Inside RecSports: Spring/Summer 2013

YOUR CONNECTION TO UT INTRAMURALS

Vol. 12, No. 2 Spring/Summer 2013

EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION FE ATUR E A RTICLE

Fite Nite

From the Director Dear Friends: The spring semester has drawn to a close and over 13,000 students have received their University of Texas diploma, indeed a major milestone. Many of these students will transition into a new professional life while others will continue their education.

RecSports alone bid farewell to over 100 graduates who are currently employed by the Division. We also recognized 1,500 intramural champions by adding their photos to the Wall of Fame. In addition, thousands of others will leave the Forty Acres having participated in the Division’s rich array of programs, taking with them a trove of lifelong memories. Amazingly, this cycle has been ongoing for nearly 100 years.

As this newsletter reaches those new graduates, Wall of Famers and

“As always, we hope this newsletter helps you stay connected and gives you a chance to reflect on your own experiences with RecSports.”

Cover Image Clockwise from top: Sixth Annual Fite Night 1936 Koolbyrds, Class A Football Champion 1984–85 Quiet Storm, Independent B Football Champion 1985–86 Delta Tau Delta, Class B Football Champion 1960–61

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generations of you who made intramurals or RecSports part of your educational experience, we will continue to highlight both current and past students, teams and organizations who have contributed to the history of this program. This edition also looks back at an event called Fite Nite that began soon after the opening of Gregory Gym in 1930 and lasted until 1951. Read inside how 7,000 people packed Gregory Gym annually to witness this “intramural circus” highlighted by the boxing and wrestling finals.

As always, we hope this newsletter helps you stay connected and gives you a chance to reflect on your own experiences with RecSports. Please do not hesitate to contact us with comments or questions. Or even better, drop by Gregory Gym for a visit. We’d love to hear from you.

Best Wishes,

Illustrations from Daily Texan 1932

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Design: Jess Moss

Thomas W. Dison Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Recreational Sports

Recognizing Student Sport Clubs Longhorn Powerlifting’s National Championship & Individual Wins The Powerlifting Club traveled to Killeen, Texas, this past April to compete in the USAPL Collegiate National Powerlifting Championship. A total of 23 lifters–14 men and 9 women– represented the UT club. Each performed three lifts– squat, bench press and deadlift–with the best valid attempt counting toward his or her competition total. The top 10 placers in each weight category received points that determined the team winners. After three days of competition, the UT lifters returned home with 10 All-Americans and a number of top 10 finishers as the women took third place overall while the men won the national championship.

Highlights from the Women’s division included Tiffany Vu (2nd) and Michelle Ruiz (4th) in the 94 lb. weight class; Bryanna Ybarra (2nd) in the 103 lb. class; Alexsandra Trevino (4th) in the 114 lb. weight class; Ploy Buraparate (8th) in the 125 lb. class; and, Alesia Levine (2nd) in the 138 lb. class. From the Men’s team, highlights included Mario Leos (1st) in the 116 lb. weight class; Austin Deshane (2nd) in the 130 lb. class; Abel Escamilla (3rd) in the 145 lb. class; Ian Bell (1st ) in the 205 lb. weight class; Preston Turner (1st) in the 264 lb. class; and, Joseph Sharp (6th) in the super heavy weight class.

Quidditch Club’s First Champion Title For any sport team, a world championship is an amazing accomplishment. For Texas Quidditch, it’s all the more incredible to reach this pinnacle of success in its first year (2012– 13) as a RecSports Sport Club. The Longhorn team earned the title at the Quidditch World Cup VI competition held in Kissimmee, Fla., in mid-April. If you’ve never heard of Quidditch it’s probably because you have not read the Harry Potter books or seen the films since this fictional sport, known as Muggle (or Ground) Quidditch, was played by its young characters.

Prior to joining The UT Sport Club Association, Texas Quidditch was a student organization.

It had been established in 2009 by Alexandra Young and Aaron Rodriquez, who formed two teams: Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. Today, over 300 teams compete in this non-magical version of the game under the direction of the International Quidditch Association.

Texas Rock Climbing Earns Second National Title Back to back national wins! Texas Rock Climbing traveled to Melbourne, Fla., in mid-April 2013 to defend its 2012 national title in the 2013 USA Climbing Collegiate Climbing Series National Championship and scored a second consecutive national win. Thirteen members of the team represented UT at the national competition, besting the top eight competitors in three disciplines–sport, bouldering and speed–to advance to the finals. Club president Will Butcher, a Plan II Finance/Business honors senior, says that while members of the team enjoy outdoor climbing and love to test their skills on natural rock, the team focuses on indoor competition climbing. In fact, the team practices four days a week mainly at the Climbing Wall in Gregory Gym and are coached by John Myrick, a nationally recognized climbing coach who founded the Collegiate Climbing Series in 2007. Students who are interested in joining the team “will find a welcoming community of passionate climbers and an experienced, dedicated coach,” Butcher says. The club holds tryouts in the fall and encourages any student who is interested in joining to apply.

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Fite Nite (1931–51) Men’s Intramurals – A Miniature Olympics Each Spring

Berry Whitaker’s Dream Becomes a Reality If you were one of the lucky 6,000 spectators to find a seat in Gregory Gym for the inaugural Fite Nite, you were not disappointed. With the formal dedication and opening of Gregory Gymnasium on April 12, 1930, Director Berry Whitaker’s brainchild was launched the following spring. Fite Nite, as Whitaker called it, presented a program of varied sports. The night’s festivities started with the Class A basketball championship game followed by table tennis and fencing finals on the main floor and volleyball on the stage. The muchanticipated wrestling and boxing finals were then held with the ring and mat laid out on the basketball floor. Intramural champions, including fall champions in all other sports, were recognized and received their gold or silver intramural medal from invited UT faculty and, occasionally, even the president of the University.

