- Jamaal Charles
Jamaal Charles (born December 27, 1986 in Port Arthur, TX) is a running back for The University of Texas Longhorns. Charles is a speed back and has enough speed to compete in track at the collegiate level, yet he seems to bounce off tacklers like a power back. - Joe Jamail
Joseph D. Jamail, Jr (born October 19, 1925 in Houston, Texas) is a Lebanese American attorney and billionaire. One of the wealthiest lawyers in America, he is frequently referred to as the King of Torts. In 1985, Mr. Jamail represented Pennzoil in a lawsuit against Texaco. Pennzoil won the case and his contingency fee was $335 million. Mr. Jamail has given large donations to The University of Texas at Austin. - Selvin Young
Selvin Young (born October 1, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American football player for the Denver Broncos. He signed as an undrafted free agent for the team in April 2007. Prior to that, he was a fifth year senior running back for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team during their 2006 season. He was also a starter for their 2005 National Championship Team. Young attended Jersey Village High School in Houston where he saw action at running back, … - Michael Huff
Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving, Texas) is currently a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for the The University of Texas Longhorns. - Gail Goestenkors
Gail Ann Goestenkors (born February 26, 1963 in Waterford, Michigan), is the women's basketball head coach for The University of Texas, having accepted the position on April 3, 2007. Goestenkors was the Duke University women's basketball head coach from 1992-2007. During her tenure at Duke, she led the Blue Devils to 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, 10 consecutive appearances in at least the Sweet Sixteen (1997-2007), … - Clyde Littlefield
Clyde Littlefield (October 6, 1892 to May 20, 1981) was the head football coach at The University of Texas from 1927 to 1933. During his seven-year tenure, he compiled a 44-18-6 record and won two Southwest Conference championships. Littlefield graduated from South Park High School in Beaumont. From 1912 to 1916, he attended The University of Texas, where he earned twelve letters in football, basketball, and track. - Henry Melton
Henry Melton (born October 11, 1986 in Cedar Hill, Texas) is a junior defensive end for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team. He was a running back for the 2005 National Championship Team and he has also played on special teams. In high school Melton was a second-team "All-USA" selection by USA Today; he gained over 800 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a senior. - Bo Scaife
Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife, III (born January 6, 1981 in Denver, Colorado) is an American football tight end drafted 179th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. He attended The University of Texas, where he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2004. - Huston Street
Huston Lowell Street (born August 2, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, currently best known for winning the 2005 American League Rookie of the Year. Street attended The University of Texas from 2002-04, where he pitched for the school's baseball team. He is widely regarded as one of the best collegiate closers of all time. - Ramonce Taylor
Ramonce Taylor (born September 11, 1985 in Temple, Texas) is a running back who played for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team. He played for the 2005 National Championship Team and scored 15 total touchdowns that season (12 rushing and 3 receiving). In 2004 he accumulated 284 yards rushing and in 2005 he had 513 rushing yards. After the 2005 season, Taylor was arrested on illegal drug charges. He later left UT due to academic and legal troubles. - Cedric Griffin
Cedric Leonard Griffin (born November 11, 1982) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings. He was born in Natchez, Mississippi and graduated from Holmes High School in San Antonio, Texas. He played college football for The University of Texas Longhorns and was a stand-out performer on the 2005 National Championship team. He was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. - Patrick Rose
Patrick Michael Rose (born 1978) is a Texas Democratic politician, currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Blanco, Caldwell and Hays Counties, located in Central Texas. Born 10 October 1978 in Travis County, Texas, to Kenneth Michael Rose and Bonnie Mae Barton, Rose is the youngest member of the Texas House. He was educated at Princeton University, earning a bachelor's degree with high honors, and The University of Texas, … - Louis Black
Louis Black co-founded "The Austin Chronicle", an alternative weekly newspaper published in Austin, Texas, and has been the newspaper's editor since its inception. Black is also one of the founders of the South by Southwest Festival, also located in Austin, although the festival operates as a separate company from that of the "Chronicle". He also is a founding partner in Toronto's North by Northeast music and film festival. - Fred Akers
