Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
Joe Wellborn
- Induction:
- 2013
- Class:
- 1966
A three-year letterman from 1963-65, Joe Wellborn was inducted in the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
He served as a team captain as a senior on head coach Gene Stallings’ first Aggie team in 1965. He earned All-Southwest Conference honors at linebacker in 1965 while posting two interceptions and recovering a fumble.
Wellborn was Texas A&M first-ever recipient of the Aggie Heart Award, which honors intangibles such as effort, desire, determination, competitiveness, leadership and courage. More than 50 years later, the Aggie Heart Award remains the highest honor that a Texas A&M football player can receive.
Wellborn’s teammate Jim Singleton stated, “There is a Dick Butkus Award because there was a Dick Butkus. There is an Aggie Heart Award because there was a Joe Wellborn.”
After earning his bachelor’s degree in management, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound Wellborn played two seasons for the New York Giants. An ardent supporter of Texas A&M Athletics, Wellborn was an active member of the Lettermen’s Association and a 12thMan Foundation Endowed Donor. He passed away on January 12, 2022.
He served as a team captain as a senior on head coach Gene Stallings’ first Aggie team in 1965. He earned All-Southwest Conference honors at linebacker in 1965 while posting two interceptions and recovering a fumble.
Wellborn was Texas A&M first-ever recipient of the Aggie Heart Award, which honors intangibles such as effort, desire, determination, competitiveness, leadership and courage. More than 50 years later, the Aggie Heart Award remains the highest honor that a Texas A&M football player can receive.
Wellborn’s teammate Jim Singleton stated, “There is a Dick Butkus Award because there was a Dick Butkus. There is an Aggie Heart Award because there was a Joe Wellborn.”
After earning his bachelor’s degree in management, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound Wellborn played two seasons for the New York Giants. An ardent supporter of Texas A&M Athletics, Wellborn was an active member of the Lettermen’s Association and a 12thMan Foundation Endowed Donor. He passed away on January 12, 2022.
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