Jerry Don Gleaton Into Big Country Athletic Hall Of Fame

HPU Sports Information

BROWNWOOD, Texas – Current Howard Payne assistant baseball coach Jerry Don Gleaton will be inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday (Jan. 23rd).

Tickets can be purchased at http://bigcountryhalloffame.org/

Jerry Don Gleaton of Brownwood was an all-American pitcher for the University of Texas and was a first-round pick by the Texas Rangers in 1979. The left-handed pitcher spent 12 years in the major leagues with the Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He compiled a 15-12 record with a 4.04 earned run average and 26 saves. Gleaton appeared in 307 games, all but 16 out of the bullpen.

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Coach Gleaton has been serving as an assistant coach with the Howard Payne baseball program for the past 15 seasons. He is also greatly involved in youth baseball in the Brownwood area.

The 12th annual Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center. Tickets are $40 each and tables of 10 can be purchased for $750. For tickets or sponsorship information, call (325) 668-3685 or e-mail carolepickett@sbcglobal.net.

Selected to this year's class are former Abilene High and Texas Tech track star Jonathan Johnson, Snyder and University of Texas all-American football player Tony DeGrate, former Brownwood and University of Texas all-American pitcher Jerry Don Gleaton, former Breckenridge and University of Oklahoma running back Jakie Sandefer, and former Abilene Cooper and current McMurry track coach Barbara Crousen.

Former Abilene High baseball player Jim Mallon, who won more than 1,000 games as the baseball coach at Southwestern University, will be inducted posthumously. Also going into the Hall of Fame will be Abilene veterinarian Dr. Lynn Lawhon, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, and former Abilene High basketball stars Richard, David and Mike Little, who will receive the Legacy Award from the Hall of Fame.


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