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History History Texas Tech A to Z Cawthon for the job as Texas Tech’s head football football program in 1986 in December before the Red coach. Cawthon’s squads posted a 76-32-6 record in Raiders battled Mississippi in the Independence Bowl. his 11 years as head coach. Cawthon left Texas Tech He is Tech’s all-time winningest coach in Southwest in 1940 and later coached professionally in Brooklyn Conference games and led the Red Raiders to a school- and Detroit. He also served as athletic director at record four-consecutive bowls entering 1997. He was Alabama. He died on Dec. 31, 1962, and is the born in Lubbock, went to high school in Ballinger and subject of a book called “Tender Tyrant,” written by graduated from Stephen F. Austin in 1959. He was Etta Lynch in 1976 and published by Staked Plains a high school head coach at Coahoma, Belton, Big Press, Inc. Spring, Alice and Midland Lee. He was an assistant under Darrell Royal at Texas, and also coached at New ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DAVIS, DR. J. WILLIAM Mexico and Mississippi State. Dykes came to Tech as Modeled after La Universidad de Alcala de Hernales The “father of the national letter of intent,” Dr. J. William defensive coordinator in 1984. in Spain, the Administration Building was one of the Davis was chairman of Texas Tech’s Athletic Council. He original campus buildings. The most recognized devised the form that insured coaches could not pirate FIGHT SONG building on campus, it has three floors and a basement, another school’s recruits. The measure was adopted The Fight Song was written by Carroll McMath, and twin bell towers, salle port, double wings and a in 1964 by the College Commissioners Association. updates the Matadors, Tech’s original name for the courtyard. Among the offices in the “Ad Building” are Under the “Davis Plan,” as a news service dubbed the athletic teams, to the Red Raiders. The spirited song is the Chancellor’s Office, President’s Office and Board program, major conferences agreed to honor each sung at many of Tech’s sporting events. of Regents Office in the east wing and the College of others’ letters of intent; that is, agreements by high Education in the west wing. school athletes to accept an athletic scholarship from a Fight, Raiders, Fight! Fight, Raiders, Fight! particular school. A national letter of intent, embracing Fight for the school we love so dearly. ANDERSON, DONNY all NCAA members, failed to pass at the 1962 NCAA You’ll hit’em high, you’ll hit’em low. While also arguably owning the most nicknames convention, when smaller colleges opposed the plan. You’ll push the ball across the goal, — “Stinnett Stingray,” the “Golden Palomino” and Davis served as Southwest Conference president, Tech, Fight! Fight! “Donny Wonderful” — All-American Donny Anderson NCAA vice-president and was a member of the NCAA We’ll praise your name, boost you to fame. also held many of Texas Tech’s football records when Infractions Committee. Fight for the Scarlet and Black. his legendary career ended with the 1965 season. You will hit’em, you will wreck’em. He finished fourth in the 1965 Heisman Trophy DOUBLE T Hit’em, Wreck’em, Texas Tech! race. Anderson later played nine seasons in the NFL, An image study in 1989 brought out loud and clear And the Victory Bells will ring out. including on both of Green Bay’s Super Bowl champion that to Texas Techsans the Double T represents tradition, teams in 1967 and 1968. He scored a touchdown in pride and school identity. Historical evidence suggests FREELAND, E.Y. the ‘68 Super Bowl against Oakland. that Tech’s first football coaches, E.Y. Freeland and Texas Tech’s first football coach, E.Y. Freeland was Grady Higginbotham, are the originators of this hired in June 1925. He compiled a 21-10-6 record for ARTIFICIAL TURF campus trademark, first using it on letter sweaters. No four seasons from 1925-28. The current carpet, installed in 1999, is the fifth different campus symbol is so readily identified with Texas Tech rug covering the Jones SBC Stadium floor since Tech as the Double T. GATOR BOWL switched to turf in 1970. Texas Tech won two of its three appearances in the Gator Bowl, and Tech fans can point to added BOWLING significance to the first trip in 1954. Tech claimed a Texas Tech made its 27th post-season appearance in 35-13 win over Auburn in the ‘54 Gator Bowl, which 2003 in the EV1.net Houston Bowl. Head Coach Mike marked the first televised game ever for the school. The Leach has led the Red Raiders to four bowl appearances contest also gave birth to