Museum

Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Museum

Abilene · Taylor County · Dedicated 2002 · THC Atlas #4200001100

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Museum is a museum in Abilene, Taylor County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 8 museums documented in Taylor County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4509, -99.7322 near Abilene. The nearest cataloged historic site is Federal Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pine Street Shoot Out, Wooten, Horace O., Grocery Company Warehouse, and Abilene Reporter-News.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001100. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame honors standout athletes and coaches from the nineteen-county region surrounding Abilene. It traces its roots to the AISD Hall of Fame founded in 1988, was reorganized in its current form in 2002, and received nonprofit status in 2009. Its inductees include members of the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame, Olympians, and professional athletes, with achievements displayed in a roughly 3,400-square-foot museum at the Mall of Abilene.

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📍 32.4509, -99.7322 · Abilene, Taylor County

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