Guadalupe “Lupe” Canul
Inducted 2002
Hometown: Brownsville
High School: St. Joseph Academy
College: Pan American College
Best Known for: Coach-Baseball
As good as he was in baseball, Canul might have been better on the hardwood.
Canul scored an amazing 1,221 points and led St. Joseph Academy to a pair of state championships, then made JUCO All-American for Texas Southmost College in 1960, averaging 20 points and 20 rebounds per game.
But Canul also carved out a great record in baseball with three seasons as a pitcher and shortstop for Pan American College (1963-65), 10 years as a professional player, and a long, successful stint as coach of the McAllen Bulldogs.
Canul coached for the original Rio Grande Valley Whitewings in the 1970s and then went to McAllen, where he coached for 25 years, 14 as head coach from 1982 to 1996. His teams won 202 games and four district titles, and after retirement, Canul began work with the New York Mets as a baseball scout.
