Tris Speaker, known as the Grey Eagle, was born, educated, and buried here, and always came home to Hubbard. A legend in his own time, he became the first Texan named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the first man elevated to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He played on Boston's 1912 and 1915 World Series winning teams, and he managed the Cleveland Indians in their first pennant win in 1920. At 18 he began professional play at $50 a month, later became a smart, able businessman, and never wasted the big money of his playing career. In Hubbard he was a lifetime member of the volunteer fire department.