Flowers honored as a Ranger great

Wednesday prior to the Rangers game against Western Texas College, Don Flowers officially had his number retired and was presented with a plaque honoring his time spent at the helm of Ranger Baseball.

Flowers played for the hall of fame coach from 1971-73. During his time on the field, he was named MVP of the national tournament when the Rangers captured the title in '73. After his time as a Ranger, Flowers went on to play at Pan American University, now called University of Texas Rio Grande located in Edinburg.

After his playing career ended, Flowers returned to Ranger and became an assistant to his former coach. In his first season on the bench, RC placed third in the national tournament and would go on to win the 1978 national championship. When Allen retired in 1985, Flowers took over the Rangers program and went on to win over 400 games.

While he coached future MLB players Hector Ortiz, Danny Williams and Pedro Bourbon many would say his biggest contribution to RC baseball was overseeing the construction of a new ballpark, which was named after Ranger alum and former MLB player Ellis Burks. Construction was completed in 2000 and RC still plays its home games there.

During his tenure at Ranger, Flowers' daughters not only attended RC, but worked as his assistants. 

Flowers retired from coaching in 2004 and began working in the wildlife industry, where he still works today.