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10 unusual facts about History of Texas Tech University


Bake Turner

He played collegiately at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University), then professionally for nine seasons.

Bob Kilcullen

Kilcullen played at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in college.

E. J. Holub

In college, he played for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).

Ed Mooney

In college, Mooney played for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).

Ed Robnett

He played college football at Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) and Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

Herschel Ramsey

Ramsey was the first football player drafted from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in the 1938 NFL Draft.

History of Texas Tech University

Military training was conducted at the college as early as 1925, but formal Reserve Officers' Training Corps training did not commence until 1936.

Paul Nolen

Nolen attended Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).

Red Raider Rampart

Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition (1964–65) for the student body of Texas Tech University (then known as Texas Technological College), whose athletic teams are known as the Red Raiders.

Walt Schlinkman

In 1945, the Green Bay Packers used the 11th pick in the 1st round of the 1945 NFL Draft to sign Schlinkman out of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).