"
- 38 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft
- 118 players signed with Universities
- 7 NJCAA All-Americans
- 3 NJCAA Academic All-Americans
- 5 Major League Baseball Players
Rudy Jaramillo
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Ronnie Dwayne Gideon
- 1983-1984 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1983-1984 Panola College MVP
- 1983-1984 Texas Eastern Athletic Conference MVP
- 1983-1984 Led Panola College in RBI's
- 1983-1984 NJCAA All American
- 1983 Texas Junior College Baseball Association All Star
- 1984 Led the NJCAA in homeruns with 18
- 1984 Signed with the University of Texas
- 1984 Drafted and signed by the Philadelphia Phillies
- 1984-1985 Played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization
- 1986 Played in the New York Mets organization
- 1990 Coached in the New York Mets organization
- 1996-2004 Managed in the Colorado Rockies Organization
- 2005-Present Colorado Rockies Field Coordinator
Bill Duckworth
- 1963-1964 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1963 Led Ponies in Batting Average and RBI’s
- 1963 TEC All Conference Team
- 1963 NJCAA Region XIV All Region Team
- 1963 TEC Championship Team
- 1963 Led Ponies to the NJCAA World Series
- 1963 NJCAA All-American
- 1964 TEC All Conference Team
- 1964 NJCAA Region XIV All Region Team
- 1964 NJCAA All-American
- 1964-1966 Played baseball at Northwestern State University
Don W. Bounds
- 1960-1961 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1960 NJCAA All American
- 1960 TJCAC All Conference
- 1960 NJCAA All Region XIV
- 1961 TJCAC Conference Champions
- 1961 TJCAC All Conference
- 1962 & 1963 Played baseball at Northwestern State University
Steve Winfield
- 1976-1977 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1976 & 1977 TEAC All Conference
- 1976 & 1977 NJCAA All Region XIV
- 1976 & 1977 Conference Champions
- 1976 & 1977 NJCAA All American
- 1976 Selected to the USA Olympic World Games Team
- 1978 & 1979 NCAA All American at Pan American University
- Drafted in the MLB Amateur draft 5 times
- 1979-1987 Played professionally with Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers
Todd Haney
- 1984-1985 Ponies Baseball Player
- 1984 & 1985 TEAC All Conference
- 1984 & 1985 NJCAA All Region XIV
- 1985 NJCAA All American
- 1985 TEAC Conference Champions
- 1986 & 1987 Played baseball at the University of Texas
- 1986 & 1987 All Southwest Conference
- 1987 NCAA College World Series
- 1987-2000 Played professionally for 13 seasons
- Selected to the MLB Triple A All Star Team 6 times
- 1992 Played in the Major Leagues for Montreal Expos
- 1994-1996 Played in the Major Leagues for Chicago Cubs
- 1998 Played in the Major Leagues for New York Mets
Mary Ann Otwell
- 1977 & 1978 NJCAA National Champions
- 4 trips to the NJCAA National Tournament
- 3 Conference Championships
- 4 Regional Championships
- 1977 & 1978 NJCAA "Coach of the Year"
- 3 times Conference "Coach of the Year"
- 4 NJCAA All-Americans
Gregory Procell
- Ponies Basketball player 1971-72
- 1971 & 1972 All Conference
- 1971 & 1972 NJCAA All Region Team
- 1971 & 1972 1st Team selection to Texas Sports Writers All Junior College Team
- 1971 & 1972 NJCAA All-American
- 1971 led NJCAA in scoring
- 1971 led conference in scoring average with 33.8 points
- 1972 was 3rd in NJCAA in scoring
- Held Panola College single game scoring record with 57 points from 1971-2001
Rosie Walker Kellum
- Fillies Basketball player 1977-78;
- 1977 & 1978 NJCAA National Champions
- 1977 & 1978 Regional Champions
- 1978 Conference Champions
- 1977 & 1978 NJCAA All-American
- 1977 & 1978 1st Team All Conference
- 1977 & 1978 Most Valuable Player in the Conference
- 1978 NJCAA National Tournament Most Valuable Player
- 2000 Inductee to the National Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- 2001 Inductee to the Stephen F. Austin State University Hall of Fame
- School and NJCAA Record 60 points in one game
Peggy Pope Stapleton
- 1977-1978 Fillies Basketball Player
- 1978 Region XIV Conference Champions
- 1977-1978 NJCAA National Champions
- 1977-1978 All Conference
- 1978 NJCAA All American
- 1979-1980 Texas A&M all time rebounder and most points scored in a season
- 2003 Texas A&M Hall of Fame
- Played professional basketball for the Nebraska Wranglers
- Coached professional basketball for the WNBA Detroit Shock
Aroid Neal
- 1978-1979 Ponies Basketball Player
- 1978-1979 Region XIV All Conference Team
- 1978 - 339 Points; 207 Rebounds
- 1979 Region XIV Conference Champions
- 1979 Region XIV Conference MVP
- 1979 NJCAA Texas All Star Team
- 1979 NJCAA All American
- 1979 San Antonio Express News Sport Profile Team
- 1980-1981 Louisiana Tech University
- 1980 Southland Conference Honorable Mention
