Update on Coach Leon Black, Bio on Coach Bibb Falk, and softball history

Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #12

History, Heritage, and Traditions have built the Longhorn Brand

Health Watch

Coach Leon Black has been added to the Longhorn health watch. There are two links. Please save the first link for updates on Coach Black .

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-leon-black-1

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-leon-black

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Coach Gus April 2020 reflects the signs of the time (mask and Horns) surrounded by the history of Longhorn baseball in the background. Coach followed the great Bibb Falk as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns baseball team.

HISTORY

Bibb Falk led the Longhorn football and baseball teams.

As a professional baseball player he challenged Babe Ruth for the batting title.

As the Longhorn “Field/head coach” of the Longhorn baseball team he led the Horns to many SWC championships and two National Championships.

Bibb Falk’s story is at

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-bibb-falk-bio

HISTORY

1918 UT women Ball players celebrate earning the “T”

1998- 70 Years later Longhorn women make College Softball history.

The Longhorns are the youngest Program ever to qualify for the CWS. In 1996 the Longhorn softball team was a non-athletic-department club sport with a 1-25 record. In 1997 the softball team was 30-24, and in 1998 the Horns are 49-16 and in the CWS.

The history of Longhorn softball is at

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/history-4

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History . TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

The website and newsletter are free, insightful, historical, and educational. TLSN is a 501 (c) (3)

Https://texaslsn.org

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