Robert “Bob” Henson
Inducted 2013
Hometown: Elsa
High School: Edcouch-Elsa High School
College: Southwest Texas State University
Best Known for: Athlete – Basketball
Henson has been a winner all the way.
He became the first Edcouch-Elsa High School athlete to make it to a state event when he participated in tennis in 1958.
Henson played basketball, tennis and football for the Yellowjackets, leading the E-E basketball team to its first district title and averaging 23 points per game. He was a tennis No. 1 player for four years and advanced to the state semifinals as a senior. In basketball, he led the Yellowjackets to the its first district and bi-district titles while averaging 23 points per game over the last two-thirds of the season.
In college, Henson was a member of the Southwest Texas State University NAIA national champion in 1960 and averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds as a Bobcat, making honorable mention All-America in 1962. Henson was a first team All-Lone Star Conference and honorable mention. He averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading the team in both free throw and field goal accuracy.
Also a No. 1 in tennis at SWT three years running, Henson was named to the SWT Hall of Honor in 2006, joining four others from that era.
