As you flip through the football program you will find an article on the brief history of DKR-Memorial Stadium, pictures of early great UT athletes, and the scores of past football games. To learn more UT’s Football Program check out our online exhibit “Longhorn Legacy“.
March is a fabulous month. Think about it…it’s the beginning of Spring and nature is renewing itself. The bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush, and all the beautiful wildflowers are blooming along the highways and byways in Texas, which seem particularly prolific this year. In addition, March is the month where EVERYONE gets to be Irish, at least for a...
Texas Relays is America’s second biggest track and field event after Penn Relays. The Relays are held every March or April at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) in Austin, Texas. Texas Relays started as a men-only competition in 1925 by UT’s Coach Clyde Littlefield and Athletic Director...
Take a trip down memory land with Clyde Littlefield by viewing his scrapbooks from his time at Marshall Training School and The University of Texas at Austin and his early coaching career at public schools in Greenville, TX. Clyde Littlefield Scrapbook 1912-1915 Clyde Littlefield Scrapbook 1913-1920 To learn more about Clyde Littlefield, check out our...
To learn more UT’s Football Program check out our online exhibit “Longhorn Legacy“.
What’s New is a series of monthly blog posts that reports on the latest happenings, updates, acquisitions, and projects at the Stark Center. Because my work focuses on exhibit design and gallery management, the What’s New blog series will have a specific focus on our gallery spaces. Readers can expect these blogs to report on...
The University of Texas Longhorns boast an athletics program rich in traditions and history that transcends the realm of sports. As we celebrate Black History Month, we’ll take a look at groundbreaking moments and trailblazing efforts of a few of UT’s Black history makers who have left an indelible mark on the Longhorn athletic legacy. ...
Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture (IGH) was founded in 1990 by Terry and Jan Todd who wanted to promote academic scholarship related to the history of the strength sports, exercise, nutrition, training for sport, and other aspects of physical culture. Like the Stark Center itself, Iron Game History defines physical culture as “the various activities...
