Hal Eustice

Inducted: 1986

Sport: Baseball

School: Tucson Sahuaro

An Arizona product all the way, Hal Eustice was a baseball icon in Southern Arizona for many years. Coach Eustice graduated from Amphi in Tucson, U of A, minor league baseball for 3 years, and completed a long career with boys and baseball at San Manuel and Tucson Sahuaro. Hal's Miners at San Manuel won the State Title in 1963, and his Sahuaro Cougars won 3 more State Titles and 2 Runners-Up. Coach Eustice's teams won 436 games during that time span. In addition to the Coaches Hall of Fame, Coach Eustice was a member of the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame, and was named his respective and state division Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1984. Coach was honored with the coaching position of the ACA All Star game on three occasions and was the Arizona Republic Coach of the Year in 1973, 1974, and 1984. The baseball field at Sahuaro High School now bears the Eustice name. Coach Eustice passed away on June 18, 1991.