1956 Ed Hawkins

  From Bill Robertson  Bill Johnson passed away peacefully On January first. He was a huge part of Texas Swimming history. He was captain before and after WWII. Bill Johnson and the 1943 Swim Team Bill Johnson’s accomplishments  remind all Longhorns that In sports and far beyond, his contributions  to Longhorn heritage have shaped the…

Colorado City, Texas Mar 9, 1936 – Mar 9, 2017 As one of the fastest sprinters in Texas history, Hollis Gainey scorched the history books. Hollis Gainey was a part of two world record-setting relay teams in the 440-yard and 880-yard relays. They were the first team to run the 440-yard relay in under 40 seconds…

Nolte McElroy 1928 19-year-old Nolte McElroy a U.T. football player during fraternity initiation was instructed to bend down and crawl through a set of bedsprings to which city light wires had been connected. An excited, giggling crowd of Delta Kappa Epsilons were numbed into silence when McElroy fainted from shock, and died 15 minutes later. 

Charlie Munson has passed away. Charles Munson played on the first National Champion team in any Longhorn Sports history Charlie Munson, 95, is as much a fixture at Disch-Falk Field as bitter cold and oppressive heat (sometimes on the same day), as deeply identified with the University of Texas as success and Smokey. Charlie Munson…

  1894 Dick Lee died due to complications stemming from a pole vaulting accident.

OBITUARY T (James C.) Jones JANUARY 10, 1931 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 T.Jones (James C Jones), 89, born on a farm in Childress, TX, passed away on September 15, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 44 years and the love of his life, Phyllis Jones, formerly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; son, Micheal J Jones of…