Mike Ramsey
Hometown: Brownsville
High School: Brownsville Hanna (’80)
College: Texas Christian University
Best known for: Baseball
Ramsey made his mark in baseball. A 1980 graduate of Brownsville Hanna, he played collegiate baseball for Texas Christian University and was an All-American in 1985. The Cincinnati Reds drafted him that same year, and he played professional ball in the minors. He later worked as an instructor and coach for more than 25 years.
Ramsey cites his parents as his biggest influence growing up before baseball became more serious.
“As I moved into a more competitive baseball environment, I would say my coaches became influencers; from high school Coach Carlos Chaves, junior college coaches Hector Salinas and Rick Lepre, and then TCU coaches Bragg Stockton and Dave Schmotzer,” he said. “All these gentlemen provided opportunity for me to become a better baseball player, to learn to play the game the right way, to be humble, and yet, have a sense of confidence about how I carried myself on and off the field. I’m the man I am today, in some part, because of the influences of these guys!”
In 2003, he co-founded the Texoma Baseball Academy in Denison, Texas. He has trained hundreds of baseball and softball players from all over north Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.