“The triumph and tragedy of sports,” is a phrase often heard but nothing compares to the tragedy of a team losing a coach to a reportedly freak accident. This was the case in 1911 at the University of Texas. Coach Billy Wasmund was just in his second year as head coach at Texas when his...
As we prepare for UT to enter the SEC Conference this summer, I thought it would be fun to do a look back at the different conferences in which UT participated and share some photos of great athletes and artifacts as a sort of show and tell. Of course, The University of Texas has a...
Started in 1860 by Dr. Dio Lewis, Lewis’s Gymnastic Monthly and Journal of Physical Culture was originally titled, “Lewis’ New Gymnastics for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children and Boston Journal of Physical Culture.” Below is the third issue of the journal. View this issue and other issues from 1862 in PDF format. Lewis’ New Gymnastics for...
A highlight of the 1920s UT football was the building of Texas Memorial Stadium, completed 1924. It was dedicated at the A&M game was built as a permanent monument to the University alumni who lost their lives in the “war to end all wars,” World War I. The program includes narratives about the history of...
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“.
