Ben Crenshaw To know Ben Daniel Crenshaw starts with DKR’s saying, “the real mark of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him.” Golf does not define Ben Crenshaw-never did. Ben Crenshaw is a winner, but not just because of the small numbers he wrote on scorecards or a impressive…
Track is a fascinating sport that requires mental toughness and the ability to overcome adversity. The Greeks chose Track and Field as the key sport for Olympic competition because it is the most universal of all sports that pits individuals against each other to prove who is the best. Track athletes don’t need to study…
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO THE HISTORY OF RECRUITING INFRACTIONS – 1960-2020 The 1960’s- The 1970s, the prequel to flagrant NCAA rules violations in the 1980s- 1980s SWC Recruiting Violations run rampant- 1990’s REGULATING INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS – #5 2000s Infraction transitioning – Judging intangibles is where Coaches make the most recruiting mistakes – The Good Egg-…
T-Ring by Edith Royal https://youtu.be/vlldDCJ7UXU Before the T_Ring there was an organization formed called the “Order of the T” and the “T” Association the origins of the T-Ring and the importance of the ring to recipients are shared in the following article . The T-Ring was first introduced to Texas athletics during Coach Royal’s first…
A list of all the Longhorn bowl games is in the link below. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/bowls.html Texas Bowl record from 1943-2019 – 31 wins, 22 losses, and 1 tie. 2008 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes Won 24-21 2011 Holiday Bowl California Golden Bears Won 21-10 2012 Alamo Bowl Oregon State Beavers Won 31-27 2013 Alamo Bowl Oregon…
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1983-1988 77-98 Record Coach Weltlich COACH WELTLICH COACHING STYLE WAS NEVER ACCEPTED BY THE MEDIA, PLAYERS, OR THE FANS, AND IT HURT HIS ABILITY TO RECRUIT THE GREAT ATHLETES. What Bob Weltlich inherited from Abe Lemmons Bob Weltlich was a successful basketball Coach at Ole Miss. before he was hired by DeLoss Dodds in 1983 …
COACH TEX ROBERTSON – 1935-1950 Coach Robertson learned to swim in Sweetwater, Tx. Tex Is an alternate in the 1932 Olympics Coach’s 72 SWC swimming champions, 17 All Americans, 4 Olympians Develops Camp Longhorn- one of the nations best summer camp programs. He is best known for inventing the flip turn. 1950 is NCAA Coach of…
Article by Gaylon Krizak ’49 Longhorns: Unlikely champs almost didn’t get their chance By Gaylon Krizak Ten games into the 1949 baseball season, it was clear to at least one observer that Bibb Falk’s latest edition of the Texas Longhorns just didn’t measure up to its predecessors. Granted, the bar the ’49 Longhorns faced…
>“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid” The science of the fastball is in the link below. https://www.facebook.com/thebsbking/videos/299378973999823/?t=106 In the book Loving Sports, the authors say that baseball is an allegory for life. You only have to bat .300 to be considered successful….