Donald Guillot
Inducted 2011
Hometown: Port Isabel
High School: Port Isabel High School
College: The University of Texas-Pan American, U.S. Olympic team, Pan Am Games
Professional: Oakland A’s organization, Mexican League
Best Known for: Athlete – Football, Baseball
b. June 20, 1964
One of the greatest South Texas athletes ever, Guillot starred at Port Isabel and then became a record-setting baseball standout in college.
Guillot was a tough, skilled, and fast, an All-State quarterback and safety who led the Tarpons to the state semifinals in 1981. He snared 17 interceptions one season, was a regular on the All-Valley Team in football, baseball and basketball, and was named to the Freedom Communications All-Millenium Football Team second unit.
Guillot also went to regionals four years in a row in track. He has gone down in history one of the Valley’s premier multi-sport athletes.
He was the dominant force on a Tarpon football team that went 47-4-1 from 1979-1982, including 30-0 in District 32-3A with an average score of 38-7. The defense posted 22 shutouts in 52 games during that span and in 1981 PI was ranked No. 1 in the state in the UPI poll.
In college, Guillot was a dynamic outfielder who set an NCAA stolen base record that still stands (107 in 1987) and finished up third all-time in steals nationally. Guillot holds four single-season records for the Broncs and in career marks finished as number one in steals, hits, runs, and games played.
In 1987, he scored a program-best 85 runs and also walked 75 times to set yet another standard, later playing for the U.S. Olympic team in the Pan Am Games, in the Oakland A's organization, and the Mexican League.