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Kenneth Ray Moorhead

1934 - 2020

Kenneth Ray Moorhead obituary, 1934-2020, El Paso, TX

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1934

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2020

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Kenneth Moorhead Obituary

Kenneth Ray Moorhead

El Paso - Coach Kenneth Ray Moorhead passed away 11/11/20 at the age of 86 in El Paso, Texas. He was born in Wilson, Oklahoma, to William and Ruby Bennet Moorhead on November 8, 1934, and was raised by his mother and step-father, Ray Riley. Kenneth graduated from Wilson, Oklahoma, High School in 1952; from Eastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College in 1954; and came to Texas Western College (UTEP) on a basketball scholarship in the fall of that year.

Sports were the driving force in Kenneth's life starting in junior high when he built a make-shift basketball goal out of a piece of wooden siding and a wire laundry basket he nailed to a tree in his grandmother's backyard in Wilson and hitchhiking the 17 miles each way to Ardmore, Oklahoma in high school to play American Legion summer baseball. His basketball team at Wilson went to the State Basketball Tournament in Oklahoma City in 1951. In junior college where Ken played both basketball and baseball, Eastern Oklahoma A & M went to the Junior College National Basketball Tournament in Hutchison, Kansas in 1953 and qualified for the Junior College National Baseball Tournament in 1954; but was unable to compete in the baseball tournament due to lack of travel funds. In addition to playing basketball for Texas Western, Ken played in the Amateur City Basketball League for Union Furniture.

When Coach Moorhead graduated from Texas Western with a Bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in history in 1956, he began a career at El Paso High School that spanned 22 years and touched many young men in their development into productive citizens. In addition to teaching Social Studies (American History/ Civics/ & Modern Problems), Ken coached Junior High Football for 5 years, JV Basketball for 15 years, and Varsity Baseball for 16 years. He was named the Herald-Post All-District Junior Varsity Baseball Coach of the Year in 1957 for the work he did to bring back the JV Baseball team after the early-season loss of their coach. He took EPHS varsity baseball to a district title in 1962 and a 20-3 season in 1965. He also had the privilege of selecting the All EPHS Baseball Teams of the 60s and 70s. In the summers, Kenneth coached Babe Ruth Baseball taking the team to the Babe Ruth World Series in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1958 with Coach Nemo Herrera. Kenneth also coached Colt League Baseball and several All-Star Teams. Coach Moorhead was inducted into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004, an honor that he cherished.

Kenneth left El Paso in 1978 for a teaching/coaching position in Sherman, Texas from which he retired in 1991. He returned to El Paso in 2014 to be in the place he loved where he could reconnect with students and ball players he had taught and enjoy the people they had grown to be. He also enjoyed supporting El Paso High athletics.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his mother and step-father Ruby Bennet and Ray Riley and twin sisters Lorita Ann Riley Sullivan and Ettie Darleen Riley Daniel. He is survived by a daughter Rachel Lynn Evans (Angus) and two grandchildren Noah and Avonlea Evans of Denison, Texas and his companion Betty Ann Seiler of the home. Services will be private due to covid restrictions and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Contributions may be made to El Paso High School Baseball Booster Club in Honor of Coach Ken, 725 Live Oak Dr. El Paso, TX 79932. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West, 480 N. Resler Dr. Sunset Funeral Homes.net






