Mildred Eella Didrikson remains arguably the best woman athlete of the 20th century. She was brash, talented, and she was from Texas. Known as the Texas tomboy she was a hustler who loved to exaggerate her feets and obscure her details of her life story. She rejected dominant ideas of femininity, but she was not…
1944 Texas Brochure compliments of Mark McDonald Mark McDonald In 1944 one of the most colorful characters in Texas signs with Texas. Because of Bobby Layne’s deep respect for Coach Billy Disch and his desire to play for a great college baseball team, Layne signs with Texas. Bobby Layne would become both a Longhorn football…
Texas Longhorn Football Texas remains one of the historically great programs in American college football. We are truly one of the Blue Blood programs. All-Time Wins 1. Michigan 141 years 962 wins 2. Ohio State 130 years 924 wins 3. Texas 127 years 916 wins Alabama 128 years 916 wins 5….
The Cotton Bowl from 1942- 1995 matched the champion of the SWC with an opponent from another conference. The Horns played in 22 Cotton Bowls, and UT has nine former players and coaches in the Cotton Bowl Hall of fame. No other school comes close. 1943 George Tech loses 17-14 – Jack Freeman MVP Jack…
CHRIS PLONSKY 2001- 2023 07.04.2016 Texassports.com Chris Plonsky is the NACDA President for 2016-17. “It is an honor to serve NACDA, its membership and Executive Committee,” Plonsky said. “We are enjoying record levels of diversity, engagement, and participation in all NACDA organizations. This period is a critical time in collegiate athletics. NACDA members work every…
First base – Jeff Ontiveros (1999-2002) was selected to the all-Longhorn sports history team because he was the career leader in games played, games started, at-bats, and total bases. Jeff followed single and career home run hitter Kyle Russell in the hypothetical batting order. Jeff was second in both of these categories. link is to…
1949 Betsy Rauls In October 1950 Babe Didrikson Zaharias showed Betsy Rauls what it takes to win at the professional level of golf finishing 9 holes in front of Betsy. Betsy took the lessons learned from Babe and mastered golf under the tuteledge of Harvey Penick.
The Longhorn Teapot Saga The Origin of Tea-sips as told by Ray Gonzales The term “tea sip” came from our university cafeteria, a wooden structure, unfortunately, named the “tea house” that was located near the Simkins dorm. I even ate there. The aggies saw it and made fun of the name. That’s where…
Red McCombs has passed away. To Know Red McCombs heart watch the video below. You may not know it, but Red McCombs has impacted your life. From pro basketball franchises to the business school at UT, softball for the Longhorns, to funding cancer research, Red McCombs is a factor in your life. Red is from…
“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid. ” During Anna Hiss’s years at Texas and beyond, women were condescendingly stereotyped by advertisers, elites, professionals, and the media. These ads from the 1960s would land someone in jail in 2023. This Imagery made it…