Fred Akers was the football coach of The University of Texas Longhorns from 1977 to 1986. His notable accomplishments include a Heisman Trophy for Earl Campbell in the 1977 season and national title chances in the 1978 and 1984 Cotton Bowls. In both of those years Texas went undefeated in the regular season only to lose in their bowl game. Akers received criticism because he failed to live up to the standard set by previous head coach Darrell Royal. - Ahmard Hall
Ahmard Rashad Hall (born November 13, 1979 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football fullback who currently plays for the National Football League's Tennessee Titans. Ahmard Hall served in the United States Marine Corps prior to walking on the football program at the University of Texas. He played fullback for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team; including their 2005 National Championship Team. - Lyle Sendlein
Lyle Sendlein (born March 18 1984 in Edina, Minnesota) is a professional American football player. On May 1 2007 he announced he had signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Prior to that, he played college football for The University of Texas Longhorns and helped them win a national championship. He played in the offensive line as center. - Jeff Madden
Jeff "Mad Dog" Madden is the strength and conditioning coach for the college football team of The University of Texas, the Texas Longhorns. He helped the team win the 2005 National Championship. Included among his students are two Heisman Trophy winners: Rashaan Salaam and Ricky Williams. - Anne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982. Smith is the author of "Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business & Life", with a foreward by Billie Jean King, and "The MACH 4® Mental Training System: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents". - Tex Schramm
Texas Earnest Schramm, Jr. (June 2, 1920 - July 15, 2003) was the original president and general manager of the U.S. National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise. Schramm became the head of the Dallas Cowboys when the former expansion team started operations in 1960. He was also an NFL visionary and innovator in many areas. Contrary to what his name suggests, he was not born in Texas, but in San Gabriel, California. - Cowboy Troy
Cowboy Troy (born Troy Coleman, December 18, 1970 in Victoria, Texas) is an African-American country rap singer-songwriter. He graduated from Skyline High School in the Dallas Independent School District. Subsequently, he completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at The University of Texas. Prior to his career as a singer, he worked as the manager of a Dallas Foot Locker. - Pompeo Coppini
Pompeo Luigi Coppini (May 19, 1870-September 26, 1957) was a sculptor, born in Moglia, Mantua, Italy, the son of Giovanni and Leandra (Raffa) Coppini. He grew up in Florence where he studied at Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno under Augusto Rivalta. Many of his works are in Austin, Texas, displayed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol and on the campus of The University of Texas. - Elliott See
Elliott McKay See, Jr. (July 23, 1927 - February 28, 1966), was an American astronaut, selected in the second group of astronauts. Elliott See was born in Dallas, Texas. After initially attending The University of Texas where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, he then attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduating in 1949. He later obtained a masters degree from UCLA. He was married to Marilyn Denahy See, and had three children, Sally, … - Chris Mack
Chris Mack is an expert in photolithography. He received multiple undergraduate degrees from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1982, a master of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1989, and a PhD in chemical engineering from The University of Texas in 1998. He became acquainted with lithography while working at the NSA. - Alana De La Garza
Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, Texas. She won the "Miss Photogenic" title in the Miss El Paso Teen USA local beauty pageant. She then became a special-needs teacher and enrolled at The University of Texas, studying physical therapy and social work. Upon graduating, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, … - Blair Cherry
Johnson Blair Cherry (August 7, 1901 - September 10, 1966) was a baseball and football coach for The University of Texas, and is a member of the Longhorn Hall of Honor and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. - Carolyn Cole
Carolyn Cole (born April 24, 1961) is a staff photographer for the" Los Angeles Times". She won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2004, for her coverage of the siege of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Cole graduated from The University of Texas in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in photojournalism. She began her career in 1986 as a staff photographer with the "El Paso Herald Post", a position which she occupied until 1988. - F. Burton Jones
F. Burton Jones (November 22 1910, Cisco Texas - 1999) was an American mathematician, active mainly in topology. Jones's father was a pharmacist and local politician in Shackelford County, Texas. As the valedictorian of his high school class, Jones earned a Regents' Scholarship to The University of Texas, intending to study law eventually. Jones soon discovered that he had a poor memory for dates and history, and thus changed his major to chemistry. - Bill Atessis
