Baseball ⚾ Olympians
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze
Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
The iconic ” steelhead” logo of the Texas Longhorns athletic teams and the burnt orange color worn by them were the result of the work of one man: William “Rooster” Andrews. In 1961, coach Darrell Royal talked to Andrews, who at at time was a salesman for C&S Sporting Goods, about ways to improve the…
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 …
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…
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….
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…