Fite Nite Surges in Popularity By 1934 Fite Nite had become such a city-wide phenomenon that a new ticketing system had to be designed to manage the growing attendance. UT students, faculty and staff, and state officials were given first priority for tickets and any remaining tickets were distributed to Austin residents through the local Chamber of Commerce. Also in response to the standing room only crowds, bleachers were erected and chairs added to the gym floor. Many times the Governor of Texas could be spotted in the front row enjoying the competition.

1938 Governor James Allred enjoys a ringside seat.

Over 7,000 spectators pack Gregory Gym for the 8th annual Fite Nite extravaganza.

Fite Nite Become Sports Nite After a 20-year run, the eventual demise of this historic event was determined with the elimination of boxing as an intramural sport.

As the minutes of the Faculty Committee’s Dec. 20, 1951 meeting stated: “After a rather lengthy discussion on boxing and the large number of deaths in this activity, a motion was passed to discontinue boxing as an Intramural Sport. It was also decided to change the name of Fite Nite to Sports Nite and that Mr. Whitaker be given the authority to invite more visiting teams to participate with our sport clubs for a one year trial.”

1937 Hudson Anderson wins fencing title over Travis Goodman.

1937 UT Intramural Champion Austex defeats intramural champions from A&M College.

1937 Three-time Intramural Champion John Hawley works to pin Walter Kaltemeyer.

Daily Texan 1932.

Sports Nite Entertains All The Daily Texan reported on March 23, 1952: “Insects with their hundred-eye vision would be well-adapted for spectator roles at “Sports Nite” which begins at 7:00 o’clock tonight in Gregory Gym.” Described as a six-ring circus, the evening started with the traditional Class A championship basketball game between two intramural teams, the Baptist Student University and Blomquist Swedes. During halftime intermission, two teams composed of “the best mullets in ‘Mural (intramural) basketball,” as reported

by The Daily Texan, played a madcap game more entertaining than inspiring. (A mullet is a player who did not make either the A or B team for his organization.) Following basketball, the five remaining events proceeded simultaneously. These events included a gymnastics competition between UT and the Dallas Athletic Club, table tennis finals, a wrestling competition between UT and Texas A&M University, and volleyball between UT and Baylor University.

1952–53 Class A Basketball Runner-Up SAE. Front (L-R): Tom Warton Lee Douty, Ronnie Tynes, Maxey Hart.

Back (L-R): John Seale, Tom Crittenden, Pat Jones.

1951–52 Class A Basketball Champion BSU. Front (L-R): Russ Kersten, Ed Russell, Hilton Hillard.

Back (L-R): Ray King, Monty Boyd, George Sturch, Jimmy Cheek, C.A. Barnes.

1951–52 Class A Basketball Runner-Up Blomquist Swedes. Front (L-R): Leo Pugh, Ben Turner, Kenneth Maroney, Bob Crossland. Back (L-R): Rudy Danowski, Tom Brewer, Jim Gerron.

1952–53 Class A Basketball Champion Oak Grove. Front (L-R): Bob Morgan, John Cox, Scott McGall, Max Smith.

Back (L-R): James Peterson, Wayne Hay, Joe Tom Harris, George Petrus, Jerry Tomsu.

The Final Sports Nite The 1953 Sports Nite featured a combination of UT Sports Club Association for Men participants and intramural champions. The club competitions consisted of Baylor University versus the UT Volleyball Club, the University of Mississippi challenging the UT Gymnastics Club, and Texas A&M University’s wrestlers facing the Longhorn Wrestling Club. Intramural champions were crowned in Class A Basketball as Oak Grove defeated the SAEs and in table tennis singles where Alfred Cho (Chinese Students Association) defeated Bill Bonham (∆T∆) 24–22, 21–9, 21–18. A moderate crowd witnessed the end of an era as this event, with boxing no longer the draw, was dropped from the intramural calendar.

1952–53 Table Tennis. (L–R): Runner-Up Bill Bonham (∆T∆), Champion Alfred Cho (Chinese Students Association).

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Delta Tau Delta No. 1 Fraternity of the 60s

Five fraternities ruled intramural sports in the 50s – Kappa Sigma, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The 60s witnessed the emergence of two of the most successful fraternity “intramural machines” in the long history of intramural sports on the UT campus. Delta Tau Delta and Phi Gamma Delta battled throughout the decade for intramural supremacy. This feature focuses on ∆T∆ and how these so-called “blue jean and tee shirt clad” student athletes stood toe to toe with their Fiji counterparts competing for championships and the All-Year Intramural Trophy. Meet a few of the men who made ∆T∆ the number one ranked fraternity in the 60s based on All-Year Trophy average.

1960–61 Class B Basketball Champion.

(L-R): Wayne Witt, David Nunnally, Milam Johnson, Art Adams, Sam Sparks, Gary Craig, Charles Giesey.

The Honorable Sam Sparks, ’61, ’63, won four intramural championships – one in football and basketball and two in volleyball.

Milam Johnson, ’61, won a football and

basketball championship and was named AllIntramural in softball.

Art Adams, ’62, won a basketball championship and was runner-up in volleyball.

Gary Craig, ’63, won a basketball champ-

ionship, earned three water basketball titles and was deemed runner-up on the Delt track team.

He was named to the All-Intramural teams in softball and football, and placed third in the Best Athlete standings in 1961–62.

Bob May, ’61, served as intramural manager for the Delts in 1958–59 and won a football championship. (See cover photo.)

Leo “Skipper” White won an intramural

championship in football and volleyball, and finished as runner-up in basketball and football.

(See cover photo.)

1961–62 Water Basketball Champion.

Front (L-R): Gary Craig, J. Michael Hill, Charles Leeper. Middle (L-R): Joe Bill Watkins, Bill White, Bob Wynne, John Hudspeth. Back (L-R): Bob Dowd, Marion Sanford, Peyton Townsend, Bill Klug.