William James Atessis was born July 16, 1949, in Houston, Texas and is a former American football player who played on two NCAA national championship teams at The University of Texas. One of the most honored and productive defensive ends in NCAA history, he was a three-year starter and was second-team All-America as a junior who was a consensus All-American as a senior. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. - Valerie Mahaffey
Reedy, eccentric character actress who specializes in deceptively normal-appearing ladies. She has frequented a number of off-beat series and won an Emmy for her work in "Northern Exposure". Graduating from Austin High School in 1971, she received her BFA at the University of Texas. - Brian Brushwood
Brian Brushwood (born 1975) is an American magician who performs nationwide. He is especially well-known for his display of bizarre magic. He is known to perform fire-eating, escapes, breaking a cinder block over his head, sticking nails in his eyes and nose, sticking needles through his palm, reading minds, and "The Human Crazy Straw". He frequently releases podcasts and vlogs of himself on the road. He has performed on The Food Network, CNN and The Tonight Show, … - Tom Dore
Tom Dore is the current play-by-play television announcer for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A native of Northlake, Illinois, the 7'2" (218 cm) Dore played basketball at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, where he was an All-America honoree during the mid-1970s. Dore then played at the University of Missouri, where he appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and became the school's all-time leader in tournament blocked shots. - Stan Kelly
Stan Kelly is an American radio news anchor and public address announcer for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He has served as the arena voice for the Spurs for over a decade. He is co host of "San Antonio's First News" on the news/talk radio station WOAI (AM) in San Antonio. Kelly is also the public address announcer for both The University of Texas basketball games and San Antonio Missions Minor League Baseball games. - Denton Cooley
Denton Arthur Cooley (born August 22, 1920) is a pioneering American Heart surgeon. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Tau Chapter and graduated in 1941 from the University of Texas, then went on to complete his medical degree and his... - Robert Matney
Robert Matney (1976 -) is an actor (stage and voice), theater director, writer, marketer, and co-artistic director of the Bedlam Faction currently living in Austin, Texas and employed by Amicus, Inc. Robert Matney graduated from The University of Texas in 1998 with a degree in philosophy and having studied Shakespeare-in-Performance at the Shakespeare at Winedale program. - Eugene van Gent
Conrad Eugene Van Gent was a college football and college basketball head coach at the University of Missouri, The University of Texas, and Stanford University. During his two seasons as basketball head coach at Missouri (1914-16), Van Gent led to the Tigers to a 21-9 overall record. Texas hired Van Gent as both football and basketball head coach in 1916; he coached for one season in each sport before joining the military to fight in the First World War. - Doğuş Balbay
Doğuş Balbay, is a basketball player from Turkey who currently plays basketball at The University of Texas. He is 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. Doğuş Balbay started playing basketball in the most successful Turkish club Fenerbahçe Istanbul. After two years in the Turkish Basketball League, he moved to Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA to study. Balbay spent the last two years playing on the Under 18 Turkish National Team, … - Lauri Vaska
LAURI VASKA Born: May 7, 1925, in Rakvere, Estonia Education "Baltic University" (Hamburg, Germany), 1946 " Universität Göttingen", 1946-1949, B.S. (equivalent) "The University of Texas (Austin)", 1952-1956, PhD, inorganic chemistry "Northwestern University", 1956-1957, Postdoctoral Fellow, agnetochemistry Professional Career Fellow, Independent Research, Mellon Institute (Pittsburgh), … - Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky teaches journalism history, sports writing and journalism and religion. He has co-authored seven more books including More Than Kindness and published more than 400 journal and magazine articles on topics including welfare reform, history and sports. Olasky is editor of World magazine, for which he writes a weekly column. - Hans Mark
Hans Mark is a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds the John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering. During his tenure as Secretary of the Air Force in 1978-1981, Mark initiated the establishment of the U.S. Air Force Space Command. Mark also directed the NASA-Ames Research Center for eight years. - Rudy Jaramillo
Rudy Jaramillo is in his 13th season with the Rangers, having started on Oct. 26, 1994. He has the longest tenure with one team of any hitting coach in the majors. During his time with Texas, his hitters have won 16 Silver Slugger awards, three home run titles, two RBI championships and a batting title.
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