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The top 10 most influential African American sports figures in DFW history

Robert “Bob” Hughes is No. 1.

There is no debate.

Case closed.

The all-time winningest coach in high school basketball history and a Naismith Hall of Famer tops the list of the 10 most accomplished and influential African American sports figures in the history of Dallas-Fort Worth.

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The number of lives Hughes touched and changed can’t be measured. He remains a revered figure, as evidenced by his presence at the first Robert Hughes Hall of Fame basketball classic in November.