Robert Capello
Inducted 2003
Hometown: Edcouch
High School: Edcouch-Elsa High School
College: Texas A&I University, Sam Houston State University
Best Known for: Coaching – Basketball
b. September 24, 1940
Capello has been the state Legislature has recognized him in its official proceedings four times.
Capello is the winningest Hispanic basketball coach in the country with a whopping 970 wins through 2009; he's made the playoffs 25 times in 29 seasons, and received just about every award a coach can get, including having the gym at his alma mater named after him in 2005.
An All-State quarterback in high school for Edcouch-Elsa, Capello earned bachelor’s degrees from Texas A&I University and later Sam Houston State University and a master’s degree from Sul Ross University. He started coaching at Mission in 1965 and after five stops he was home in 1980.
His teams are known for fierce man-to-man defense and great outside shooting; his 1990-91 Yellowjacket unit set a national record for three-pointers in a season en route to a 31-win season.