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(This piece originally appeared in American Way magazine and is here reprinted with permission of the author.) (Author Carlton Stowers, like Smith, ran lead-off leg on the Longhorns’ 440-yard relay in the early ’60s. Thereafter, the comparison abruptly ends.) WORLD’S FASTEST COWBOY by Carlton Stowers In younger days, now faded to memory,…
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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 loaded!! Tony Brackens, Taje Allen, Bryant Westbrook, Chris Carter, and Chris Atkins were some of the defensive players. Ricky Williams was a freshman. Priest Holmes and Shon Mitchell were…
Dave Morton First email of Dave’s Bio is only to the 54 Track and Field members of the TLSN newsletter. Dave’s article will be introduced to the total email base of 2000 plus in a newsletter in late December 2019. Click on https://texaslsn.org to go to Dave’s Bio T-Ring Reflections – Dave Morton Greatness in…
Best time to go to Texas On this day in 1925, Longhorn track coach Clyde Littlefield inaugurated the Texas Relays at the Texas Memorial Stadium, drawing to Austin some of the best college track athletes and even three Olympians. The stadium, now known as Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, has been home to the University…
The University of Texas at Austin Athletics – National Award Winners Honda Broderick Cup National Female Athlete of the Year (All Sports) Jill Sterkel • 1981 Kamie Ethridge • 1986 Honda Sports Award Female Athlete of the Year Debbie Petrizzi • Women’s Golf • 1978 Joan Pennington • Women’s Swimming and Diving • 1979 Jill Sterkel…