Ron was a cheerleader when I arrived on campus in 1970. As far as I could tell no one thought a thing of it. Of course, our football team did not have a lot to cheer about, but the basketball team went to the NCAA tournament in March of 71. I guess I was too naive to notice the racial strife.
The bottom of the SWC in 71 was the Longhorns, The Aggies, and The Razorbacks. The Frogs finished the season at 15-12 overall but won the SWC with an 11-3 records, the Bears of Baylor finished 10-4 in conference play for second place.
Yes, what a great team coached by Johnny Swaim. Unfortunately, they ran into Notre Dame and Austin Carr in the NCAA first round in Houston. Carr put up 52 against our Frogs in Hoffheinz arena. (20 of 34 shots, 12-15 free throws) Those 52 are tied for 4th as most points scored by an individual...
At the time the play happened the refs did not even blow the whistle to call a foul. They let the Frogs play on but stopped the play when they saw Dickinson on the floor despite the Frogs going for a fast break. Dickinson's position was not in jeopardy and the play should not have been...
I was notified that I did not get tickets from the TCU "points" lottery. That's what I thought would happen as I'm just a fan, former long time season ticket holder (until the ticket office sold my tickets out from under me after I tried to add 4 end zone tickets to my 4 sideline season ticket...