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Ruben R. Ramirez, current El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame President would like to make the Hall Committee aware that Carolina Olivas Mendoza, an El Paso native and the sister of Hall of Famers Sal and Bernie Olivas has passed away at the age of 80. Mrs. Mendoza had worked over the years with the…

Happy New Year to all and on a sad note to start 2025 we would like to inform you that Midland, Texas native and 2004 El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Elliott passed away December 31, 2024. Hall President, Ruben R. Ramirez said of Bobby Elliott, “He loved teaching, coaching, being an Athletic…

We would like to inform you of the passing of Mr. Bufe Morrison at the age of 85 this past Sunday. Mr. Morrison graduated from then Texas Western College and was a long time educator in the city. Hall President, Ruben R. Ramirez said of Mr. Morrison, “He was a member of four Hall of…

Bobby Goldfarb passed away on September 18, 2024, at 97 years of age. Ruben R. Ramirez, President of El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame said of Mr. Goldfarb, “He was the grandfather of El Paso Athletic Hall of Famer Sara Walker and father-in-law to Ross Walker who is also in the Hall and Ross was…

We would like to inform you of the passing of Mr. Jon Sanders, age 86, known by many as a quiet, humble person whom you would never have known by talking to him that he was a 1994 indictee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.   Hall President, Mr. Ruben R. Ramirez said…

Danny McKillip – “A Track and Field Coaching Icon” “Danny McKillip was a Champion in Sports and in Life” Danny McKillip, a 1991 inductee into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and a longtime Track and Field Coach at El Paso High School and a great historian on the rich history of high school…