WACO, Texas (KXXV) — The Texas Sports Hall of Fame has completed a three-year project. The project features 11 exterior walls painted by local artist Cade Kegeleis, depicting some of the most iconic Hall of Famers.
There were more than 400 Hall of Fame nominees to choose from, 50 of whom were painted on 11 of the building’s exterior walls. The project began in 2021 and cost more than $130,000. Funding came from donations, the City of Waco, and tax increment funds.
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In Waco’s backyard is an eye-catching display of Texas sports legends and greats.
“This is just a little preview of everything we have,” said Genesis Moncada, director of marketing and PR for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
“Even though Baylor is a great neighbor and has been so generous to us, the fact that we are not part of Baylor separates us, but it makes us stand out a little bit more. It became.”
Moncada knew this was what the building needed, so in 2021 he turned to his friend and local artist Cade Kegrereis for help.
“They wanted to talk about revitalizing the exterior, and I had just finished a few other murals around town and luckily it caught their eye.” said lead artist Cade Kegrereis.
“It’s definitely a dream opportunity to go to Baylor and look at this building and imagine there might be something bigger than life-size athletes around the building.”
11’s exterior walls depict 50 Hall of Famers, from hockey player Mike Modano, baseball player Nolan Ryan, women’s basketball player Kim Mulkey to greats like Cade’s favorite. I am.
“La Dainan Tomlinson, I went to his camp when I was a kid,” he said.
“In fact, his pictures are from when he was a child, so in a way they are almost subconsciously there.”
The project was completed for just over $130,000 thanks to donations and City of Waco tax increment financing.
Moncada hopes to grow the site’s 23,000 annual visitors.
“Even if there’s no foot traffic, people are walking around and previewing everything that’s here.”
— Leaving a lasting legacy in the Central Texas community.
“It’s going to be here for a long time,” Kegereis said.
