Leigh Ann Fetter | Swimming | 1987-1991 During her time at Texas, she became the first woman to swim the 50 freestyle under 22 seconds on her way to her fourth of seven NCAA individual titles. Her time of 21.92 seconds was a Texas record for over 25 years. She was undefeated in her 50…
Greatest Rosters in Texas Longhorn History. Top 5 Texas Longhorn Best Rosters of all time…… These are not the best teams, just the best rosters and talent per year. So don’t be confused about how well they did on the field; these aren’t the best teams, just the best rosters. #5. 1995 This team was…
June 2021 Recognition of a team or individual for superior performance is only one factor in building a brand. Building a national brand requires aligned actions, shared values, high performance, team unity, unselfish players, passionate fans, supportive administrators, and positive press. The link below honors some of the many Longhorn brand builders. Those who have…
Frank Erwin 1931 Joe Turner wins the Best Water-Man Cup . This cup is given annual to the best all round swimmer by the Texas Book Store. Athlete must be efficient in all water sports including diving to qualify. (looking for Turners photo) Skippy Browning | Diving | 1950-1952 The six-time diving All-American posted a…
Texas Women’s basketball National Honors Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame: Class of 2013 – Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Annette Smith – HOH 2002, Women’s Hall of Fame 2013 and Jersey retired 2022 Women’s Basketball to retire Annette Smith-Knight’s No. 15 jersey Nov. 27 Played at the University of Texas from 1981-1986, finishing her…
Ed Olle led a “charmed life”. ED OLLE was a Longhorn player and administrator from 1925-1962 . Before rings, the major symbol of Longhorn sports accomplishments was charms. Ed Olle’s granddaughter Katherine was kind enough to share images of many of the charms Ed received as an athlete and UT administrator. In two years, Olle…
Olympian Jay Arnette You are probably already on it, but former Longhorn Jay Arnette was a member of the original Olympic basketball “Dream Team” In 1960. Jay went on to play both pro basketball and pro baseball before coming back to Austin and becoming an orthodontist. Here is a story from one of his teammates…
Team honors thru 2005 First-team Soccer Academic honors thru 2005 NCAA TOP VIII AWARD RECIPIENTS 2004 Kelly Wilson NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2004Kelly Wilson GTE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2004Kelly Wilson GTE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC-DISTRICT VI 2002 Alex Gagarin 2003 Kelly McDonald 2004 Amy Burlingham Kelly Wilson Dana Hall 2005 Amy…
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