Texas Basketball Magazine

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Bob Springer Bob Springer started coaching in 1965 and retired from coaching in the year2000. He has always promoted basketball across the State and the Nation. He is a member of the Texas High School Coaches Association(THSCA4l years), a member of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Association (TABC 38years),a member of the Texas Sports WriterAssociation(TSWA20years),and a member of the United StatesBasketballWritersAssociation(19years). Bob is a graduate of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas where he was an All-Conference player for two years, and an All-American as he led the Nation in Field Goal Percentage in 1964 with a 68.4percentage.He also averaged 16pointsagameand 10.2 rebounds a game for his two year career. He also playedl0 years of Semi-Pro Basketball, playing on two National All-Star Teams from Texas and in the inaugural NABC Hall of Fame game in Springfield, Mass. in 1968. In 1988, Bob started up Texas Basketball Magazine after he attended a meeting to honor a local sportswriter that was going to write a basketball magazine, but bowed out. Bob without any formal journalism background, and with his 9" Macintosh, and a lot of help from friends started the magazine. He enjoys promoting and collecting basketball memorabilia, and also has a Antique shop in Carmine, TX where he collects and sell everything that is old and has some history behind it. While promoting basketball across the State and the Nation, he is in contact with Sports Moguls Doug Huff: Street & Smith, High School Prep Magazine, David Krider and Barry Sollenberger National who have syndicated Polls. Bob also purchased a building in Carmine, Texas for the sole purpose of opening the Texas Basketball Museum. Besides his 40 year collection of basketball memorabilia he will have the entire collection from the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on preview. Bob has had the distinction of being: a nominee for the South All-Star Coach (THSCA) in 1980, Served as the Advisory Chairman for Basketball (THSCA) in 1983, South All-Star Assistant Chairman in 1994, South All-Star Chairman in 1995 (THSCA), and Chairman of the All-State teams in 1992(TSWA)for both boys & girls. Bob Springer editor & publisher 22nd Year of Service "Dedicated to the Best in Texas High School Basketball" est. 1988 Shaq and Bob. (Hint) Shaq is the good looking one! If you enjoy our website please tell a friend

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