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The Hall of Honor: Tier One Athletics
From its earliest days, the University of Houston rose to the top in athletics—not in football or basketball as you might expect, but in ice hockey. The team competed for the first time in 1934 against Rice Institute in the Polar Wave Ice Rink on McGowan Street.
Memorial Park: Nature’s 24 Hour Fitness
The first time I ever ran more than half a mile was during my freshman year at Dartmouth College when it seemed that half the campus was trying out for crew. I never made the team, but one of the things I took away from those weeks of training was a love of running. During […]
A Conversation with Mr. Astro, Larry Dierker and Joe Pratt
To read the full text of the interview with Larry Dierker by Joe Pratt that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
That You May Win: Tom Tellez Teaches UH Athletes to Go for the Gold
To read the full text of this article by Ernesto Valdes that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Rain or Shine: How Houston Developed Space City Baseball
To read the full text of this article by Mike Acosta of the Houston Astros that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Long Before the “Battle of the Sexes,” there was Babe … the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum
To read the full text of this article by Debbie Z. Harwell that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Two Paths to Greatness: Elvin Hayes and Hakeem Olajuwon Come to Houston
To read the full text of this article by Katherine Lopez that appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.