Longhorn Men Olympians who represented the USA Since Wrestling is no longer a sport covered by the University of Texas, I have not included it on the TLSN site. However, Ralph Hammond’s great accomplishment in Longhorn sports history should not be minimized or forgotten. Ralph Hammonds was a versatile athlete at the University of Texas,…
1997- 7 SCORES AND ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RUNNER UP COACH BUBBA THORNTON Arkansas…………………………………………………………………….55 2. Texas …………………………………………………………………………42½ 3 3. USC …………………………………………………………………………..34 =4. Oklahoma …………………………………………………………………31 =4. =4.UCLA ……………………………………………………………………….31 Richard Duncan Is The 1996 National Outdoor Champion In The Long Jump And 6th In The High Jump. Richard Duncan, in 1997,…
Conrad Derdeyn -Bearing tithes of Longhorn Track and Field history Conrad Derdeyn (right) is the Official high school cross-country meet director Here is a link to many of the track stars from 1950-1960 who Conradt Derdeyn knew. CONRAD J. DERDEYN- P.E. (CIVIL) (squarespace.com) Conrad Derdeyn recently reached out to TLSN with his archival information chronicling…
Dave Morton’s T-RING REFLECTIONS May 2020 I was probably not all that easy to coach, although I tried to be. I guess by the time I got to UT I had too many good coaches (all with different styles), plus myself, and Dave Rickey, the manager and founder of the Houston Striders, who wasn’t so…
Track and Field require mental toughness and the ability to overcome adversity. The Greeks chose Track and Field as the key sport for Olympic competitions because it is the most universal of all sports that pit individuals against each other to prove who is the best. There is no need to study films to determine…
Image by Health I.Q. insurance Track and Field are not complicated sports. Track athletes don’t need to learn complex plays; study films to determine team tendencies or change offensive and defensive techniques every week to exploit the competitor’s weakness. Instead, track participant’s primary goal is to convert innate talents, firm discipline, and hard work into…
UT -MEN’S TRACK- No team National championships As of 2016 UT has produced 35 NCAA individual National champions. Coach Froggie Lovvern 1962-1963 Coach Lovvern graduated from Stamford High School in Texas and attended Pepperdine, where he won the national championship in the 1500 meter. 1962-2 SCORES AT NATIONALS Coach Lovvorn Baylus Bennett 5th in the…
By the early 1960s a majority of students favored integration both on the playing field and off. In May 1961 the Regents received a Student Assembly and faculty petition with 7,000 signatures to support “the immediate integration of all housing and athletic programs.” A concurrent petition from students opposing integration contained only 1,300 signatures. As…
Carl Johnson accomplishments remind all Longhorns that In sports and far beyond, his contributions to Longhorn heritage have shaped the present and empowered the future. Article by Track All American and Co-Captain Byrd Baggett, UT Class of 1972 I met Carl Johnson in 1968 in Austin. As the only African-American athlete on our University of…
**Longhorn Track and Field: The Internal Battle to Excel** The primary goal of track participants is to transform their innate talents, strong discipline, and hard work into peak performance. Track and field require not only physical capabilities but also mental toughness, as athletes must confront personal challenges, flaws, insecurities, and demons. Jesse Owens wisely…