History of All Sports

  • Basketball Olympians

    LONGHORN BASKETBALL OLYMPIAN 1956 Gilbert Ford Olympics 2012, 2016, 2020 Kevin Durant (2006-07) Just below Carmelo Anthony and Anthony Davis on the list of history’s greatest one-and-done freshmen, Kevin Durant turned in the best individual season for any Longhorns player ever. The first freshman to win either the Naismith or the Wooden Awards, Durant swept…

  • Diving men and women

    Before TITLE IX, WOMEN SPORTS, THE AIAW, AND NCAA WOMEN’s SPORTS, TEXAS built A STRONG FOUNDATION for Longhorn women AT THE international, INTRA-MURAL LEVEL, and club levels. I HOPE, WITH TIME, THIS SITE CAN ADD SOME HISTORICAL INSIGHT TO TELL THE FULL AND COMPELLING STORY OF THE LONGHORN diving TRADITION. 1939 >“Click on the text…

  • The good, bad, and ugly of overachieving

    Overachieving – the good, bad, and ugly Madonna says : Overachievers strive for perfection, which can be a desirable quality in sports but may not always lead to success for students and employees. According to the dictionary, an overachiever is someone who achieves superior results through excessive effort. Coach Rick Pitino defines an overachiever in…

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    The Road to Bevo -Folklore and Fables

      Bevo video  is below https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fv%2F1CXfmFRSsp%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce07c19de3a494ccca35008dece7a7d40%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639175222634592267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7Th7VMqPkDJ4G6W3y6OZRoq8rzG%2B6wlIEziYHyiGNzk%3D&reserved=0     Author Emma Schkloven in the title to an article she wrote in October 2022 for the Austin Monthly captures the history of Bevo in 32 words. Bevo’s Long Ride to the Mascot Mountaintop UT’s beloved icon may be living large now, but he’s faced kidnappings, hazings, and…

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    1977 Texas A & M

    1971- Texas wins 34-14 By 1971, the Longhorn fans showed no interest in building a bonfire, while the Aggies continued to use engineering techniques and a passion that could light the fire to beat the Horns, but they continued to lose. Texas figured out they could win without a spirit fire. 1971 was Texa’s fourth…