July 11, 2010
Lions' Hall of Fame Member Terry Burnett Passes Away
2007 Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Terry Burnett passed away on Sunday.
UPDATED 7/12 with Funeral
Arrangements at the Bottom
Burnett started his track and
field career at East Texas State University as a walk-on,
non-scholarship athlete in 1964. Before long, Burnett ran his way
into the Lions and Lone Star Conference record books. He holds
school records in the 330-yard hurdles (37.6 in 1966) and 440-yard
hurdles (52.5 in 1968). Burnett was a member of three relay teams
that also set school records: the mile relay team with a time of
3:09.8 in 1967, the sprint medley team with a time of 3:19.4 in
1967 and the mile relay team that set an indoor mile relay record
of 3:22.6 in 1967. He holds a Lone Star Conference record in the
330-yard hurdles at 37.6 set in 1966. Burnett was coached by Lone
Star Conference Hall of Honor recipient and Lions Hall of Fame
coach Delmar Brown and was a four-year letterwinner and team
captain in his junior and senior seasons. Burnett helped lead the
Lions to their third-straight Lone Star Conference championship in
1967. Following his distinguished career with the Lions, he went on
to serve as a member of the Texas A&M University-Commerce
Athletic Association.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of Terry. He was a very valuable member to our athletic history and athletic program. All of our thoughts and prayers are with the Burnett family and those who lives he has touched," said A&M-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 13th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Rader Funeral Home at 1617 Judson Road in Longview, Texas. The funeral will be at the same location on Wednesday, July 14th at 2 p.m. The burial will take place at Rosewood Park in Longview, Texas.
