Spring 2012
Prepared for takeoff
With their heads in the clouds and patriotism soaring, the Flying Frogs of the late 1940s ascended to national acclaim.
Spring 2012
With their heads in the clouds and patriotism soaring, the Flying Frogs of the late 1940s ascended to national acclaim.
Spring 2011
Built in 1921, the Ballet Building (or “The Little Gym” as it was known for decades) gets a new name as the old relic closes for renovation.
Fall 2010
TCU physics students of yesteryear devoted themselves to Dr Pepper.
Fall 2010
Al Hoffman ’75 brought DP back to TCU and Brachman Hall.
Fall 2010
TCU agreed to stay for 10 years when it moved to Fort Worth in 1910. But the booming city and the small university found such delights in each other that the association is stronger than ever, 100 years later.
Spring 2010
Every university today distributes viewbooks, brochures and advertisements to publicize its many advantages to prospective students. But marketing the university isn’t a new concept at TCU. Here’s TCU’s 1903 pitch.
Spring 2010
Alums recall the hilarity and hijinks that came with wearing Addy the Frog and SuperFrog costumes.
Spring 2009
All that’s left of Fort Worth’s first public golf course are the legends — and an old bridge you’ve probably walked across.
Winter 2008
The first issue of TCU’s university magazine opened with a story nearly five decades old. How appropriate.
Fall 2008
It’s been seven decades since TCU’s only undefeated, untied team ruled college football. Led by their three All-Americans Davey O’Brien, Ki Aldrich and I.B. Hale, the 1938 Frogs were 11-0 and undisputed national champions. This season as TCU Athletics celebrates the 70th anniversary of arguably the Frogs’ great team ever and inducts the entire squad into the Lettermen’s Hall of Fame, here are 38 things you may not know about the 1938 National Champion Horned Frogs.
In 1971, TCU was the place where the Grateful Dead cemented their reputation as a touring band.
The 1948 presidential election when Truman beat Dewey — we stayed up all night listening to the results. Richard Collier ’51 During the student body train trip in 1957 to Little Rock for the TCU-Arkansas football game, armed troops were visible all over Little Rock — scary! President Eisenhower had sent federal troops to enforce
TCU-Kansas gridiron meetups have a storied past, but what happens when Les Miles joins the party?
My favorite memory is not SuperFrog, but Addie the Frog (when I was Addie). In 1976, we had an afternoon home game with snow on the ground. We didn’t win a single game that season, and the student section was largely empty. My frog suit included a large flat-topped papier-mâché head. The game was so