Richard Pennington (리처드 패닝턴)

• Breaking the Ice / Racial Integration of Southwest Conference Football

  

  My journalism career had scarcely begun in 1984. Sure, I had seen a few articles published in the Daily Texan and some local magazines when I decided to write a book about the first black football players—and how they dealt with European-American teammates and opponents—in SWC history. An absurd, foolish proposition, given my limited experience and resources but I went ahead anyway. Using horse-and-buggy technology, I wrote hundreds of letters to ex-players, coaches, sports information… read on

• “For Texas, I Will” / The History of Memorial Stadium

  

  The genesis of this book can be traced to a comment made by my brother Randy in the summer of 1976. He was visiting me in Austin, and we decided to go hang out at the University of Texas’ football stadium. In stark contrast to current policy, the gates were open to whoever wanted to come in and poke around. As we sat in the north-end horseshoe, he made an off-hand observation: “You know, Richard, most people don’t realize what a historic place Memorial Stadium is.”

  Fourteen years later, I… read on

• Coming to Texas / International Students at the University of Texas

  

  One thing leads to another. I had met Curly Ferris in the late stages of doing the Memorial Stadium book because the name of his boss, Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid, was on the door of the football players’ weight-training facility. And who was Rashid? He was an exceptionally bright commoner from Saudi Arabia who impressed the royals after returning to the kingdom with a pair of degrees in civil engineering from UT. In the 1970s, they used his firm whenever a hospital, school, government complex or… read on

• Meet the Need / A History of the Austin Diagnostic Clinic

  

  This, another “sponsored” book, came about when my long-time friend, Margaret Berry, introduced me to Henry Renfert, her retired doctor. He had founded the Austin Diagnostic Clinic back in 1952—the year of my birth, for what that’s worth—and wanted to have its history documented. I agreed to write the book in exchange for a moderate sum.

  It took me about a year from start to finish, so I have definitely had longer projects. Nevertheless, this was tough for two reasons: (1) I had no more… read on

• Longhorn Hoops / The History of Texas Basketball

  

  University of Texas football had been covered (including by me) several times, and books had been written about baseball and track. But nobody had addressed basketball, and that was a rather large omission in my view. So in 1995, I started gathering information and putting together a rough framework for what would become Longhorn Hoops. I knew UT athletic director DeLoss Dodds and told him about my plans. He invited me to his office at Bellmont Hall and, to make a long story short, he agreed… read on

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