Ragan on his ranch with one of his Longhorns. Choosing the “correct” Longhorn logo and the “correct” color for the Longhorn Nation took 75 years!!! But there is still competition from other Logo designers. In the early 1900s, the University logo is a star, a star with the “T” in the middle, and a star…
1947 is one of the two best years for sports in Longhorn History. This year, all of the “major” sports teams received national recognition. The Baseball Team In 1947 had a 19-2 Record They Are SWC Champions; Set A Attendance Record When 7,000 Fans Attend The Baylor Game To Watch Bobby Layne Hold Baylor To…
1984 women’s tennis walk- ons Kristen Guszak and Cathy Flaig make the team.
In 2021 UT’s Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was recognized by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security as a facility of merit for demonstrating an innovative approach to safety and security.
Ernie Koy Senior While at UT, he was a fullback on the football team from 1930 to 1932. He played as an outfielder on the baseball team from 1931 to 1933 and served as a captain in 1933. He was a three-time all SWC player. Dana Bible said Ernie Koy was the greatest fullback ever seen in action. In…
Click on the Text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid Wearers of the “T” 1900 Men’s Tennis Players wearing their letter sweaters Women earn the right to letter In the early 1900’s Wearers of the T 1928 letter sweater The full articles about Texas…
Jan Todd’s night with Johnny Carson Terry Todd’s Documentary https://medium.com/@TheAlcalde/how-two-powerlifters-founded-one-of-uts-most-unique-places-fd4c82ed641b How Two Powerlifters Founded One of UT’s Most Unique Places Jan Todd has a Doctor of Philosophy PH.D. American/U.S. studies/civilization for U.T. and she is a professor and Director of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center of the University of Texas at Austin. Her husband, Terry…
In the Beginning The Evolution of Strength Training For the Texas Longhorns Strength training is not a modern invention. Egyptian tombs show pictures of lifting bags filled with sand and stone swinging and throwing exercises. These types of things were also popular in early Germany, Scotland, and Spain. Weightlifting competitions date back to the early…
Theo Bellmont – 1913-1929 The Stark Foundation’s board agreed to provide a $3,5000,000 gift to recognize and honor Stark for his service to UT by constructing the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center right next to a building named after one of his best friends – Bellmont Hall. One of Bellmont’s first hires was a freshman—Roy J….
Roy McClean, Lutcher Stark, and Theo Bellmont were convinced that weightlifting could enhance an athletes’ skills. 1919 – 1967 ROY MCCLEAN SLOWLY AND METHODICALLY PROVES THAT ATHLETES WHO LIFT WEIGHTS ADD STRENGTH, QUICKNESS, AND SPEED. Roy J. McLean, born in Austin in 1897, grew up on the edge of the campus and was a “mascot”…