1980’s Inductees By Year 1980 Eugene “Fessor” Boyce J. Madison Brooks William M. “Bill” Johnson Ruffner P. Murray Claudette Riley Sisk Judy Eller Street Murray Warmath 1981 Edward Bailey Floyd Burdette Erselle D. “Red” Cavette Bailey Howell Sadie Galloway Johnson 1982 Ken Burkhart Will Grimsley Alex Guerry Francis E. “Hank” Lauricella Elma Roane Gene Thompson 1983 George “Zaney” Barker Ed Cifers Buford “Baby” Ray Raymond “Bull” Brown Roger Goodman Murray, Sr. Marvin “Marvelous Marv” Throneberry 1984 A.W. Davis Samuel Dorsey Jackson John Harry Johnsey, Jr. Joseph Laurent Johnson William Cooper “Bill” Redd Dr. Sam Houston Sanders Walter “Buck” Van Huss 1985 Ernest “Big Boy” Eldridge Charles “Willie” Geny Robert Gale Cifers Stroud Gwynn Robert D. “Bob” Johnson Ray Mears Hal Morrison Cliff Norvell Joseph S. Signaigno 1986 Samuel W. “Sam” Bartholomew, Sr. Thomas G. Bartlett Turney Ford James A. “Jim” Haslam II Houston Herndon Thomas G. “Shaky” Kain Dr. A. Brant “Pinky” Lipscomb Elwyn P. “Rip” Rowan James “Tim” McCarver 1987 Lemuel Philip Beene John Bibb Larry Carrier Richard A. “Dick” Davies J.C. “Jake” Fondren Ernie Grunfeld Harold Franklin Johnson Irvin “Tiny” Knee Hillis Layne 1988 Ray Bussard A.F. “Bud” Dudley Lou Fitzgerald Howard Gentry, Sr. Claude Humphrey James T. “Tommy” Prothro George H. Treadwell Star Wood 1989 Tom Elam John Robert Bell Steve DeLong Rex Dockery Roy Kramer William Patrick “Pat “McHugh John Merritt Harry Schuh