Joe Bill Watkins, ’65, ’68, with 13 Wall of

Fame appearances, won championships in water basketball four times and one each in volleyball, football and basketball. He was runner-up in track, swimming and basketball. He was also named to nine All-Intramural teams in football, basketball, volleyball and water basketball. In 1964–65 he won the Best Athlete Award.

Bob Dowd,’63, was a two-time water

basketball champion, a volleyball champion and a three-time All-Intramural water basketball player.

J. Michael Hill, ’63, was a member of the

water basketball champions in 1961–62 and was named to the All-Intramural water basketball team that year.

1962-63 Don Davis, Tennis Doubles Champion.

1961–62 Class A Volleyball Champion.

(L-R): Robert McIntyre, Richard Keeton, Bob Dowd, Gary Craig, Paul Constantine, Jerry Leadbetter.

Richard Keeton,’59, ’63, was a table tennis

champion and runner-up, a squash champion, a member of three championship volleyball teams and a swimmer on the runner-up Delts swim team. He was twice named All-Intramural in volleyball.

Don Davis won tennis

doubles with John Rounsaville, ’64, in 1962–63.

1963–64 Darrell Beschen, Wrestling Runner-up.

Darrell Beschen, ’67, was the 137 lb. wrestling runnerup in 1963–64.

1964–65 Class A Football Champion.

Front (L-R): Mike McCollum, Steve Morris, Tommy Graves, James Woodworth, Carroll Barbour. Back (L-R): Mike Lucas, Gareth Cook, Bob Dosher, Ron Bandy, Skipper White, Joe Bill Watkins.

Mike “Spider” Lucas, ‘65, was champion

and runner-up in swimming and basketball, won championships in water basketball and football, and was an All-Intramural basketball player in 1963–64. He finished third in the Best Athlete standings in 1964–65.

Tom Graves, ’67, won a football and softball championship, and was named to the All-Intramural softball team in 1966–67.

James “Buzzy” Woodworth, ’70, ’76,

won championships in football, softball and volleyball, and managed the Delts to the all-time record in points amassed in 1966–67.

Gareth Cook, ’67, ’71, won championships in football and water basketball and was runner-up in basketball. He was named to the All-Intramural teams in football and basketball.

1965–66 Class B Volleyball Champion.

Front (L-R): Bob Dosher, Dan Burleson, Wally Tingley. Back (L–R): Byron Kingrea, Dick Tingley, Dick Obenhaus, Otis Cochran.

Dan Burleson, ’64, ’69, twice managed

the Delts to second place finishes, won championships in tennis singles and doubles, and won team championships in volleyball and softball.

He finished second in the Best Athlete standings in 1965–66, won the Whitaker Leadership Award that same year and earned a varsity T as an intramural senior manager.

Wally Tingley, ’67, ’70, won championships

1966–67 Water Basketball Champion.

Front (L-R): Tommy Toone, Ralph Reser, Dick Clardy. Middle (L-R): Jim Guleke, G. I. Hodges, Dick Williamson. Back (L-R): Jim McNatt, Jim Raney, Jim Watts, Steve Van Erp.

Dick Clardy, ’68, won four water basketball championships and finished as runner-up once. He was named to the All-Intramural water basketball team five times.

Jerry Zwernemann, ’70, won two football

Ralph Reser, ’68, was a swimming champion

Roy Spence, ’71, won intramural champion-

and runner-up, and won six water basketball championships during his seven-year intramural career.

in football, volleyball, softball and basketball (twice). He was named to All-Intramural teams in softball and volleyball, and won the Best Athlete Award in 1966–67.

Jim Raney, ’70, ’71, won three water basket-

Dick Tingley, ’70, won two football champ-

Jim Guleke, ’70, ’74, won three water basket-

ionships, two volleyball championships, two softball championships and a basketball championship. He managed the Delts to a first place finish in 1967–68 and won a team bowling championship in 1969–70.

Dick Obenhaus, ’69, was a volleyball and softball champion, and twice was named to the All-Intramural volleyball team.

1968–69 Class B Softball Champion.

Front (L-R): Mike Driscoll, Terry Tingley, Jerry Zwernemann, Bill Blood. Middle (L-R): Ed Gideon, Sam Miller, Steve Hickey, Roy Spence. Back (L-R): Dick Tingley, Mike Rutledge, Sandy Watkins, Don Cowart.

ball championships and finished second in 1968– 69. He was named to the All-Intramural team three times.

championships and a softball title. ships in football and softball.

Terry Tingley, ’71, was a two-time volleyball

champion and a softball champion. He managed the Delts to a second place finish in 1969–70 and worked as an intramural official.

ball championships and one runner-up finish.

Steve Van Erp won two water basketball championships and made the All-Intramural team both years. He also swam for the Delts’ championship and runner-up swim teams.

Dick Williamson, ’68, won swimming and softball championships in addition to four water basketball championships.

Sam “Bubby” Lee, ’70, ’73, managed the Delts to a

first place finish in 1968–69.

He won two water basketball championships, finished second once and was selected to the All-Intramural volleyball team in 1969.

1966–67 Charles Cox Golf Doubles.

Charles Cox, ’63, won golf

doubles with Mack Woodfin,’68, in 1966–67.

Special Recognition Robert McIntyre, ’59, ’63, managed the Delts to two first place finishes in

1967–68 Bob Ittner Handball Singles Champion.

1956 and 1957. Acknowledged as one of the best athletes to ever play for the Delts, he was named eight times to All-Intramural teams in volleyball, football and softball. He won championships in water basketball, swimming and volleyball.

Bob Ittner, ’67, ’68, won the

Class B handball singles championship in 1966–67. He was also named to the All-Intramural fast pitch softball team in 1964–65.

Did You Know?

The Delts lost only one water basketball game (4–2 to Navy in 1968) during the decade of the 60s while earning eight overall championships.

In 1966–67, the Delts, managed by Buzzy Woodworth, amassed 4,674.50 points, the most ever by a fraternity and the second most in UT intramural history.

