Tom Drew †
Inducted 1995
Hometown: Texas
Best Known for: Sports Journalism
October 27, 1940-April 20, 2021
One of the Valley’s greatest journalists ever to pick up the pen, Drew was a key contributor to the media and sports information world.
Drew was the second representative of the media to be named to the RGV Sports Hall of Fame, after a career that took him from Huntsville to the college ranks and then the pros, finally landing him in the Valley, where he became a legend for his work ethic and way with words.
Drew worked in Sports Information Director for West Texas State University when that school had NFL greats Mercury Morris and Duane Thomas, and then did a turn with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA as director of media relations.
He moved to the Valley in the 1960s and began as Sports Editor at the Edinburg Review. He joined The Brownsville Herald in 1969 as Sports Editor. From there, he jumped to the Valley Morning Star in 1972 as Sports Editor first and and was Sports Director of Valley Freedom Newspapers from 1974 to 1991, once earning Sports Writer of the Year from the Texas High School Coaches Association.
