Baseball ⚾ Olympians
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Calvin Murray, Barcelona 1992
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Calvin Murray, Barcelona 1992
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
This is a key research book for Longhorn Baseball history Billy Disch and Bibb Falk did not have to hit the road to seduce recruits. The players came to them if they had any professional aspirations. 1911-1939 – Coach Billy Disch Three great Coaches -Disch, Falk, and Gustafson Coach Disch is hired…
It’s hardly a secret that the University of Texas has accumulated thousands of wins and stocked its trophy cases with heavy hardware from championships. But you might not realize that victory is hard to convert into the highest level of success beyond college athletics.Just five guys out of the thousands who have put on the…
David was a three-year starter for Vidor High School, where he earned MVP honors in baseball and All-District in football during his senior year. He then played at Panola Junior College, where he became the JUCO national batting champion with an impressive .525 batting average and was recognized as a JUCO All-American. Coach Gus, known…
NO HITTERS March 28, 1946 Bobby Layne 7-0Southwestern-Clark Field Austin, May 4, 1946 Bobby Layne 2-1Texas A&M College Station, June 19, 1950 Jim Ehrler 7-0 Tufts Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, First no-hitter in CWS History April 29, 1955 Tommy Jungman 8-0 RiceClark Field March 28, 1969 James Street 5-0 SMU Dallas, TX April 3, 1970 James Street…
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…
Brooks Kieschnick Brooks Kieschnick has received more National Collegiate awards in the college ranks then any other UT baseball player. His awards include: National College Baseball Hall of Fame 2006; Dick Howser Trophy 1992 and 1993; Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player of the Year 1993; Baseball America Player of the year- 1993; ABCA Player of the…