On March 2, 1836, Texicans drafted their Declaration of Independence from Mexico. One of their grievances against the Mexican government was a public education system. Once Texas gained its independence and documents were written about the importance of education, it took political leaders 44 years to open the University of Texas. U.T. leadership learned…
LONGHORN VOLLEYBALL OVERVIEW- Pre-NCAA BEFORE TITLE IX, WOMEN’S SPORTS AT TEXAS WERE BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION AT THE INTER-MURAL LEVEL. I HOPE WITH TIME THIS SITE CAN ADD SOME HISTORICAL INSIGHT, TELL THE FULL, AND COMPELLING STORY OF THE HISTORY OF LONGHORN VOLLEYBALL. 1928 Women’s Athletic Association volleyball try out letter From Anna Hiss 1969…
Track is the only sport in which athletes reveal their character to the fans as the event unfolds. In the picture below, Preston Davis (left) and Richard Romo (right) mirror the internal struggle that occurs thousands of times for UT athletes as they write their story in the History of U.T. Track. 1920…
Billy, I thought you would enjoy this if you have not seen it already. Some of the proceeds from these two fine men will go to benefit scholarship funds and Texas One Fund for swimming and diving. I’m sure you’ve read the book and with Eddie’s voice now captured, we expect this classic to…
Coaches Wentworth, Crawford, Robinson, Kelly, Edwards, Clarke, Thompson, Hart , Hutchinson, Schenker, Metzenthin, Draper, Wasmund, Allerdice, Van Gent, Juneau, Littlefield, Whitaker, and Stewart 9/15/1883 is the day that UT first opened,, with classes starting the following year. In the book Bowled Over by Michael Oriard, the author says: Football initially belonged to the players…
(This piece originally appeared in American Way magazine and is here reprinted with permission of the author.) (Author Carlton Stowers, like Smith, ran lead-off leg on the Longhorns’ 440-yard relay in the early ’60s. Thereafter, the comparison abruptly ends.) WORLD’S FASTEST COWBOY by Carlton Stowers…
Tex Ramsdell is one of three Ramsdell’s who excelled at sports at Texas Bottom row left to right: Fred Ramsdell, Mrs. Adamson, Robert Ramsdell Top row left to right: Marshall Ramsdell and Charles Ramsdell Tex did not intend to leave Texas for Penn but he was late returning from a summer job and found his…
PASS/FAIL by Professor Larry Carlson https:// texaslsn.org (This part just below, Billy, for FACEBOOK only) Back to the classroom now after a long, luxuriant Christmas break. The remarkable college football season is over and Texas certainly graded out with an “A” for its superlative season. But with the Sugar Bowl fresh in the minds of…
Reflection Point Track Shot putter Robbie Robinson 1976 -A cap returned after a 36-year journey 1976 Robbie Robinson The cap returned to the owner 36 years later Rey Moreno and Robbie Robinson By Rey Moreno Rey Moreno was part of the Longhorn track team in 1975 and 1976 and shared a story about his good…
Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track,And Baseball There Are Very Few Books That Discuss Longhorn swimming. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story Of The Texas swimming Tradition. Please visit WETS to learn more about Longhorn swimming. The link is denoted in red font below. http://www.wetswim.org/about-us/founders-page/…