Joe Conrad​

Joe Conrad was a golf icon in San Antonio. At the age of 13, he took up golf after a friend on the church softball team invited him for a round of golf at the Riverside Municipal Golf Course. There, he discovered his talent and love for the game. In 1947, he won the Riverside Golf Association Championship. Where his golf career had started, it began to take off. At the age of 17, he defeated Arnold Palmer in the National Junior Championship in Los Angeles. By the time he had graduated high school, he had a scholarship offer to Louisiana State University. After one year as a Tiger, he transferred to North Texas State University, where he enjoyed an illustrious career that included three national titles and only one total match loss.​

Upon returning to San Antonio, Conrad set off on a win-filled career that cemented him as a prominent figure in the San Antonio golf community. He was the San Antonio City Amateur champion in 1950 and 1956. He took back-to-back Southern Amateur Championships (1953-1954), the Mexico Amateur Championship in 1951, and the Trans Mississippi Championship in 1953. He was on two United States America Cup teams (1954 in Toronto and 1956 in Mexico City) and the United States Walker Cup team (1955 in St. Andrews, Scotland). He was the United States Air Force Worldwide Champion in 1954. In 1957, he finished in the top 20 in the Colonial Nation Invitation tournament and participated in the Masters Tournament.​

In 1979, Conrad was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Touted by friends and fellow golfers as a humble, stand-up guy, Conrad passed in December 2018 at the age of 88.​