- 1980-1981 Team Leading Rebounder
- 1981 SLC All Conference Team
- 1981 SLC Louisiana All Star Team
Elvin “Buddy” Lowery
- 1954-1956 Panola Ponies Basketball
- 1954-1956 Panola Ponies Baseball
- 1956 TEC All Conference Basketball
- 1956 Offered a professional baseball contract by Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1956-1959 Played basketball at Stephen F. Austin State University
- 1959 All Lone Star Conference Team
- 1959 Received the Todd Memorial Award at SFA
- 1959-1960 Played 2 yrs. professional basketball in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons
- 1981Established the Elvin “Buddy” Lowery Outstanding Athletic Award at Panola College
- 1984 Inducted into the SFA Sports Hall of Fame
Debra Kay Thomas
- 1974-1976 Panola Fillies Basketball
- 1975 All Conference Team
- 1975 Regional All Tournament Team
- 1975 Led Fillies to the AIAW National Tournament
- 1976 Led Fillies to the first TEC Championship
- 1976 TEC All Conference Team
- 1976 NJCAA Region XIV All Region Team
- 1976 Region XIV All Tournament Team
- 1976 Region XIV Tournament Most Valuable Player
- 1976 Panola’s first women’s basketball NJCAA All American
- 1976 Led Fillies to the NJCAA Women’s Basketball National Tournament
- 1976-1978 Played basketball at Stephen F. Austin State University
- 1978-1980 Played in the women’s first professional league for the Iowa Cornets
Mildred Hodge Griffith
- 1976-1977 Panola Fillies Basketball
- 1976 All Conference
- 1976 NJCAA Second Team All National Tournament Team
- 1976 NJCAA National Champion Runnerup
- 1977 Panola College Most Valuable Player
- 1977 All Conference
- 1977 All NJCAA Region XIV
- 1977 NJCAA All American
- 1977 NJCAA First Team All National Tournament Team
- 1977 NJCAA National Tournament Most Valuable Player
- 1977 NJCAA National Championship Team
- 1978-1979 Played basketball at Brooklyn University
Wendell Swan
- Ponies Football player 1948-49
- 1948 and 1949 All Texas Team
- 1948 and 1949 All Conference
- 1949 NJCAA All-American
- 1948 and 1949 Conference Champions
- 1949 Texas Junior College All Star Team
- 1949 led the conference in receiving yards
- 1949 State Champions
- 1949 Gas Bowl Champions
William J. "Bill" Defee
- Coached Football, Baseball and Basketball
- 1948 Assistant Football Coach
- 1948-50 First Basketball and Baseball Coach
- 1949-50 Athletic Director and Football Coach
- 1949-50 TJCAC Division Football Champions
- 1949-50 TJCAC State Football Champions
- 1949 TJCAC State Baseball Champions
- 1949-50 TJCAC Coach of the Year
- 1949 Gas Bowl Championship
- 1949 Ponies Outscored Opponents 293-94
- 1951-55 Amarillo High School Athletic Director and Football Coach
- 1955-1980 School Services Company
- 1986 A&M Commerce Hall of Fame
1949 Panola Ponies Football Team
1949 TJCAC Eastern Division Champions
1949 Texas State Champions 1949 Gas Champions
11 Bobby Rogers 14 Horace Horn 15 Norman Bishop George Bates Glenn Laird 21 Gilbert Desha Max Whitley 22 Nolan Suiter 31 Bill Amburg 32 Price Martin |
33 Ted Miller 41 Glyn Johnston 42 James Gray 44 Robert Williams 51 Guy Broussard 52 Bobby Myers 53 Jack Reeves 61 Bobby Nissen 62 Oneal Ingram 63 Roy Anderson |
64 Doyle Armstrong 65 Jimmy Jones 71 Doyle Steele 72 Willie Sanders 73 Don Churchill 74 Mart Crawford 75 Chapple Dowell Jesse McDonough 81 Wendel Swann 82 Carson Joines |
83 Danny Cowart 84 Ran Holman 85 Buddy Terry 86 Madison Knight Coaches: Solon Holt Bill Defee Manager: Eli Davis |
1950 Panola Ponies Football Team
1950 TJCAC Eastern Division Champions
11 Leonard Arias 12 Homer Young 14 Lavelle Brewster 15 Norman Bishop 20 Peter Bolton 21 Gilbert Desha 22 Durwood Ross 23 James Higgins 31 Joe Teague 32 Price Martin 33 Ted Miller |
41 Glyn Johnston 42 James Gray 44 Robert Williams Herman Fountain 51 Guy Broussard 52 Jerrell Terrell 53 Bobby Myers 55 Don Smith R. Corley 61 Bobby Nissen 62 Glen Laird |
63 Raul Mata 64 Doyle Armstrong 65 Larry Dickerson 66 Edwin Nusko 70 Marvin Briggs 71 James Bogue 72 Willie Sanders 73 Don Churchill 74 Madison Knight 75 Jimmy Spruill 81 Jack Reeves |
82 James Sanford 83 Danny Cowart 84 Max Whitley 85 Buddy Terry 86 J. Krysa Coaches: Solon Holt Bill Defee Manager: Eli Davis |
James "Jim" Gray
- 1948-1950 Panola Ponies Football
- 1948-1950 Panola Ponies Basketball
- 1948-1949 Panola Ponies Baseball
- 1949 & 1950 TJCAC All Conference Football Team
- 1950 TJCAC All State Football Team
- 1948 & 1949 TJCAC Baseball Conference Champions
- 1949 & 1950 TJCAC Eastern Division Football Champions
- 1949 & 1950 TJCAC State Football Champions
- 1951-1952 Played at East Texas State University
- 1952 NCAA Football All American
- 1978 Texas A&M Commerce (East Texas State University) Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee