(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 In younger days, now faded to memory,…
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…
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…
Ricardo Romo’s story of exceptional performance as a Longhorn and Beyond. Breaking the 4-minute mile was a mental challenge more than a physical one. After Bannister broke the 4- minute mile, many more followed, including Longhorn Ricardo Romo. Why did the number of 4-minute milers grow exponentially after Bannister’s accomplishment? “Was there a sudden growth…
Longhorn Men Olympians who represented the USA Since Wrestling is no longer a sport covered by the University of Texas, I have not included it on the TLSN site. However, Ralph Hammond’s great accomplishment in Longhorn sports history should not be minimized or forgotten. Ralph Hammonds was a versatile athlete at the University of Texas,…
1997- 7 SCORES AND ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RUNNER UP COACH BUBBA THORNTON Arkansas…………………………………………………………………….55 2. Texas …………………………………………………………………………42½ 3 3. USC …………………………………………………………………………..34 =4. Oklahoma …………………………………………………………………31 =4. =4.UCLA ……………………………………………………………………….31 Richard Duncan Is The 1996 National Outdoor Champion In The Long Jump And 6th In The High Jump. Richard Duncan, in 1997,…
Conrad Derdeyn -Bearing tithes of Longhorn Track and Field history Conrad Derdeyn (right) is the Official high school cross-country meet director Here is a link to many of the track stars from 1950-1960 who Conradt Derdeyn knew. CONRAD J. DERDEYN- P.E. (CIVIL) (squarespace.com) Conrad Derdeyn recently reached out to TLSN with his archival information chronicling…
I was probably not all that easy to coach, although I tried to be. I guess by the time I got to UT I had too many good coaches (all with different styles), plus myself, and Dave Rickey, the manager and founder of the Houston Striders, who wasn’t so much my coach as he was…
Track and Field require mental toughness and the ability to overcome adversity. The Greeks chose Track and Field as the key sport for Olympic competitions because it is the most universal of all sports that pit individuals against each other to prove who is the best. There is no need to study films to determine…
Image by Health I.Q. insurance Track and Field are not complicated sports. Track athletes don’t need to learn complex plays; study films to determine team tendencies or change offensive and defensive techniques every week to exploit the competitor’s weakness. Instead, track participant’s primary goal is to convert innate talents, firm discipline, and hard work into…