another long-standing Texas in his first four seasons on the South Plains. Texas Tech Tech tradition. Riding a horse named Blackie, Tech has been bowl eligible for 11-consecutive seasons and student Joe Kirk Fulton, wearing Levi’s, red shirt, red is only one of three schools in the Big 12 Conference to and black cape and a black cowboy hat, led the team be bowl eligible in each of the league’s eight seasons. onto the field. Thus the “Masked Rider” was born. BANGIN’ BERTHA GOIN’ BAND FROM RAIDERLAND Bertha is the bell on a trailer carried to all Tech football Tech’s stereo marching – the Goin’ Band from games by the Saddle Tramps. It was donated by the Raiderland – is one of the largest spirit raisers on Santa Fe Railroad and is considered a spirit-raiser and campus and among the finest bands in the country. The tradition at Texas Tech. Bertha was designed in 1959 original band in 1925, numbering only 21 members, by Saddle Tramp Joe Winegar. was dressed in matador uniforms. In recent years, the band’s 400 members have returned to variations on CAROL OF LIGHTS that original look. The Goin’ Band performs at home This favorite of Tech traditions began in 1959 and is and away football games, parades and at other special celebrated throughout the month of December. All events. Following home games, devoted fans stick the campus buildings on the Broadway entrance to around to join the band in their traditional march out of Memorial Circle, on the Science Quadrangle and Jones SBC Stadium, through the engineering key, around Engineering Key, are lined with thousands of red, white the circle, by the Administration Building and ending and yellow Christmas lights. A formal ceremony, torch- lighting parade, trumpeters and seasonal music precede at the band parking lot behind the Music Building. The the throwing of the switch that begins the month-long DYKES, WILLIAM TAYLOR band was the 1998 recipient of the prestigious Sudler observance of the Carol of Lights. Traditionally, the Better known as “Spike,” Texas Tech’s 12th head Trophy as the nation’s top marching band. kickoff event is held on the first Friday of December and football coach, Dykes posted a record of 82-67-1 in his is sponsored by the Residence Hall Association. 13 years of leading the Red Raiders and is the school’s GUNS UP all-time winningest coach. He got his nickname from a The hand sign of Texas Tech was originated by a Tech CAWTHON, PETE Dick Tracy character from the World War II era. He was graduate who was attending law school at Texas in 1972. Texas Tech’s third football coach, Pete Cawthon had named the Southwest Conference’s coach of the year It is made by extending the index finger outward while quite a friend in his corner. Notre Dame’s legendary three times and was the first coach to receive the honor extending the thumb upward to form a gun. The idea is Knute Rockne was among those who recommended from the Big 12 Conference. He took over the Tech that Raider Red will shoot down his opponents. 158 History large Double T scoreboard was added on the south McMURRY HEISMAN TROPHY end, and athletic department offices were renovated Texas Tech played its first football game on Oct. 3, Five Red Raiders have finished among the top vote and expanded in 1990. Texas Tech celebrated the 1925, against McMurry. The game ended in a getters in the race for college football’s most prestigious 50th anniversary of the stadium in 1997. West side controversial 0-0 tie. The referee ruled that time had trophy. Texas Tech’s Byron Hanspard garnered 251 renovations were recently completed and include the expired before Texas Tech’s Elson Archibald made points in 1996 to finish sixth overall in the voting. addition of a new press box, club seats and luxury his apparent game-winning 20-yard field goal. The Donny Anderson posted Tech’s all-time highest finish suites and increased capacity to 52,702. decision came much to the dismay of the players in the Heisman voting when the running back received and fans that were in the midst of a wild celebration. 408 points to finish fourth in 1965. E.J. Holub finished LAMB, ARCH Reports after the game explained that the referee was 10th in the 1960 Heisman ballot with 117 points. The founder of the Saddle Tramps in 1936, Arch Lamb getting revenge on Texas Tech because he was not Quarterbacks Kliff Kingsbury and B.J. Symons finished ninth was head cheerleader when he formed the all-male named the school’s football coach. and tenth, respectively, in the voting in 2002 and 2003. booster organization. The group was founded based on three principles — spirit, service and leadership.