One of the many reasons that we are pleased to have the on-going support of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation is the close connection between Lutcher Stark and UT Athletics. As a member of the UT Board of Regents for 24 years, Stark was a strong supporter of the athletics program, in particular football. He helped establish the Longhorn name and reputation, initiated a funding drive to build a new football stadium, and hired Theo Bellmont as UT’s first athletic director. In 1910, Stark was the student-manager of that season’s football team. At that time, one of the manager’s primary tasks was to set the schedule by corresponding with other team managers – a process somewhat hindered by the lack of email, text messaging, and, in some location, even telephones. Click on the button below to read through a selection of the letters and telexes sent and received by Stark in creating the 1910 season.

 

Click here to read an Iron Game History article about Stark, his UT legacy and the founding of the Stark Center.