Baseball ⚾ Olympians
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
One night in Austin in 1992, Pops (Nolan Ryan) took the mound for the Rangers against his son, Reid Ryan’s Longhorns in an exhibition game of the sport that bound them. Reid Ryan as a Longhorn and the exhibition game between him and his father 2:38- 4:20 mark. https://youtu.be/ADqlRQUEOEY 1904- 18-10-1 COACH R.F. HUTCHINSON…
1939 Coach Disch last year – Bibb Falk continues to build on the Disch Legacy. The team goes undefeated in the SWC for the first time in 20 years. Charley Haas batting avg .460 – HOH inductee Captain Clarence Pfeil …
HARDBALL WITH TOM BALL Professor Carlson’s interview with Tom Ball is at TOM BALL BASEBALL ⚾ INTERVIEW (squarespace.com) 1974 Tom Ball photo at last game ever played at Clark Field by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) With a name like Tom Ball, you just had to be born to stand out as a sports star….
Scott Soden played outfielder for the Longhorns from 1979 to 1979. He was known for his impressive performance on the field and held the record for the longest home run hit at Texas at one point. After his college career, he was hired as the head coach at San Antonio East Central. He was a…
If you have not read Augie’s Bio titled “Life is yours to win” you should. Like DKR Augie had many insightful comments. Some of his wisdom is shared below in the history of Augie Garrido years as a longhorn. Coach Garrido taught his players to stay in the moment (not the past) and focus on…
Hand written resume’ written circa 1966 by High School Coach Gustafson ! 1968- 1996- Coach Cliff Gustafson Darrell Royal, then the athletic director at Texas, gets credit for hiring Cliff in 1968. Royal was asked in 1994 if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that,…