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Quiet Storm

1, 2, 3, shhhhh!

Delta Tau Delta All Year Trophy Standings (AYTS) Fraternity Division 1950s & 1960s

In 1916 when Berry Whitaker established the Intramural Sports Program at The University of Texas, he implemented a point system to encourage participation. Teams earning the most points won trophies and individuals accumulating the highest point totals were named Best Athlete. This system remained a basic tenet of the intramural program until the late 70s.

By 1977–78 participation reached an all-time high with 500 softball and basketball teams, 400 football teams, 300 volleyball teams and more than 100 soccer teams. This tremendous growth, coupled with a widely diverse student population that was less concerned about points and group participation, resulted in a change from Whitaker’s original concept of earning points for play. Even though the point system was discontinued, the Intramural Sports Program continued its amazing growth into the 80s and 90s and today can arguably be called the number one collegiate intramural program in the country.

Decade of the ‘50s #1 Kappa Sigma 2.2 #2 Delta Kappa Epsilon 3.1 #3 Delta Tau Delta 3.4 #4 Phi Gamma Delta 3.6 (T) #5 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 3.6 (T)

Decade of the ‘60s #1 Delta Tau Delta 2.1 #2 Phi Gamma Delta 2.6 #3 Delta Kappa Epsilon 6.6 #4 Kappa Sigma 8.7 #5 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 12.7

Combined Decades of the ‘50s & ‘60s #1 Delta Tau Delta 2.8 #2 Phi Gamma Delta 3.1 #3 Kappa Sigma 5.5 #4 Delta Kappa Epsilon 4.9 #5 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 8.2 Methodology: The final rank for each fraternity in the All-Year

Trophy point system was added up and divided by 10 to give the average standing for each decade. These two numbers were divided by 20 to show the overall ranking for both decades.

Two football championships, two soccer championships, one softball championship, two soccer runners-up and one softball runnerup qualifies Quiet Storm to be featured on this Intramural Winner’s Circle page. Organized and led by Kirk Teal, Quiet Storm was comprised of a group of unselfish athletes who were known not for trash talking but rather for putting it all on the field, ergo “Quiet Storm.”

Lewis Wright, Kirk’s roommate, notes, “We used to huddle before each game and begin each contest with a 1, 2, 3, shhhhhh!” Over an eight-year period in the 1980s, the men and women athletes of Quiet Storm distinguished themselves by being successful no matter what sport they were playing. Meet some members of Quiet Storm.

Kirk Teal, ’87, six-time Wall of Famer, organized and led Quiet Storm. Lewis Wright’s favorite football memory about Kirk comes from a game against an extremely talented foe when one of the defensive opponents hollered at his teammates, “Someone get that Doug Williams throwin’ guy!” – a reference to Kirk playing like the Washington Redskin’s Doug Williams, the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. Today, Kirk works as a software and project management consultant for ISG (Information Service Group). He has three children and lives in Round Rock, Texas.

Jim Arrington, ’86, grew up with The Koolbyrds in Austin before attending Westlake High School. He met Greg Cervenka at UT and both played on the 1985–86 Quiet Storm football championship team. With a degree in finance, Jim has operated his own business, Arrington Financial, for the last 27 years. He is married, has three boys and lives in Dallas.

Lewis Wright IV, ’86, was highlighted in the fall 2012 newsletter as a member of The Players and as a three-time 6 ft. & under basketball champion. He also played soccer and football with Quiet Storm.

Lewis still works in the insurance business while he continues to emerge as a jazz artist. He has four children including son Lewis Wright, V, who is a sophomore at UT. James ”Chella” Webb, ’86, a member of The Players basketball champion teams, earned a football championship with Quiet Storm in 1985–86. He is a 26-year decorated employee with Merck Pharmaceuticals and is a husband and father with two children. He and his wife make their home in Longview, Texas.

1986-87 Independent A Football Champion and All-University Runner-Up. Front (L-R): Mike Pichinson, Kirk Teal, Ed White, Jim McClanahan. Back (L-R): Albert Betts, Jr., Jay Zgarba, Jim Buzan, Greg Cervenka, Billy Gaines, Lewis Wright,IV.

Greg Cervanka, ’87, lived in Jester Residence Hall during his freshman year which is where he met Kirk and other future Quiet Storm players. He appears on the Wall of Fame with both Quiet Storm football teams and the softball champions. In addition, Greg and four other Quiet Storm players were runners-up in 6 ft. & under basketball in 1986–87. While at the UT Law School he played three years for the Legal Eagles. Today, Greg lives in Austin where he owns his own real estate company, FMOC, Ltd. (Finally My Own Company) that manages over a dozen properties in five states.

Mike Pichinson, ’87, ’94, roomed with fellow freshman Lewis Wright and played on the championship football team in 1985–86.

He spent time as a walk-on UT football player before returning to intramurals, eventually attending UT Law School and playing for the Legal Eagles. Today, Mike is the general counsel for Texas Association of Counties, has four children and continues to run competitively. With Kirk Teal’s encouragement, he and Kirk recently ran in the Spartan Beast Run, a 10–12 mile race where participants run, jump and crawl their way over a dozen or more obstacles.

Albert Betts, Jr., ’87, ’91, a member of the A and B Quiet Storm football champions, received his law degree from UT in 1991. His work has included serving as general counsel for several state agencies and acting as commissioner for Workman’s Compensation.

Today, he is a partner with Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP He married his college sweetheart and they have two children attending school in Austin.

Richard Garza, ’86, played for another football team in the same round robin group as Quiet Storm during the fall of 1986. He joined Quiet Storm for softball that next spring and contributed to the open division championship with a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the last inning. That same semester he and several Quiet Storm members, including Ed White, Greg Cervenka, Jim Buzan and Leo Sayavedra, won the 6 ft. & under basketball league as the Liabilities. Rick currently works in the Continuing Education Department at UT. He lives near Dripping Springs, Texas, and has been married to Barbara for 23 years. They have three boys, Sean and twins Michael and Adrian, who play tennis for St. Edward’s University. Rick continued his athletic career playing baseball in the Austin Metro League. He also plays competitive tennis and is ranked in the top 10 nationally in the father/son division.

