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Lifelong Frog
How an assistant basketball coach turned TCU’s golf program into a powerhouse
By Drew Davison
Bill Montigel had never played golf when he arrived on TCU’s campus in 1979.
He came to Fort Worth as a men’s basketball assistant coach under Jim Killingsworth, and spent eight years in the role. He recruited, among others, Jamie Dixon in his time on the staff.
But when Killingsworth retired, Montigel had a career change and became TCU’s golf coach for the 1987-88 season. In Year 3, he had the Frogs in the NCAA Regional. That has now rung true for 30 straight years.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article230226614.html#storylink=cpy
By Drew Davison
Bill Montigel had never played golf when he arrived on TCU’s campus in 1979.
He came to Fort Worth as a men’s basketball assistant coach under Jim Killingsworth, and spent eight years in the role. He recruited, among others, Jamie Dixon in his time on the staff.
But when Killingsworth retired, Montigel had a career change and became TCU’s golf coach for the 1987-88 season. In Year 3, he had the Frogs in the NCAA Regional. That has now rung true for 30 straight years.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article230226614.html#storylink=cpy