Larry Caldwell

Inducted: 2022


Hometown: Mission


High School: Mission High School


College: Rice University


Best Known for: Athlete – Football

Larry Caldwell had an outstanding career as a football player at the high school and collegiate levels.

A 1967 graduate of Mission High School, he earned 13 letters in football, basketball, baseball and track at Mission. He was named to multiple all-district teams at running back in three sports, and was also named to All-Valley teams during his junior and senior years. He was named second-team all-state during his senior year, although he missed three games with an injury. He finished second in the Valley in scoring during his senior year.

Caldwell was an outstanding baseball player as well. Immediately after graduation, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in 1967 after he decided to take a football scholarship to Rice University, where he was a three-year letterman. He played running back and wide receiver and started in two seasons from 1969 to 1971. Caldwell also played baseball at Rice.