ANDY MORALES

Inducted in 2008 Played baseball four years at Bowie High School under legendary Coach and El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Nemo Herrera Starting second baseman on 1949 Texas State Champions Bowie Bears Earned All District honors 3 times Named to Texas All State Team in 1949 Offered professional contract by the Chicago Cubs in 1950 Declined the offer to play professional baseball Accepted a football scholarship to the University of New Mexico A football injury prevented him for pursuing a college career in baseball Served in United States Navy from 1951-1955 Played baseball for the Naval Air Station in Coronado California Continued his service to baseball community as an umpire for Little Leagues and High School teams from 1960 to 1965

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

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