Hey Austin, TX Roos! Y’all probably know all about Jack Wylie’s AC ROOts Happy Hour group in the D/FW area. Well, Monica Walters Crowley, Charlotte Marx Harper, and others have followed in his footsteps and have started an AC ROOts group down here in Austin. You gotta attend, you just gotta! Why’s that? Cause phoning
Although my attempt to make the 1990 NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City came up painfully short, I was still thrilled to receive the Carroll Pickett tennis award that year. Even as a kid, there was something enjoyable about the idea that I’d be able to return to the Austin College campus 30 years later
You might enjoy reading this NCAA.org article about Austin College President and Pennsylvania native Steven O’Day. After receiving his B.A. in the Keystone state, O’Day headed to Temple University to earn his law degree in 1988. Temple lost to Penn State in football during all three years of his time in Philadelphia. Temple had not
Wow! Check out that video in the comments. The one that says “Monday Night Football in the Astrodome.” No really, go watch. I’ll wait here. Take your time…… You’re back! Did you watch it? Did it give you “all the feels?” If you were a Houston Oiler fan back in the day, I bet it
Most Roo Tales are about men. It’s just baked into the cake when writing 100-year old stories. The past is full of inequity; athletics is no exception. Sport in the early 20th century was the exclusive province of males, and most Roo stories come from this era. Nevertheless, I always look for opportunities to stray.
It’s Halloween. Time for a spooky edition of Roo Tales. [cue eerie music] Austin College (AC) was founded on Capitol Hill in Huntsville, TX. Sam Houston State University (SHSU) was founded on Capitol Hill in Huntsville, TX. Austin College’s first trustee was Sam Houston. Sam Houston’s first building was Austin Hall. AC’s “Old Main” administration
The earliest members of Kappa Gamma Chi were resilient in the face of the hostility received at their arrival. They were also gracious in return. The best proof comes from the 1920 Austin College yearbook. As the new Roo women on campus attempted to gain membership at all-male organizations, nearly every one of those organizations
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Kappa Gamma Chi Friday: 1989 “If I could turn back time, I’d go to 1989, where every day was full of chasing dreams, I may be grown up, but maybe I should try, living like it’s
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Kappa Gamma Chi Friday: Dianne’s and my son Mr. A is in the percussion section of the James Bowie High School Marching Band down here in Austin. We’re quite proud of him. The Bowie Bulldogs won
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Friday: We had a lot of political discussions at our Austin College fraternity table in Slater’s back in 1991-92. The Rodney King incident was a big one that year, as was Ross Perot and the upcoming
