James Clyde “Abe” Kelly and Weir Washam were grumpy. Kelly and Washam, former Waco High teammates and now freshman members of the 1924 Baylor football team, watched in frustration as their beloved Bears fell 7-3 in Waco to the Kangaroos of Austin College. For tiny AC, the win was “the greatest Kangaroo victory ever.” For
Baylor Bears men’s basketball finds itself in the Final Four this weekend against Houston. If you had to point to a single date for the resurgence of Baylor basketball, you’d probably have to go with November 24, 1978. Still smarting from a 50-20 thumping by Austin College men’s basketball in 1920, Baylor invited Austin College
A little AC “Throwback Thursday” today, all the way back to 1920 men’s basketball: Austin College Kangaroos: 50 2021 Final Four Qualifier Baylor Bears: 20 Good luck this weekend Baylor at the Big Dance.
Marc just got a letterMarc just got a letterMarc just got a letterWonder who it’s from? The Parrishes may be Texan. That’s where Linda Parrish was born. But my father Paul Parrish hails from the great state of Kansas. My grandfather Lee Parrish was the first in his family to go to college, attending Kansas
Tonight’s a work night for me. I’m writing code for the University of Texas. But that’s ok. I’ve got two monitors, one monitor for work and one for watching AC baseball. It sure beats the salt mines. The Roos face Mary Hardin-Baylor at home. See the acroos dot com website for streaming information. They are
Austin College Kangaroo John Taylor “Bobo” Nelson was 13 years old when the great pandemic of 1918 hit Texas. Nelson survived the scourge that year and enrolled at Austin College five years later. Nelson’s first love was basketball. After four years playing hoops for the Roos, Nelson decided to become a coach. He was a
Otis Amy chats with Walker Fenci in the Austin College “A” Room, during a pre-game ceremony honoring Mel Tjeerdsma‘s induction into the College Football Hall of Fame back in 2018. Otis was my C/I leader in 1988. NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice held the record for the most receptions in college football history when
Kyle Field, in my hometown of College Station, is one of the oldest stadiums in Texas. The Aggies have competed at Kyle since 1903. Only the oldest colleges can claim to have competed against Texas A&M in College Station BEFORE Kyle Field: Texas, Baylor, TCU, LSU, and Austin College. Before Kyle, the Aggies competed at
It’s December 12th! December 12th should be an Austin College holiday. It’s the day AC won a 1981 NAIA national championship in football. Since telling the story with the help of the team back in 2016, I’ve tried to find something uniquely 1981 to share or write about on December 12th every year. I also
“Austin College: No, It’s Not in Austin” An article with this headline ran in newspapers around the state of Texas back on a Friday, December 11th. Hey wait, TODAY is Friday, December 11th. How ‘bout that? See the comments for the article. Back during the 1981 version of December 11th, Roos were marveling that the
