COACH MICHAEL CENTER 2001 TO PRESENT Record at Texas thru 2015 is 305-109 in 15 years Coach Michael Center Asst. coach Bruce Berque Head Coach Michael Center Assistant Coach Bruce Berque 2007 U.S. Professional Tennis Association National College Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 305-109 record Region…
1900 – There was no great band of the Southwest. Music was a makeshift affair, so Dr. Eugne P. Schoch, a Chemistry professor and a musician in concert with Dr. H.E. Baxter, a local dentist, purchased for $150 two used drums and 12 used instruments. They then recruited 16 students who knew how to beat…
Politics, Infractions, perceptions, and deceptions during the years 1976-1986 start the slow decline of Longhorn football that does not end until 1998. The Hiring of Fred Akers After Regent Erwin was replaced with Regent Shivers, Texas’s sports dynamics changed forever. But, Kirk Bohls says, “where Shivers was smoother than mink, Erwin was as subtle as…
Image from the Cactus 1929 “For other information on Support Staff please visit the panel to the left with subjects in red font.” HISTORY OF TEXAS TRAINERS AND MANAGERS 2014- 1960 Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) 2014- Tina Bonci Excellence In Athletic Training Scholarship Tina Bonci- 1985- Sports Medicine HOH 2010 Tina Bonci was…
Joe Nobis drowned while swimming near Mansfield Dam in 1968. Tommy Nobis was his older brother. Joe was a member of the 1967 football recruiting class at UT Austin. If he had survived, Joe would have contributed to two national football championships. Barbara Wainscott Tommy Nobis asked Loyd (my husband) to go with him to…
(Author Carlton Stowers was a member of that ’62 Longhorns sprint relay who also reported on meets as a sportswriter for The Daily Texan. Today, he is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.) I have asked Carlton Stowers occasionally to write articles about Longhorn track and field, and he said he…
Chevigny the Showman- 1934-1936 1933 – Chevigny is the Head Coach at St. Edwards. His magnetic personality won over the city of Austin and the sportswriters loved his persona saying “there is no doubt that Chevigny is a coaching wizard.” When Littlefield resigned the Athletic Council chose two coaches to interview with the Board of…
In the beginning, as now, politicians were all talk and no action about creating a first-rate school for higher learning. On March 2, 1836, Texicans drafted their Declaration of Independence from Mexico. One of their grievances against the Mexican government was a public education system. Once Texas gained its independence and documents were written about…
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…
“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid Blue font denotes results at the national meet. Track is the only sport that athletes reveal their character to the fans as the event unfolds. In the picture below Preston Davis (left) and Richard Romo (right) mirror the…