Tracey Kennedy, ’87, ’90, one of the all-time great women intramural athletes appears on the Wall of Fame 14 times in football, softball, soccer and basketball. She joined Quiet Storm and won two Coed soccer championships. Today, Tracey is a partner in the labor and employment group of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Los Angeles, Calif. She is responsible for all aspects of employment litigation matters on behalf of employers and management. In addition, she is a founding member of the Center for Women in Law at the UT School of Law. Marie (Durbin) Jensen, ’87, played on the Quiet Storm Coed |soccer team that finished second in both 1984–85 and 1985–86 and won the championship in 1986–87. “I’ve played soccer most of my life,” she says. On her four years with Quiet Storm Marie notes, “It was a wonderful group and after playing together so long, we meshed well when we played and were quite competitive and, I believe, good players.” Marie is recently married to David Jensen, works as a geologist and retired her cleats in 2005. Living in Plano, Texas, she and David enjoy the outdoors, fishing and rockhounding, a recreational form of amateur geology.

Jim McClanahan, ’89, a member of the Class A football champions, has coached fast pitch softball and taught in high school for 23 years. He is the department head for the Career Technical Education department at Ridge Point High School in Missouri City, Texas.

Married for 19 years, he has two sons, Hayden, 15, and Ryan, 13, and a daughter, Kaylee, 9.

1986-87 Coed Soccer Champion. Front (L-R): Sean Higgins, Ron McMahon, Tony Caccciola, Kirk Teal, Marie Durbin, Justin Clements, Jane Dougherty. Back (L-R): Mitzi Anderson, Phyllis Richards, Tracey Kennedy, Sunny Gill, David Spencer, Keith Rezni, Kim Meyer.

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The Koolbyrds

Teammates and Friends for Life According to John Sheeran, The Koolbyrds were “just a bunch of local guys who grew up in Northeast Austin and attended Reagan High School.” They formed a neighborhood football team they called The Koolbyrds, playing games on the practice field at the high school. John’s brother Mark noted, “We took on all comers regardless of age and never lost a game.”

1982–83 Class B Football Champion. Front (L-R): Ken Crooks, Mark Sheeran, John Sheeran, Landon Russell. Back (L-R): Greg Morisey, Bryan Young, Chuck Hoehne, Donald Vandevanter, Mike Herbert.

By the time most members of this group entered UT in 1982 and began playing intramurals, their years of experience playing together resulted in quick and sustained success on the fields and courts. John Sheeran notes, “We were just a bunch of short, fast, athletic guys who never scared anyone with the eyeball test.” While they might not have looked imposing, they were a very difficult team to defeat because they knew each other so well in all sports and played their roles perfectly on each team. These unimposing athletes are still friends today. Together they won three football championships and were the only team to defeat The Players in 6 ft. & under basketball. Mark “Spark” Sheeran, ’86, was the undisputed leader of the group. His brother John describes him as a gifted quarterback and talented scrambler with eyes in the back of his head.

“Because our neighborhood games were so brutally competitive, by the time we arrived at UT intramurals seemed almost easy,” Mark observes. Today, Mark lives in San Antonio with his wife and three kids and works as an executive biopharmaceutical representative for Amgen.

John “Johnny D” Sheeran, ’86, was the deep threat on offense and a ball hawk on defense. He was the point guard on the basketball team and a key player on the softball team. John lives in Round Rock, Texas, and is vice president of sales for Advanced Discovery in Austin. He and his wife, Kelly, have three kids–Britanny, a first grade teacher married to former UT football player Nick Redwine; Jake, a freshman at Temple College on a baseball scholarship; and Mikey, a high school senior.

Greg “G-Moe” Morisey was a possession receiver and a lock down corner on defense. In hoops, he had unlimited range and was the team’s best rebounder. He also played softball. He married his high school sweetheart, Kerri, and they have two kids. He says, “I’m the vice president of construction for Old Castle Materials and if I’m not working or with my kids you can find me on the Texas coast chasing redfish and trout.”

David “Big Dave” Bethke, ‘87, was unique among The Koolbyrds being 6’3” tall and one of two LBJ High School Jags (Jaguars). A freakishly gifted athlete in all sports, he attended UT on a baseball scholarship as a pitcher throwing over 90 mph with his fastball. He played center and safety on the football team, ran perfect routes, had incredible hands and had a nose for getting first downs when needed. He has lived in Austin his entire life and worked for the Austin Fire Department for 19 years. David and his wife, Marcy, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last fall. They have one little girl, Emma Grace, who is in the second grade.

Bryan “Spaz” Young ‘85 was a truly amazing athlete with incredible speed. Unlike the rest of The Koolbyrds, he played soccer growing up and was blessed with incredible endurance. As a rusher, he put constant pressure on the opposing quarterback on every play.

Bryan won an intramural soccer championship with Hinds Feet in 1984–85. His nickname comes from his spastic and tenacious playing style “like a squirrel chasing a rolling nut,” he explains. Bryan resides in South Carolina and works with BMW Manufacturing as a robotics and equipment technician. Three sons, all attending college in South Carolina, and a 14- year-old daughter, comprise the family.

Bryan stays active playing golf, sand volleyball, soccer and running.

Of note, he qualified for the Boston Marathon in 2010.

Jeff “Bone” Shomaker, ‘85, at 6’4” could not play basketball but captained the softball team and occasionally subbed for the football team. He moved to Issaquah, Wash., in 1990 and has been in the insurance business for 25 years. Married 19 years to his wife, Beth, they have two kids, Danny, 14, and Megan, 12.

