Anna Hiss Favorite quote “A Sport for Every Girl and every girl in a sport” circa 1890’s Women’s tennis1895 women’s tennis Most of the research for the history of Longhorn women’s sports was derived from books written about Longhorn sports including the “Cactus” which has great photos of the history of Longhorn sports. All of the…
View in Browser Top of the Que Volume VII Newsletter #19 August 19, 2022 The NIL in 2022 is the new enigmatic marketing version of a tasty round pizza in a square box consumed as a triangle. I hope the NIL delivers a great pizza taste of college football in 2022, no matter the questionable…
The late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan answered the question “why do sports matter so much?” “It matters because sport is vital, it is viable, it is basic, and it is essential. Sport is not a frivolous distraction as one may first, without thinking, believe. Sport is an equal-opportunity teacher. It is a non-partisan event. It is…
BY PAT COSGROVE CACTUS WRITER photos added by Billy Dale Marty Akins Drop the word “pain” in the presence of an athlete, and indubitably a shudder or flash of recognition was stirred deep into the heart. Pain was a phenomenon that for centuries has gone hand-in-hand with competition. For most athletes, mere participation 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…
FOR INFORMATION ON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEFORE 1957, PLEASE VISIT the following three links: https://www.texaslsn.org/19211957-anna-hiss, or https://www.texaslsn.org/1896-1921 , or https://www.texaslsn.org/the-importance-of-the-1940s-for-womens-sports Table of Contents 1957- Anna Hiss retires as the women’s director – Women’s sports history 1957-1961 1962-1974 BETTY THOMPSON transitions women’s sports from Hiss to Lopiano. BETTY THOMPSON “NOR HELL A FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED”…
Longhorn Women’s Sports History 1950-1977 Foundation laid for Women Longhorn Sports 1921-1949 1948 Turtle Club 1943 1949 Top of the Charts 1949 The high school physical education association decided to get involved with women’s basketball by supervising the competitive activity. Rules were established for women’s basketball, and a playoff system was organized and sponsored for…
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…
TLSN is a Longhorn sports historical website, not a current event site, yet an article that former Chairman of the Board of Regents UT system Gene Powell forwarded me is an exception to this rule. Sports Illustrated captures a story about NIL Collegiate sports that captures the past, present, and future in an article titled:…
Important: Bill Little’s article is about walk-ons Cade McCrary and Nate Boyer. So, each can be celebrated individually. TLSN shares their separate stores, but there are still some overlapping comments about Cade and Nate in the comments below. Nate Boyer When the Longhorns convened for their first team meeting this week, the coaches and staff…