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“.
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“.
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...