Jim “Squid” Matthews, ‘87, was another three-sport player with great speed. “We could plug Squid in anywhere, any sport and he’d be fine,” John Sheeran notes. Jim was a TV reporter for many years in California and Texas, including KXAN in Austin. He owned his own video and film production company for a few years and now is in his third year of law school at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Jim is married with two sons. “What was truly special about the whole experience was that we were consistently good for so many years. That was because it was never just one guy who was the star or one guy who was the go-to player. We were just a pack of friends, each one with a role to play. On The Koolbyrds, there were no egos. We simply carried each other. And we still do to this day,” he says.

Rick “Slick Rick” Velasquez, ‘85, played all three sports with The Koolbyrds and was a key contributor in each. He also played on the “JV” football team called The Tree Nodes that was comprised of Koolbyrds who did not make the “A” team. “We lost the championship 2–0 when I intercepted a pass on the one or two yard line going full speed. I took a knee as my momentum carried me into the end zone. The play was ruled a safety,” Rick laments. After a fiveyear stint in the banking industry, Rick has been a special agent for the FBI for the past 22 years. He lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife, Stephanie, who is president of a local bank. His daughter, McKenzie, plays softball at Lehigh University and his son, Connor, is on the varsity wrestling team in high school.

1982–83 Class B Softball Runner-Up. Front (L-R): Scott Malcom, Butch McBride, Jeff Shomaker, John Sheeran, Chuck Hoehne.

Back (L-R): Kevin Mitchell, John Paul Trial, Greg Morisey, Ed Teran, Rick Velasquez, Bryan Young.

Steve “Spinner” Spinn was a key player in football and softball before transferring to Concordia University in Austin to play baseball. John Sheeran notes, “He brought some nasty to the field following a high school career as an All-District linebacker.”

Ed Teran, ‘86, a member of The Koolbyrds softball team, has been married for 17 years to his wife, Laura. They have four children–RJ, 13; Jessica, 11; Vincent, 9; and Victoria, 11. He has worked for Tandem Computers, Compaq, AMD and currently is employed at Dell.

Scott “Fats” Malcom was a founding member in the sixth grade of The Koolbyrds and played for the 1982–83 softball team. John Sheeran notes, “Although he was never fat, we called him “Fats” because he was husky.” Scott received his commission as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1984 and went to Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, to finish his degree. He went on active duty in 1986 and retired in July 2012 after serving in two wars, eight countries and nine states. His new nickname is now “Colonel.” He and his wife live with three daughters in Bradenton, Fla. One son is a freshman at West Point–The U.S. Military Academy.

Shaun “Cowboy” Tuggle, ‘87, one of the few non-Reagan High School Koolbyrds, knew the others because they played youth sports together. He excelled in all three sports and was a key player in many wins. Shaun was born and raised in Austin and has been a banker all his life. He married a UT graduate, Catherine Cullen Tuggle, and they have two athletic boys, ages 17 and 14.

1985–86 Class A Football Champion. Front (L-R): David Bethke, John Sheeran, Greg Morisey, Shaun Tuggle. Back (L-R): Ricky Velasquez, Jim Matthews, Chris Hudson, Mark Sheeran, Steve Spinn.

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As chair of the RecSports Leadership Team, I’ve had the opportunity to meet hundreds of students who attest to the value of participating in Recreational Sports. If you have not visited campus recently, you’d be amazed at the size of today’s program and the positive effect it has on thousands of students.

All that is in jeopardy due to today’s financial climate on college campuses, so my appeal to you is simple. If your student experiences with intramurals or RecSports were good ones, I encourage you to do what you can to help. The development initiatives link appears below. Or, feel free to contact Bob Childress or me with specific questions. I can assure you, it will be well worth your time and effort.

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Les, Linda & Clay Allison

Dewberry

Wes Jones

Loretta Prescott

Cris Angelini

Reece Dinkins and Family

Mark & Marci Kellner

Mike and Jessica Raab

R. Gordon Appleman

Peggy Dison

Matt and Carolyn Khourie

Richard H. Athey

Ana and Tom Dison

Ben Kornfuehrer

Keshav Rajagopalan in Honor of Scotty Caven and the Caven Family

Austin Screen Printing

Ellen Donnelly

Weir Labatt III

Mario Rios

Denny Bahm

Tim - Mary - Brendan Doyle

William Lawson

Betty Risley

Ann and Greg Bair

B. Tom Dreher

John and Beth Lee

Michael Rizzuti and the Rizzuti Family

David Balderach

Jeffrey A. Eastman

LifeFitness/HammerStrength

Alasdair Roberts

Mark Baletka

Emerson Charitable Trust

Brian and Ann Llewellyn

Parker Robinson

Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

Graham H. Luhn

Charles D. Scarborough

Sandy, Devra & Shana Feld

Charles D. Lummus

Sears Commercial

David C. Bastress

David Fitzpatrick

Marathon Fitness

Zev A. Shulkin, M.D.

Bill Blood

Ken Ford, Jr., M.D.

The Marmillion Family

Steve Smith

Ann S. Bouldin

Fred Frey

Matrix Fitness

SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.

David Bowles

Molly Dewar Froelich

Mark C. Matula

Grant R. Stanis

James E. Bradley

Greg Galbraith Family

Kevin McCalla

Alicia R. Stoll

Darren Brasher

Meredith Garner in Honor of Joe Bill and DeDe Watkins

Louis E. McCarter

Dick Stone

Jay Brim

John McCaw

David H. Stones

Ann V. Brodnax

René A. Garza

Daniel J. McKenna

Scott B. Styles

John R. Bush

Robert E. Gerrie

Bill McMeans

Ryan Sullivan

John G. Campbell

Julie Gillespie

Joel Melrose

Frank Trabold

Donald F. Carnes

Sam Goldfarb

Mary Beth Mercatoris

W. Mark Carter

The Gondo Family

The H. Scott Caven, III Memorial Foundation

Nick Goodrich

Keira Marcella Miles and Nolan Peter Miles

Vermillion Family Foundation in Honor of Bob Childress

Mark Graef

Anna Lisa Holand-Miller

J.A. Wade

Vivien and Scott Caven

Robert H. Graham

Mondo

Mary Jane and Bob Wakefield

Thomas W. Caven, M.D.

