Classic Named for Legendary Robert Hughes
This Saturday, December 19, Texas Southern University will compete against Southeastern Louisiana in the first Robert Hughes Classic.
The tournament is the brainchild of Glenn O. Lewis, current Chairman of the TSU Board of Regents. Lewis served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 10 years.
Coach Hughes is known as the duke of Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. He was the head coach at Dunbar from 1973 until he retired in 2005. Previously, he coached at I.M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, TX, (an all black high school) during segregation. During his tenure, he won five state basketball titles and coached his way to 1,333 wins which made him the winningest high school basketball coach of all time.
Coach Hughes played college basketball at Texas Southern University for head coach Edward Adams from 1951 to 1954. Hughes played forward, post and off-guard. He garnered All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) honors for three years and was named TSU’s Athlete of the Year as a senior. He is also a member of the TSU Hall of Fame. Hughes was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1954. In 1993, he was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
Charles McClelland, TSU's Athletics Director said, “I believe this Classic gives us a chance to honor one of the greatest basketball players in TSU’s history. It allows us to showcase our current team and we get to help improve the education of students in the Fort Worth area. It’s a positive situation for everyone involved.”
The tournament is the brainchild of Glenn O. Lewis, current Chairman of the TSU Board of Regents. Lewis served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 10 years.
Coach Hughes is known as the duke of Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. He was the head coach at Dunbar from 1973 until he retired in 2005. Previously, he coached at I.M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, TX, (an all black high school) during segregation. During his tenure, he won five state basketball titles and coached his way to 1,333 wins which made him the winningest high school basketball coach of all time.
Coach Hughes played college basketball at Texas Southern University for head coach Edward Adams from 1951 to 1954. Hughes played forward, post and off-guard. He garnered All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) honors for three years and was named TSU’s Athlete of the Year as a senior. He is also a member of the TSU Hall of Fame. Hughes was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1954. In 1993, he was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
Charles McClelland, TSU's Athletics Director said, “I believe this Classic gives us a chance to honor one of the greatest basketball players in TSU’s history. It allows us to showcase our current team and we get to help improve the education of students in the Fort Worth area. It’s a positive situation for everyone involved.”
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