Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame
Professional background of Charles L. Fisher:
• Teacher and Coach – Burnett High School, Terrell, Texas
• Teacher and Coach -Lorraine Crosby High School – Hitchcock, Texas
• Teacher and Coach – L. G. Pinkston High School, Dallas Independent School District (DISD), Dallas, Texas
• Assistant Principal – L. G. Pinkston High School, DISD
• Assistant Principal – Skyline High School, DISD
• Associate Principal – South Oak Cliff High School, DISD
• Principal - Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, DISD
• Principal - L. G. Pinkston High School, DISD
Professional, community service and memberships for Charles Fisher included Associate, National Association of Secondary School Principals; Associate, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals; Dallas School Administrators Association; Dallas Regional/National Alliance of Black School Educators, and Epsilon Phi Tau. Also, Prairie View A. & M. University Alumni Association; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated; Magna Vista / Cedar View Civic Association; African American Museum Advisory Board; Boy Scouts of America; and Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ.
Recognitions for Charles were extensive. He received the following awards, proclamations, and other distinctions: Outstanding Administrators Award; Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Award; Prairie View A. & M. University Sports Hall of Fame; Member of the 1958 National Championship Football Team – Prairie View A. & M. University; Ex-Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 1989; Dr. H. I. Holland Education Award Class of 1999 sponsored by The Elite News; Dallas Independent School District Area 2 Top Administrators Award; and the Vince Lombardi “What It Takes To Be NO 1 Award.” He was a role model, mentor, and an inspiration to many boys, girls, and adults whose lives were touched by his exemplary life, extraordinary love, and enduring legacy.
