Women’s History
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Women’s Golf T-Ring Reflections
Michiko Hattori has a storied collegiate career at the University of Texas: Four-time All-American Southwest Conference Player of the Year (1987-91) Two-time National Collegiate Golfer of the Year 1988-89 National Golf Coaches and Golf Week National Player of the Year Honda Broderick Award Player of the Year (1989-90) Southwest Conference Player of the Decade for the…
1937 Betty Jameson – golf
BETTY JAMESON 1937 Betty is the first woman to ever qualify for a men’s varsity high school golf team in Texas. Shooting a 39 on one course when she was 12 years old. In 1937 Betty Jameson enrolled at UT and learned golf under Harvey’s guidance, winning the intramural golf championship in 1938. In 1938,…
Women’s All Sports Banquet
The spirit of Title IX is now part of the great history of Longhorn sports as witnessed by the winners of awards presented at the Women’s All Sports Banquets. A sampling follows: Definition of awards given at the Women’s All Sports Banquet. The Women’s Athletics Department’s highest…
1982 AIAW and NCAA compete
How the NCAA women’sFinal Four was born A decade after Title IX, a battle for control of women’sbasketball split loyalties and produced two national champions LEFT: Rutgers defeated Texas, 83-77, in the 1982 AIAW women’s basketball championship. RIGHT: Forward Ann Pendergrass helped Louisiana Tech defeat Cheyney State, 76-62, in the first NCAA women’s championship…
Longhorn History all sports
The late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan answered the question “why do sports matter so much?” “It matters because sport is vital, it is viable, it is basic, and it is essential. Sport is not a frivolous distraction as one may first, without thinking, believe. Sport is an equal-opportunity teacher. It is a non-partisan event. It is…
Rodney Page Tribute to Betty Thompson
A tribute to Betty Thompson from Rodney Page It was 45 years ago during the summer of 1972, that I first set foot on the University of Texas campus. Little did I realize how that would affect my future, personally and professionally. It was also my first visit to Austin, TX. I came to…