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  • Rooster Andrews -one of a Kind 1

    William Edward “Rooster” Andrews Rooster was offered a scholarship at Texas A&M, but Kutner interceded and convinced Coach Bible to offer him a scholarship. After Rooster graduated, Coach Bible said he was “the best manager I ever saw.” Class of 1945Inducted into HOH 1966 FOOTBALL (1941-45, Manager, Kicker, Halfback)BASEBALL (1944, 1946, Manager)   Standing 4″…

  • Ma Griffith

     1935-1938 Coach Chevigny was an innovator and proactive thinker, if not a good coach. He bought a field cover to protect the grass on the football field and started filming games for study purposes. 1935-1938  Under Chevigny, Texas had its first ‘training table” and athletic dorm with a “dorm mother” by the name of “Ma…

  • 1923- Orange Jackets

    The Orange Jackets  Since its inception in 1923, OJs have been actively serving both UT and the greater Austin community. Orange Jackets is the oldest honorary service organization at the University of Texas. The organization’s core tenets are excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and community. Orange Jackets have been sporting this uniform since the UT…

  • Trainers and Managers 1893- 1959

    >“For other information on Support Staff please visit the panel to the left with subjects in red font.”   Longhorn TRAINERS AND STUDENT MANAGERS 1893-1959   1893   First Longhorn football manager- Walter Crawford. Although UT began playing football in 1893, the first hired coach for the Horns was Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth who contracted to…

  • Silver Spurs and Bevo

     In 1937 the Silver Spurs were formed to take care of the Texas mascot. The organization did not have much to do for over a decade, as the team mascot was never defined. Currently, the Silver Spurs are very busy taking care of Bevo, who travels better than most students in a custom trailer driven…

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    Doc Henry – 1875-1915 – support

    The Story of Henry “Doc” Reeves as told by the 1914 Alcalde DOC HENRY “Gunga Din” AlCalde magazine say, “Henry joined the team when Mr. Jack Phillips was the manager. His duties included cleaning the bathroom, looking after the 20 lockers the gym had at the time, sweeping up in the evenings, and handling various…

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    Lutcher Stark- a Precursor to contemporary Longhorn strength coaches

    Reflection Point Lutcher Stark When you enter the stadium from the west side, you go into Bellmont Hall, named after our first AD. Theo Bellmont, one of the founders of the SWC, was the second-most-influential person on the program from 1910-1935. http://www.starkcenter.org/message-from-the-director/ In the book “100 Things” author Jenna McEachern says, “Stark influenced the direction…

  • Charlie Craven

    The TLSN site uses some content and photos from the Stark Center site to add depth to the history and evolution of conditioning and weightlifting for the Longhorns. One of the Stark Centers’s directives is to study kinesiology’s effect on athletes and sports.  If you want more information about the Stark Center,  Please visit the…