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
WHEN TO CELEBRATE A LOSS. As I learned in high school track, losing can be part of a winning formula. On a day I set a personal best time in the 100-yard dash, I finished last in the heat. As a 17-year-old boy, I was surprised that I was happy as the young man above,…
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…
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…
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…
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…