GENE HOWE - INDUCTEE #13
hall of fame fast fact:
Writer Etta Lynch reported that when Gene Howe and Don Harrington were hunting quail in 1951, Howe's beloved dog, Princess, was struck behind the ear by one stray shotgun pellet. Princess did not survive and Howe was "inconsolable." According to Lynch, "Gene Howe never hunted again."
Gene Howe
Gene Howe became synonymous with “Panhandle” after he founded the Amarillo Globe newspaper in 1924. He added “Sports Hall of Fame” to his credits because he was an ardent outdoorsman and possibly the greatest conservationist in the region’s history.
Wes Izzard described Howe: “he was a near flawless shot, one of the top five in the country in competitive meets, a great fly fisherman, hunter, trapper, and explorer. Anything which had to do with the out-of-doors, he loved and excelled in.”
Howe helped establish the Texas Game and Fish Commission in 1929 and served on its first board. In 1935, Howe helped form the Tri-State Senior Golf Association and was its first vice president. Howe was involved in starting the Ducks Unlimited conservation group. He was instrumental in the founding of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch.
Gene Howe died in 1952.
