History of Women’s Sport 1896-1921
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Littlefield personified the all-around athlete By Gaylon Krizak A couple of years ago, the Longhorn Network aired a program designed to identify the greatest athlete in the history of the University of Texas. Special attention was paid to football players; not surprising at UT. Also not surprising: The greatest all-around athlete in Longhorn’s history wasn’t…
Gail Goestenkors – 2007-2012 Goestenkors was the youngest head coach at a major Division I program when she took the reigns at Duke University in 1992. During her 15-year tenure at Duke, she sets many milestones: · 418-112 for a (.790 winning percentage); · Ranked No. 4 among active Division I coaches in…
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…
Before Title IX, the AIAW, and the NCAA, women’s sports at Texas had already built a strong foundation at the Intramural level. The slide show below represents the long but successful climb for Women’s equal rights in intercollegiate sports. 1941 1943 1952 1967 Golf Betty Ferguson, Barbdver Beck…
The spirit of Title IX is now part of the great history of Longhorn sports as witnessed by the winners of awards presented at the Women’s All Sports Banquets. A sampling follows: Definition of awards given at the Women’s All Sports Banquet. The Women’s Athletics Department’s highest…
Information about Texas Legacy Support Network and Chris Doelle Enterprises is discussed in the first 3:49 minutes of Rodney’s podcast. Rodney Page’s interview starts at the 3:50 mark. Click on the rectangle below with Rodney Page’s name to listen to Rodney’s oral history. Rodney Page talks about Leon Black, Betty Thompson, and Rhetha Swindell link…