Louise and Guy Griffeth in Honor of Scott, Vivien and Scotty Caven

John Morton

Scott “Scooter” Waldman

Chevron Corporation

Musco Lighting

Paul Walhus

Nick Compogiannis

Hardin Construction Company, LLC Art Harding

William S. Nance in Memory of Wilbur Littleton

Rob Walters

Donellen G. Cornelius Kevin Crouch

Michael T. Hatch

Larry W. Nettles

DeDe and Joe Bill Watkins

J.E. (Jack) Daniel

Roger C. Henderson

Michael J. Newton

Mr. and Mrs. L. Dana Weaver

Dell, Inc.

Richard A. Houstoun

Nike, Inc.

Larry, MJ and Patrick Wilkey

Joseph Depetris

The Honorable William L. Hughes, Jr.

Mike O’Brien

Justin Williams

Gar DeSerrano

Fred O. Hull, Jr.

Linda McCalla Williams

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

IBM International Foundation

Tyler O’Dell in Honor of Connor O’Dell

Christopher H. Dewar

John C. Jackson IV

Julie & Pat Oles

Eric Zissman

Elizabeth M. Dewar

Pamela Jenkins

James L. Persky

Henry H. Dewar II

Lamar Johnson

J.W. Pieper

Michael L. Dewar

Robert Johnson

Manning B. “Buddy” Pletz

Robert L. Dewar

Dr. Kent and Donna Jones

James W. Pope

James W. Vick

Michael Wasson

E. Custis Wright

Where are you now?

Lost touch with former intramural teammates or fellow RecSports employees? Want to find out what happened to your old workout buddies? Here’s what some of you are doing now.

1940s/50s»

he was the inaugural winner of the A. A.

Greg Thomas, ’77, earned

John Trimble, ’58, was

Rooker Special Merit Award bestowed on the

two soccer championships,

the intramural golf singles

student who best exemplified outstanding

PEM Club in 1973–74 and

champion in 1954–55 before

service and dedication to the intramural

Buckey’s Banana Bangers in

earning a freshman letter in

program. Kirk, a Central Texas native

1977–78, and assisted with

1956 and varsity letters in

from nearby Taylor, Texas, works with the

club soccer in the spring of

1957 and 1958. Following

homeless and other charities. He tells us he

1974. He graduated from St. Mary’s Law

a stint in the Army, he went

has been the scourge of fantasy football and

School in San Antonio in 1979 and has

baseball leagues for decades.

been practicing law in Dallas for more than

to work at Price Waterhouse in Houston, then Main Hurdman CPA where he rose to partner in charge and was transferred to San Francisco, Calif. After leaving that company, he returned to Houston and today is a financial consultant. Two marriages produced five daughters and currently he is married to Frances Trimble,a golf historian who is better known as History Diva. She is a member of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2010. You can find more details online at www.thegolfhistorian.com.

1970s» Mark Adelman, ’72, played for and managed the Robert’s Hall intramural teams, winning Class A softball in 1970–71. He was named the Best All-Around Athlete in housing in 1969–70. Mark attended the RecSports Tailgate by the Pool at the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex this past fall.

Kirk Bohls, ’73, lead sports columnist at The Austin American Statesman newspaper, began his career there in 1973 after graduating from UT where he was the sports editor for The Daily Texan and an intramural athlete. Besides being named an All-Intramural football player in 1971–72,

25 years. Greg joined his father, Marvin

Jeff Hart, ’74, ’77,

Thomas, and his father’s firm of Thomas

played for the Tough as Nails

Neilon and Griffin after four years with the

Coed team, winning a football

Dallas District Attorney’s Office. The Thomas

and softball championship

family has a long tradition of successful

in 1975–76. Jeff notes, “We

law practice in the areas of estate planning

were all waiters at Kinsolving

and probate law, personal injury, wrongful

dorm so we had a great recruiting advantage

death, criminal defense and nursing home

finding women to play.” Following three years

negligence. Greg and wife Kathy have three

at the UT Law School where he continued his

children–Clay, Colin and Kristen.

intramural career with the Mighty Ducks, Jeff worked for the Supreme Court before moving

Joe Dirik, ’78, the third

to Dallas. Today, he is with the firm Cardwell,

member of Buckey’s Banana

Hart & Bennett, LLP in Austin. He and his

Bangers who attended the fall

wife have three boys, ages 28, 25 and 21.

2012 RecSports Tailgate by the Pool, is a construction and

Dick Stone, ’76, won

government contracts lawyer

intramural golf doubles with

with Fulbright & Jaworski LLP in Dallas. He is

friend Doug Williamson

married to Terry (Campbell) Dirik, ’78, who,

in 1974–75. His dad, a

Joe says, still attends his soccer games in the

lifetime Longhorn fan,

over–50 league. “Our opponents must have

graduated in 1950 (BBA)

thought we were nuts when we smashed a

and in 1952 (JD), making Dick and his

banana right before our intramural games,”

brothers second generation Longhorns.

Joe remembers.

Dick’s three children–Julie (BA 2006), Matt (BBA 2006) and Jay (BBA/MPA 2008)–are third generation Longhorns. He says, “I have two granddaughters that I hope will become fourth generation Longhorns.” Dick is the owner of Stone Financial Services in Jacksonville, Texas.

