Inducted: 1993
Hometown: Pharr
Best Known for: Coaching – Baseball
Whenever the talk turns to Colt League baseball in the area, Robie’s name invariably comes up as the man who produced a national championship unit in 1962.
Robie was the manager for the 1962 Hidalgo County outfit that advanced all the way, beating El Paso 2-1 in eight innings in August of that year to make it to the national tournament in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Led by pitcher Frank Santiago and football star Sherwood Lucas of Mercedes, the Valley Stars took the national crown.
Robie, originally from Pharr, devoted many years of his life to sports in the Tri-Cities area. His lifetime of service was recognized in 1988 when the Pharr Chamber of Commerce voted him Citizen of the Year.
He will be recalled as the fiery leader of a team that defied the odds and worked its way along the tournament chain to claim a national title.