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Vol 8, No 342

December 8, 1977

Thursday Evening

Earl Campbell Win the Heismann Trophy

Today in Sports
Southwest Conference founded
AUSTIN   (1914)    On this date in 1914, an idea of L Theo Belmont, athletic director at the University of Texas came into being. The new Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was born, and originally included UT, Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, OSU (Oklahoma A&M at the time), Arkansas, Southwestern, and Rice (provisionally). Old Miss and LSU declined. Eventually SMU (1918), TCU (1923), Texas Tech (1958), and the University of Houston(1972) would replace OU, OSU and Southwestern. In 1940, an agreement was reached that the SWC champion would be the host of the Cotton Bowl each year.   

Born This Date
Floyd Tillman born
OKLAHOMA CITY   (1914)   On this date in 1914, Songwriter Floyd Tillman was born in Ryan, Oklahoma. Son of a sharecropper, Tillman was raised in Post in the southern Texas panhandle. Tillman has over 1,000 country songs to his credit, and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.   

Campbell Wins the Trophy
NEW YORK CITY (1977)  On this date in 1977, University of Texas running back, Earl Campbell from Tyler, won the Heismann Trophy at ceremonies at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. In his four years at Texas, Campbell rushed for 4,444 yards, and 41 touchtowns.

Capitol Desk
State Officials accept new Capitol Building
AUSTIN   (1888)    On this date in 1888, officials with the State of Texas gave official acceptance of the new State Capitol building. The new building, built with Texas pink granite is a magnificient structure both in beauty and in size.