for his accomplishments as a football player. His honors include the following: In 1951, he was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation's Professional Football Hall of Fame. He was the second Texan to be so honored, following Sammy Baugh. When Turner ended his playing career, the Bears retired his jersey No. 66. As of 1964, only six numbers had been retired by the Bears: Turner (No. 66); Bronko Nagurski (No. 3); George McAfee (No. 5); Sid Luckman (No. 42); Bill Hewitt (No. 58); and Red Grange (No. 77). In 1960, he was inducted into the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame (later renamed the College Football Hall of Fame). In 1961, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. In 1966, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was selected as part of the fourth class of inductees and was the third center (following Mel Hein and George Trafton) to be so honored. In 1969, as part of the NFL's 50th anniversary, the Pro Football Hall of Fame selected all-decade teams for each of the league's first five decades. Turner was selected as a center on the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. Also in 1969, Turner was selected by a panel of the Football Writers Association of America to the All-Southwest football team of the preceding 50 years. In 1975, he was selected to the Texas All-Pro football team, made up of professional football players who once played college football in Texas. Turner was the "biggest landslide winner on the team." In 1979, he was selected as one of the inaugural inductees into the Hardin-Simmons Athletic Hall of Fame. ESPN rated Turner No. 7 on its list of the 50 greatest Chicago Bears. Family and later years Turner was married twice. His first wife was Helen W. Turner with whom he had a daughter, Patricia. He was later married to Gladys Webber (1925–1998) on July 4, 1948. In 1950, Turner purchased a 1,200-acre ranch in Pidcoke, Coryell County, Texas, for $54,000. He moved from Chicago to the ranch on a full-time basis in April 1958. After spending 1962 in New York as coach of the New York Titans, he returned to his ranch and began racing horses. In 1965, he purchased a second ranch in New Mexico to pursue his interest in breeding horses. He also raced his horses at Sunland Park and Ruidoso Downs