1980s» Cece (Binig) McCann, ’80, came to UT with a swimming background (eight years at the Dad’s Club in Houston) and swam as an independent in the 1978–79 meet winning the 50 yard free, the 50 yard butterfly and the 100 yard individual medley, establishing an intramural record in each. In 1979–80, she helped the Babes win the team championship while also winning the 50 free and swimming on the relay teams. “I loved intramurals and also played basketball, soccer and inner tube water polo,” she says. Cece earned a bachelor’s degree (’80) and a master’s degree (‘90) from the Jackson School of Geosciences. She has worked at Seisnetics as a geophysicist. Cece has three children and resides in Houston.

and designs for a concrete paver company.

Mark Owen, ’81, is a Wall of Famer with the Shear Sinkers in Coed inner tube water polo in 1978–79, men’s water basketball in 1979–80 and Coed inner tube water basketball in 1979–80.

He has lived in Las Vegas, Nev., since 1982

administration degrees at UT

Black Belt working with Marine Corps units

and worked as Recreational

and installation commands across the globe

Sports specialists. Both are

to improve the daily processes that ensure

on the Wall of Fame for Coed

military readiness levels are maintained. She

softball. After they married

says, “Everything I loved about college can be

in 1984, Cheryl worked in

found in the happy days as an intramural player

the banking industry until

and staff member. I played volleyball, handball,

Winning basketball and track championships

two and a half years, he has been senior vice

and getting to wear that prized (championship)

president of Americas Sales for Zimmer, Inc.

T-shirt was, and still is, a highlight in my

Larry and Cheryl live in Scottsdale, Ariz.,

journey so far. My BFFs (best friends forever)

and Kevin is now a 20-year-old junior at

in college are still my BFFs and I am so proud to

Occidental College in Pasadena, Calif.

call them friends.”

played for the UT Soccer

Georgetown, Texas, where he built a house

a Lean Six Sigma Master

polo and ran track during my years at UT.

Banana Bangers. He also

Anderson High School in Austin, he moved to

director. She is currently

their master’s of business

and 20 years with GE Healthcare. For the past

championships with Bucky’s

career teaching and coaching soccer at

becoming the recreation

while they both pursued

Corps for 22 years eventually

includes time with IBM and Northern Telecon

sports and won two soccer

league in Dallas. Retired from a 30-year

Class of 1981 graduate,

Kim (Valz) Reath, ‘82, has

softball, basketball, flag football, tube water

multiple intramural

with Bucky’s Banana Bangers in an over–50

worked for the U.S. Marine

the birth of their son, Kevin. Larry’s career

Craig Litton, ’81, played

Club and today still plays a little soccer

Larry Siebs, ’81, ’83, met his wife, Cheryl Shepherd, ’83, a Texas A&M University

Peggy (Hollar) Little, ’82, in addition to being an

Julie Gillespie, ’85, played

All-American swimmer at

basketball, softball and football

UT, also made her mark as a

and appears on the Wall of

Coed inner tube water polo

Fame 15 times. “If it hadn’t

champion. With a degree in

intramural volleyball,

been for The Bombers or

radio, television and film, she went to work

Trainers that number would be higher,“ Julie

in television where she met and married

laments. After graduating from UT, she joined

long-time KVUE-TV Newscast Director

The University of Texas Police Department

David Little. The couple, who will celebrate

(UTPD). Promoted from officer to sergeant to

their 30th wedding anniversary this year,

lieutenant and now captain, Julie holds the

have two children–Christina and Grayson.

distinction for being the first female lieutenant

Peggy has been a realtor with JBGoodwin

and captain with UTPD. She says, “My fondest

Realtors for the last 20 years and can always

memories from college are from intramurals–

be found with David in section 30, row 1

playing and working. Some of my best friends, I

on football game days. She says, “My most

met in RecSports.”

prized possession, other than my letter jacket, was my intramural champion T-shirt.

Unfortunately, I lost it over the years but the great memories will never be lost.”

where he worked for Kleinfelder, Western Technologies and Terracon before starting his own company in 2001. Mark describes himself as semi-retired and says he stays active by golfing, participating in triathlons and traveling.

1990s» Robert Lopez, ‘91, won Coed soccer in 1990–91 with Riff Raff. After graduation, he taught social studies and coached soccer at San Marcos (Texas) High School before moving to Alief Hastings High School in Houston where he coached women’s soccer for

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RecSports Tailgate by the Pool The inaugural Tailgate by the Pool held at the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex this past fall was well attended and enjoyed by many. To name a few attendees: Abbe Ledbetter, SAE intramural champion– 50s; L.E. Spradlin and R.D. Frnka, Navy ROTC–60s; The Bombers women’s football team–70s; Buckey’s Banana Bangers men’s soccer champions–70s; Acacia–60s, 70s; and the best dressed alumna Cece (Binig) McCann, swimming champion–80s. The date for the fall 2013 tailgate event has been set for Saturday, Nov. 16., three hours prior to kick off of the home game against Oklahoma State.

(L-R): Julie Gillespie, Bob Childress and Kim (Valz) Reath pose prior to teeing off. (see Where Are You Now page)

UT RecSports Bob Childress Classic The 2012 Bob Childress Classic was RecSports’ most successful golf tournament to date. A total of 104 golfers teed off on a picture perfect October day to support the Recreational Sports Excellence Fund and to compete for prizes and bragging rights. Results were as follows: Low Gross Team–The Bombers (Linda Williams, Mark Williams, Justin Williams, Kevin McCalla); Low Net Team, using the Peoria scoring system–Matrix (Scott Reeves, Brian Stillman, Lorne LaPorte, Nick Burnett); Closest to the Pin Male–Richard Jalvchandra; Closest to the Pin Female–Julie Gillespie; Longest Drive Male–John Morton; and Longest Drive Female–Linda Williams. The date for the fall 2013 golf classic has been set for Friday, Nov. 15.

Cece (Binig) McCann (see Where Are You Now page) wears her 1979–80 intramural champion T-shirt to the Tailgate.

Socializing at the Tailgate before heading to the football game.

2012 Bob Childress Classic participants.