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{Southwestern University Athletics Hall of Famer Bobby Moegle was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on February 18, 2013 as the first high school baseball coach to be selected for the honor.
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Moegle was a standout athlete in basketball and baseball in high school, earning letters in both sports in 1953 and 1954.
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Following graduation and two years in the Army, Moegle signed with the Houston Buffs in 1956 and played three years in the minor leagues after his contract was bought out by the St. Louis Cardinals. There, Moegle learned from general manager Al Unser. In 1959, Moegle quit playing and took to the coaching box as a teacher and baseball coach at Monterey High School in Lubbock. He guided the Plainsmen to four State Baseball Championships, 33 District Championships and earned state and national High School Coach-of-the-Year Awards in 1972 and 1974. He accrued an impressive coaching record of 1115 wins and just 267 losses for a .807 win percentage for his career.
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Southwestern University Athletics Hall of Fame isn't the only recognition Moegle has received since his retirement in 1999 as the winningest high school baseball coach in the nation. He is also a member of the Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame, Baseball Coaches Hall of Honor and was the recipient of the Southwestern University Citation of Merit Award in 1979.
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Bobby Moegle, outstanding athlete in basketball and baseball at Taylor High School, Blinn Junior College and Southwestern University. A spectacular career as a teacher and baseball coach at Monterey High School, Lubbock: three State Baseball Championships (1972, 1974, 1981), 30 District Championships, State and National High School Coach of the Year Awards (1972 & 1974), Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame, Baseball Coaches Hall of Honor, and Southwestern University Distinguished Alumni Award (1979).
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{Southwestern University Athletics Hall of Famer Bobby Moegle was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on February 18, 2013 as the first high school baseball coach to be selected for the honor. Moegle was a standout athlete in basketball and baseball in high school, earning letters in both sports in 1953 and 1954. Following graduation and two years in the Army, Moegle signed with the Houston Buffs in 1956 and played three years in the minor leagues after his contract was bought out by the St. Louis Cardinals. There, Moegle learned from general manager Al Unser. In 1959, Moegle quit playing and took to the coaching box as a teacher and baseball coach at Monterey High School in Lubbock. He guided the Plainsmen to four State Baseball Championships, 33 District Championships and earned state and national High School Coach-of-the-Year Awards in 1972 and 1974. He accrued an impressive coaching record of 1115 wins and just 267 losses for a .807 win percentage for his career. Southwestern University Athletics Hall of Fame isn't the only recognition Moegle has received since his retirement in 1999 as the winningest high school baseball coach in the nation. He is also a member of the Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame, Baseball Coaches Hall of Honor and was the recipient of the Southwestern University Citation of Merit Award in 1979.

Bobby Moegle, outstanding athlete in basketball and baseball at Taylor High School, Blinn Junior College and Southwestern University. A spectacular career as a teacher and baseball coach at Monterey High School, Lubbock: three State Baseball Championships (1972, 1974, 1981), 30 District Championships, State and National High School Coach of the Year Awards (1972 & 1974), Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame, Baseball Coaches Hall of Honor, and Southwestern University Distinguished Alumni Award (1979). }}

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