This week at The Stark Center, I’ve been thinking a lot about the history of women’s fitness and physical activity here on The Forty Acres. On Wednesday night, we were fortunate to host the University’s distinguished Tower Fellows. After our director, Jan Todd, addressed the visitors and told them about how the Stark Center was...
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Mack Brown’s Commemorative Footballs
One of the amazing things about working at the Stark Center is the opportunity to see and interact with materials related to the amazing athletics programs at the University of Texas at Austin. As one of the most storied programs in sports history, the University of Texas football program is a phenomenal resource for archival...
Basketball and American Culture: A Special Symposium featuring Bill Bradley
NBA Hall of Fame member and former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley said it best. “[Basketball] is the gift that never stops giving. The game is full of great joy and a great memory. It needs to be celebrated.” As part of the campus-wide celebration, “The Naismith Rules of Basket Ball”, Bradley spoke at the November...