WTOL: Mike Renfro among 2016 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Inductees

WACO, TX – July 7, 2016 – The Texas Sports Hall of Fame (TSHOF) is proud to announce the induction of nine new members into its 2016 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame class. The 2016 class will honor Joe Kleine (Arkansas), Roger Goree (Baylor), Doug Drabek (Houston), Valerie (Tullock) Cramer (Rice), Janet Ely (SMU), Travis Mays (Texas), Dave Elmendorf (Texas A&M), Mike Renfro (TCU) and Del Ray Mounts (Texas Tech), at a ceremony on Monday, September 26, 2016.

Sponsored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will be held at the historic Hilton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel at 11:30 AM.

“We have another outstanding group of players who exemplify what made the Southwest Conference so great: They were tough, hard-working and represented their schools with pride,” said Jared Mosley, the President/CEO of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. “The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame exists because sports in the southwest is legendary, and it’s legendary because of athletes like these.”

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.

TCU – Mike Renfro

Renfro attended Arlington Heights High School, before moving on to Texas Christian University.

He graduated from college as the All-time leading pass receiver in school and Southwest Conference history, with 2,739 receiving yards. He also left as the school’s career leader in receiving touchdowns (17) and career receptions (162).  Renfro’s play led to three All-SWC selections in 1975, 1976 and 1977.  He was also a 2^nd team All-America selection in 1977 and went on to play 10 years in the NFL for the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys.

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