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Politicians Who Were Involved in Professional Sports in Texas
as players, owners, commissioners, sports journalists, etc.

John Wood Barnes (1893-1950) — also known as John W. Barnes — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born April 11, 1893. President, Paris (minor league) baseball club; owner, local Dr. Pepper bottling company; mayor of Paris, Tex., 1942-46. Died January 27, 1950 (age 56 years, 291 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Tex.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Paris News, April 5, 1944   Harrell Edmonds Chiles (1910-1993) — also known as Eddie Chiles — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born May 11, 1910. Republican. Owner, Texas Rangers professional baseball team; known for his late 1970s radio commercials which featured the line "I'm Eddie Chiles, and I'm mad!"; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., August 22, 1993 (age 83 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown. Curt Flood (1938-1997) — also known as Charles Curtis Flood — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 18, 1938. Democrat. Professional baseball player in 1959-71; sued to overturn the reserve clause and make players free agents; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988. African ancestry. Died, from throat cancer and pneumonia, in UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1997 (age 59 years, 2 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.   Relatives: Married 1959 to Beverly Collins; married, December 20, 1986, to Judy Pace.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: L.A. Progressive   Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) — also known as Roy Hofheinz; "Father of the Astrodome" — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex., April 10, 1912. Lawyer; real estate developer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas, 1936-44; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the Houston Astrodome sports arena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros) baseball team and the Houston Oilers football team. Died, of a heart attack, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 22, 1982 (age 70 years, 226 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Relatives: Married 1933 to Irene Cafcalas; married 1969 to Mary Frances Gougenheim; father of James Fred Hofheinz.   Epitaph: "We Love You, 'Bo'"   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Roy Hofheinz: Edgar W. Ray, The grand huckster: Houston's Judge Roy Hofheinz, genius of the Astrodome   Wilmer David Mizell (1930-1999) — also known as Wilmer D. Mizell; "Vinegar Bend" — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Vinegar Bend, Washington County, Ala., August 13, 1930. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1969-75; defeated, 1974. Christian and Missionary Alliance. Professional baseball player; pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Mets. Died in Kerrville, Kerr County, Tex., February 21, 1999 (age 68 years, 192 days). Interment at Faith Missionary Alliance Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Outlaw Josey Wales IV — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Candidate for mayor of Houston, Tex., 1999, 2007. Professional wrestling promoter. Still living as of 2007.

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