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Steve Fallon gives us a detailed description of the new building added to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Listen in to hear what the expansion will do for the history of Texas sports.
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" Welcome back to lone star legends welcome outside the Texas sports Hall of Fame we have been discussing the 2008. Inductees that have. University of Texas ties in that leads us right outside now where they museum is expanding Steve Allen tell us little bit about. The southwest conference swing not long ago you were just breaking ground now we -- almost -- it loosened up today."
" Well we're excited about it the fact is we are 16000 square feet we're going to be at 34000 square feet so effectively were doubling the size of the museum. Did you southwest conference exhibit will feature all nine of the former self was conference schools each school have a thousand square feet a display space. Meaning that we'll have 67 new exhibits all told we'll have a Cotton Bowl exhibit couple big screen televisions were really excited about it and I can get a new office well."
" And so it's not just the southwest conference wing and the museum itself is expanding as well tell us more about that we'll be."
" Texas high school football Hall of Fame which currently resides doing it in the Texas sports Hall of Fame facility gets. Not only a face lift it gets a new area they're pretty excited about that -- way. Will also have other elements that I think everybody's going to be impressed with the one of the things that you'll be able to do we -- the museum. And he'll be able to calm wrist specialists say you have Dana a a birthday party and you want to show old video of when you were growing up there's little they know earn a little BI happen all that. It will have a huge screen where you can you can see that while you entertain your family and friends. So a great way for us to produce income for the Texas sports Hall of Fame showcase the southwest conference and just continue to have the excitement and fun we have as we preserve."
" Texas sports history. And the rest of the Hall of Fame will stay open throughout the construction correct and when do you expect this all to be done."
" We we believe -- we're told that by the end of this year Dana. We will have the new expanded facility ready to go we will remain open. And so we're looking for a lot of new business. And I think that the southwest conference exhibit is going to attract 86 years -- fans that are dying to see a little bit more about that great piece of history of Texas."
" Steve Allen great stuff as always thanks so much for being with us throughout the show of this museum for sports fans for history buffs it is -- place to be and they will welcome you. With open arms and that's all the time we have for this edition of lone star legends. Thanks so much for watching everyone see you next time."
" Well I'm not very much a given the long speeches -- speeches and all but to start -- that this is back to sports column thing. Sports to me. Means support and people. Opportunity. And respect total dedication. And all that adds that his success."
" 2000. Texas sports Hall of Fame inductees Bill Bradley. Introduce the people he forgot. Professional teammates mostly from Philadelphia hold your applause until they all stand fellas please stand the ball back DC in a normal life. Texas State weight gain from Oklahoma Steve -- From TCU guy Morris. From Texas -- Albert. Can't Kramer. Member of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame Jerry Sizemore and he Clemens give them a round of applause. But the part they played in Bill Bradley."
" Unlike Bill Bradley got. I really don't have much. Said he did that he rambled around. But that's okay we don't. Except that I have."
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