El entrenador Kenneth Ray Moorhead falleció el 11 de noviembre del 2020 a la edad de 86 años en El Paso, Texas. Nació en Wilson, Oklahoma, hijo de William y Ruby Bennet Moorhead el 8 de noviembre de 1934, y fue criado por su madre y su padrastro, Ray Riley. Kenneth se graduó de Wilson, Oklahoma, generación 1952; del Eastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College en 1954; y llegó a Texas Western College (UTEP) con una beca de baloncesto en otoño de ese año. Los deportes fueron la fuerza impulsora en la vida de Kenneth, comenzando en la secundaria cuando construyó una portería de baloncesto improvisada con un revestimiento de madera y una canasta de lavandería de alambre que clavó en un árbol en el patio trasero de su abuela en Wilson y haciendo autostop las 17 millas en cada sentido hasta Ardmore, Oklahoma en la escuela secundaria para jugar béisbol de verano de la American Legion. Su equipo de baloncesto en Wilson fue al Torneo Estatal de Baloncesto en Oklahoma City en 1951. En la universidad donde Ken jugaba tanto baloncesto como béisbol, Eastern Oklahoma A&M fue al Torneo Nacional de Baloncesto de la Junior College en Hutchison, Kansas en 1953 y se clasificó para el Torneo Nacional de Béisbol Junior College en 1954; pero no pudo competir en el torneo de béisbol debido a la falta de fondos para viajes. Además de jugar baloncesto para Texas Western, Ken jugó en la liga Amateur City Basketball League para Union Furniture. Cuando el entrenador Moorhead se graduó de Texas Western con una licenciatura en educación física y una especialización en historia en 1956, comenzó su carrera en El Paso High School que duró 22 años y tocó la vida de muchos jóvenes en su desarrollo como ciudadanos productivos. Además de enseñar Estudios Sociales (Historia Estadounidense/Cívica/Problemas Modernos), Ken fue entrenador de Fútbol Americano de Secundaria durante cinco años, Baloncesto JV durante 15 años y Béisbol Universitario durante 16 años. Fue nombrado Entrenador del Año de Béisbol Universitario Juvenil del Herald-Post All-District en 1957 por el trabajo que hizo para traer de vuelta al equipo de Béisbol JV después de la pérdida de su entrenador a principios de temporada. Llevó el béisbol universitario de EPHS a un título de distrito en 1962 y una temporada de 20-3 en 1965. También tuvo el privilegio de seleccionar todos los equipos de béisbol de EPHS de los años 60 y 70. En los veranos, Kenneth entrenó béisbol Babe Ruth Baseball llevando al equipo a la Serie Mundial de Babe Ruth en Vancouver, Columbia Británica, Canadá en 1958 con el entrenador Nemo Herrera. Kenneth también entrenó béisbol Colt League Baseball y a varios equipos All-Star. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Béisbol de El Paso en el 2004, un honor que apreciaba. Kenneth dejó El Paso en 1978 para ocupar un puesto de profesor/entrenador en Sherman, Texas, de donde se retiró en 1991. Regresó a El Paso en 2014 para estar en el lugar que amaba, donde podía volver a conectarse con los estudiantes y los jugadores de pelota que había enseñado y disfrutar de las personas que habían llegado a ser. También disfrutó apoyando el atletismo de El Paso High. Kenneth fue precedido en muerte por su madre y padrastro Ruby Bennet y Ray Riley y por sus hermanas gemelas Lorita Ann Riley Sullivan y Ettie Darleen Riley Daniel. Le sobrevive su hija Rachel Lynn Evans (Angus) y sus dos nietos Noah y Avonlea Evans de Denison, Texas y su compañera Betty Ann Seiler de su hogar. Los servicios serán privados debido a las restricciones de salud y se llevará a cabo una celebración de la vida en una fecha posterior. Se pueden hacer contribuciones al club El Paso High School Baseball Booster Club en honor al entrenador Ken, en el 725 Live Oak Dr. El Paso, TX 79932. Servicios otorgados por Sunset Funeral Home-West, en el 480 N. Resler Dr.

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Published by El Paso Times from Nov. 14 to Nov. 15, 2020.

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kay skevington shaffer

November 8, 2022

He was a good man, teacher and coach!

Lynn Hunt

November 17, 2020

I met Ken in 1960 when I played baseball at Bel Air High School. He was an excellent coach. He was very disciplined and got the most out of his players. I played under him for four years in the Colt Baseball league. He practiced what he preached. He had a great influence on my life. It was an honor knowing and playing baseball for him. He will be greatly missed !

kay skevington

November 15, 2020

Coach was a different kind of fellow! A good teacher and obviously a great coach and he loved to tease!

Sean Malacara

November 15, 2020

He was one of my favorite baseball coaches of all time. He coached me my freshman year at Sherman high school. He was a great man

Patrick F Moore

November 15, 2020

A fine teacher, an accomplished coach and, there are few men you can say this about, a true gentleman in every sense of the word. I'm better for having known Coach Moorhead.

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