Wednesday afternoon, the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame ballot for 2018 was announced.

Elected members of this year’s class will be voted on by a statewide committee comprised of sportswriters, high school coaches and members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees.

This year’s class will be formally introduced during the 2017 UIL High School Football State Championship games inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

One player and two coaches will be selected for induction respectively from each decade. There will be nine total inductions as part of this year’s class.

Last year’s player class included Tommy Joe Crutcher (McKinney), Reggie McNeal (Lufkin), Dat Nguyen (Rockport), Lovie Smith (Big Sandy), Johnny Walker (Holmes). For the head coaches Steve Lineweaver (Euless Trinity) and Eddy Peach (Arlington Lamar) were inducted and NFL Hall of famer “Mean” Joe Greene (Temple Dunbar) highlighted the class.

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be Saturday April 7, 2018 in Waco, Texas.

Among this year’s player nominees are Pro Football Hall of Fame guard Gene Upshaw and All-Pro NFL guard Alan Faneca. Jonathan Gray (Aledo), Greg McElroy (South Lake Carroll) and Garrett Gilbert (Lake Travis) round out the most recent decade of nominees and Dennis Alexander of Daingerfield, T.J. Mills of Sealy and Bob Shelton of Kyle Hays are among this year’s coaching nominations.

2018 Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Candidates

1950s & Before

Ray Borneman, Houston Lamar

Bobby Cavazos, Kingsville

Jerry Mays, Dallas Sunset

Johnny Genung, Wichita Falls

Charley Taylor, Grand Prairie Dalworth

Buddy Kellar, Smithville

Ken Casner, Waco High

1960s

Norman Evans, Donna

Ken Houston, Lufkin Dunbar

Gene Upshaw, Robstown

Gary Keithley, Alvin

Dickey Morton, Dallas Kimball

Riley Odoms, West Oso

Bobby Weunsch, Houston Jones

Brad Dusek, Temple

1970s

Pat Rockett, San Antonio Lee

Putt Choate, Coahoma

Rick McIvor, Fort Stockton

Hosea Taylor, Longview

Jon Rhiddlehoover, Abilene Cooper

Lawrence Sampleton, Seguin

Ken Washington, Port Arthur Lincoln

Byron Linwood, Pittsburg

1980s

Tony Jones, Grapeland

Ty Allert, Houston North Brook

Larry Centers, Tatum

Tommy Jeter, Deer Park

Willie Everett, Daingerfield

James Shibest, Aldine MacArthur

Michael Horace, Groveton

Kent Tramel, Corsicana

1990s

Jason Bragg, Stephenville

Alan Faneca, Lamar Consolidated

Ketric Sanford, Corsicana

John Garrett, Mart

John Norman, Midland Lee

David Warren, Tyler

Plez Adkins, Bartlett

Kliff Kingsbury, New Braunfels

Bethel Johnson, Corsicana

2000s

Jonathan Gray, Aledo

Cedric Griffin, SA Holmes

Joe Pawelek, Smithson Valley

Roy Miller, Kileen Shoemaker

Greg McElroy, South Lake Carroll

Nathan Vasher, Texarkana

Garrett Gilbert, Lake Travis

Eddie Joseph/THSFHOF Coach

Johnny Tusa, Waco

Chad Morris, Bay City, Lake TRavis

T.J. Mills, Sealy

Bob Shleton, Buda Hays

Scott Phillips, Groveton, Waxahachie

Lynn Etheredge, Tomball

Dennis Alexander, Daingerfield

Dave Campbell Contributor to the Game

Carl Padilla, Media

Jack Moss, Athletic Administration

David Smoak, Media

Maury Salinger, Media

Bruce Hardy, Stadium Manager

Bob West, Media

Jon Heidtke, Media