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(Author Carlton Stowers was a member of that ’62 Longhorns sprint relay who also reported on meets as a sportswriter for The Daily Texan. Today, he is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.) I have asked Carlton Stowers occasionally to write articles about Longhorn track and field, and he said he…
UT -MEN’S TRACK- No team National championships As of 2016 UT has produced 35 NCAA individual National champions. Coach Froggie Lovvern was head coach for two years Coach Froggie Lovvern 1962-1963 TOP OF THE CHARTS Coach Lovvern graduated from Stamford High school in Texas, attended Pepperdine…
Longhorn Men Olympians who represented the USA Since Wrestling is no longer a sport covered by the University of Texas. , I have not included wrestling on the TLSN site. However, Ralph Hammonds great accomplishment in Longhorn sports history should not be minimized or forgotten. Ralph Hammonds was a versatile athlete at the University of…
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…
Men’s Track In 1967 the Texas vs. TCU football game exploded in the Longhorn face when track star and football player Bubba Thornton returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown to beat the Horns 24-17. 1996- 2012 Coach Bubba Thornton Longhorn Track – HORNS UP Bubba Thornton was the former head coach for the…
Coach Stan Huntsman 1986- 1995 Coach Stan Huntsman 2000 Inductee Into HOH 11 SWC Titles (Six Outdoors, Two In Cross Country And Three Indoors) Teams Swept SWC Triple Crown (Indoor, Outdoor, Cross Country) In 1991-92 And 1993-94 NCAA Outdoor Track Runner-Up In 1987 And 1988 Coached Nine NCAA Individual National Event Champions Coached 79 UT…