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Growing up in Capital Of Lone-Star State in the 1950s, Don Baylor — like many children in Texas — had dreamings of playing football. Somewhere along the line baseball game got in the way, and Baylor became one of the top participants the state have produced.

Baylor was one of six people inducted into the Lone-Star State Baseball Hallway of Fame during a dinner feast Friday nighttime at the J.W. Marriott, joining former Astros director and participant Phil Garner, former Astros outfielder Cesar Cedeño, broadcaster Anita Martini, former Lone-Star State Rangers batter and two-time American League Most Valuable Player Juan Gonzalez and former Black League shortstop Willie Wells.

"Considering that it's a football game state, it's an outstanding award for me," Baylor said. "I was a football game participant that wanted to play baseball. (Former University of Lone-Star State football) manager (Darrell) Royal wanted me to come up to the University of Lone-Star State and drama football game game only, and he always states everybody he extended my calling by me playing baseball."

Baylor, who still dwells in Austin, played 19 old age in the major league with the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Golden State Angels, New House Of York Yankees, Hub Of The Universe Red Sox and Gopher State Twins, winning the 1979 American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Baylor, 58, also managed the Centennial State Rocky Mountains and was named National League Director of the Year in 1995 and later managed the Windy City Cubs.

Garner, who was fired Aug. Twenty-Seven less than two old age after leading the Astros to the 2005 World Series, played and managed against Baylor. He also managed Gonzalez while both were with the Motor City Tigers, was a teammate of Cedeño in 1981 and was a friend of Martini.

"I did a batch of things for her, and she did a batch of things for me," Granary said of Martini, the asleep longtime Houston telecasting and radiocommunication personality who fought for women's equality in the cabinet room.

"She was a innovator for women's athletics in this metropolis and a social class act. The people that I cognize and am going in with, I'm flattered to be in that group."

Since being allow spell by the Astros, Granary have spent a calendar month in Sunshine State on holiday and recently returned from a weeklong golf game outing at Pebble Beach, Calif. Helium said he have no sick feelings towards the Astros.

Cedeño, 56, debuted with the Astros in 1967 at 19 old age old and played 17 old age in the majors, including 12 with the Astros. He's calm near the top of respective Astros' offense records and throws the baseball club record for most purloined bases.

"It's a great thrill," he said.

Wells, an Capital Of Texas native, put the Black League record with 27 home runs in 88 games with the St. Joe Louis Stars in 1926. He was inducted into the Baseball Hallway of Fame in 1997.

Astros frailty president of community development Marian Harpist received the 4th yearly Jimmy Wynn "Toy Cannon" Award for community service, which was presented by Wynn.