History of Women’s Sport 1896-1921
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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…
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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…
Pat Cosgrove-Overcoming Pain iin sports
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…
Pre-NCAA
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…
1957-1976 Longhorn Women’s Sports-The Struggle for equality
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”…
1949- 1977 women’s Transitional Period
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 the Greatest All Round Longhorn Athlete of All Times
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…
Betsy Mitchell and Sports Illustrated
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:…
Women’s All Sports Banquet
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…