Don McLeese said “It shouldn’t have ended this way!
Sports Writer Don McLeese said, “It shouldn’t have ended this way”.
Coach Disch 1940 Disch 30th anniversary Coach Disch Disch as a Longhorn trainer Coach Falk as a baseball player 1960 Bibb Falk Transitioning from Falk to Gustafson Coach Gus Coach Gus Augie Augie autograph baseball Garrido bust of Augie Augie happy with win Augie not so happy after loss Hookem.com SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022…
There have been three athletic facilities on the campus named for the university’s influential early leader James Benjamin Clark. James Clark Clark Field #1 The first Clark Field, operated from 1887 through 1927 at the southeast corner of 24th Street and Speedway configured for a baseball game. The stands were built in sections and movable so…
NO HITTERS March 28, 1946 Bobby Layne 7-0Southwestern-Clark Field Austin, May 4, 1946 Bobby Layne 2-1Texas A&M College Station, June 19, 1950 Jim Ehrler 7-0 Tufts Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, First no-hitter in CWS History April 29, 1955 Tommy Jungman 8-0 RiceClark Field March 28, 1969 James Street 5-0 SMU Dallas, TX April 3, 1970 James Street…
HARDBALL WITH TOM BALL Professor Carlson’s interview with Tom Ball is at TOM BALL BASEBALL ⚾ INTERVIEW (squarespace.com) 1974 Tom Ball photo at last game ever played at Clark Field by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) With a name like Tom Ball, you just had to be born to stand out as a sports star….
Hand written resume’ written circa 1966 by High School Coach Gustafson ! 1968- 1996- Coach Cliff Gustafson Darrell Royal, then the athletic director at Texas, gets credit for hiring Cliff in 1968. Royal was asked in 1994 if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that,…
On June 8th, 1989, Coach Falk passed away at the age of 90, but not before leaving a legacy as a Longhorn player, professional athlete, and coach. Falk’s enduring self-confidence drove him to success in baseball, football, and coaching. AS A LONGHORN BASEBALL PLAYER: The Aggies Called Him Big Noise And Other Teams Called Him…