Mike Meyers-super supporter
Mike Myers A video sharing the story of Mike Myers. Mike Meyers contributions to Longhorn traditions represents a portal to the past that reminds Longhorn fans that heritage shapes the present and empowers the future.
There were 26 attempts to create the Logo for U.T.
Ragan on his ranch with one of his Longhorns. Choosing the “correct” Longhorn logo and the “correct” color for the Longhorn Nation took 75 years!!! But there is still competition from other Logo designers. In the early 1900s, the University logo is a star, a star with the “T” in the middle, and a star…
1984 Kristen Guszak and Cathy Flaig make the tennis team
1984 women’s tennis walk- ons Kristen Guszak and Cathy Flaig make the team.
Stadiums
In 2021 UT’s Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was recognized by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security as a facility of merit for demonstrating an innovative approach to safety and security.
Wearers of the “T”
Click on the Text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid Wearers of the “T” 1900 Men’s Tennis Players wearing their letter sweaters Women earn the right to letter In the early 1900’s Wearers of the T 1928 letter sweater The full articles about Texas…
Stark Center
Jan Todd’s night with Johnny Carson Terry Todd’s Documentary https://medium.com/@TheAlcalde/how-two-powerlifters-founded-one-of-uts-most-unique-places-fd4c82ed641b How Two Powerlifters Founded One of UT’s Most Unique Places Jan Todd has a Doctor of Philosophy PH.D. American/U.S. studies/civilization for U.T. and she is a professor and Director of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center of the University of Texas at Austin. Her husband, Terry…
A short history of Strength and Conditioning
In the Beginning The Evolution of Strength Training For the Texas Longhorns Strength training is not a modern invention. Egyptian tombs show pictures of lifting bags filled with sand and stone swinging and throwing exercises. These types of things were also popular in early Germany, Scotland, and Spain. Weightlifting competitions date back to the early…
Theo Bellmont a Precursor to contemporary Longhorn strength coaches
Theo Bellmont – 1913-1929 The Stark Foundation’s board agreed to provide a $3,5000,000 gift to recognize and honor Stark for his service to UT by constructing the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center right next to a building named after one of his best friends – Bellmont Hall. One of Bellmont’s first hires was a freshman—Roy J….