Hall of Fame
Ted Tobolka, who was a two-year letterman in football, enjoyed a dazzling career as a pitcher for the Jesuit Dallas baseball program. Guiding Jesuit to four consecutive district titles, the Rangers were finalists at the TCIL State Championship three straight years (1976-78).
A three-time All-District selection, Tobolka was named TCIL Sophomore of the Year after the 1976 season, while earning additional plaudits as Second Team All-State and Second Team All-City by the Dallas Morning News. Piecing together a pair of fantastic campaigns as a junior and senior, Tobolka earned TCIL District Player of the Year accolades and First Team All-State distinction after both seasons. He was also selected First Team All-City by both the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald.
Tobolka totaled a 42-8 career record on the mound for Jesuit with a tremendous 1.98 earned run average over four years as a varsity starter. In addition, he tossed two no-hitters. In the 1978 TCIL State Baseball Tournament, Tobolka pitched in all four games over a three-day period, covering two starts and 21 innings of work.
Tobolka, who was a member of the 1975 American Association Baseball Congress (AABC) 16U World Series Championship team and the AABC 12U World Series Championship team, attended McLennan Junior College after graduating from Jesuit. During a two-year tenure with the Highlanders in which he compiled a 14-6 record with an ERA of 2.10, Tobolka helped lead McLennan to a pair of conference championships and runner-up honors at the 1980 Junior College World Series. He received free agent invitations to minor league camps by the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs, but a torn rotator cuff prematurely ended his competitive career.
A longtime active member of both the Jesuit and Catholic communities that has included a myriad of board, booster club and committee appointments, Tobolka served for five years on the Jesuit Dallas Lettermen’s Club executive committee and was chair of the Blue & Gold Sports Hall of Fame from 2011-13.
