Hank Hollingsworth†
Inducted 2004
Hometown: Brownsboro, Texas
High School: Brownsboro High School
College: Pan American University
Best Known for: Broadcast Journalism
Nov. 30, 1939-March 13, 2018
A teacher and active citizen of Brownsville who also had a true knack for broadcast, Hollingsworth was a legend of the Valley media started at KBOR in 1960 and broadcast local sporting events for 35 years.
Hollingsworth was nicknamed “The Voice of Brownsville” for his 24-year career as news, sports, and community affairs director. He called hundreds of football games after earning a bachelor’s degree from Pan American University, and later worked at Porter High School as a government teacher for 20 years.
Hollingsworth was behind the microphone in 1962 when Brownsville High played against Warren McVea and San Antonio Brackenridge, broadcast the magical Eagle season of 1969, and also called Brownsville Pace's huge 7-6 football upset in the playoffs against powerful Gregory-Portland in 1980.
He was a founding member of the Boys and Girls Club in Brownsville and served with the First Baptist Church and United Way Board of Directors.