Clyde Littlefield
The Life of a Texas Legend
Littlefield played baseball from 1909-1910; this was the first organized athletic competition. He was also the captain of the 1910…
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At Marshall Training School, Littlefield continued his early success in sports. He was a jack-of-all-trades. He played on the 1911-1912…
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Littlefield had quite an illustrious athletic career at UT. He was on eight undefeated sports teams including football (1), track…
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In 1916, Littlefield was hired as a coach (football, basketball, and track), teacher, and athletic director at Greenville, Tx public…
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Littlefield completed basic training and duty as first sergeant at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. He was then transferred to…
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In the fall of 1920, Littlefield was hired as the head track coach and freshman football coach, and freshman basketball…
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In 1925, track coach, Clyde Littlefield, and athletic director, Theo Bellmont, founded the nationally recognized Texas Relays. Since that time,…
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in 1951, Littlefield was appointed as a United States track and field coach. In 1952, he took the U.S. team…
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In 1961, as per university rules regarding age, Clyde Littlefield stepped down as head coach and assumed a more supervisory…
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Governor John Connelly declared April 4, 1963, an "Honor Day" for Littlefield to celebrate his commitment and service to The…
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Littlefield was among the first three sports "greats" to have a plaque of honor in recognition of their athletic achievements. …
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In 1981, Littlefield was posthumously honored by being inducted into The National Track and Field Hall of Fame on the…
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