By Foster Nicholas | Sports Editor
Fresh off her third Olympic gold medal in the 2024 Paris Games, Baylor women’s basketball’s all-time great Brittney Griner will be inducted to the eight-person 2025 Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class on Feb. 15, 2025. It was announced by the Board of Trustees on Thursday.
Griner joins the Class of 2025 that includes former University of Texas running back Cedric Benson, high school football head coach Todd Dodge, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Negro Leagues legend Biz Mackey, Team USA soccer great Carla Overbeck, University of Texas women’s athletics administrator Chris Plonsky and former Miami Dolphins lineman Richmond Webb.