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unusual facts about Texas Christian University



2008 Armed Forces Bowl

The 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was the sixth edition of the annual post-season college football bowl game, and featured the Houston Cougars against the Air Force Falcons on December 31, 2008 at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas and telecast on ESPN nationally.

Cowtown Marathon

The races start and end in Fort Worth's cultural district, run through the Stockyards, go through downtown and circle TCU and Fort Worth's southside.

David Prychitko

Additionally, he held the Cecil and Ida Green Chair in Economics at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas (2003–2004).

Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

After graduation from North Side, Horace attended college at Texas A&M University for a year as a member of the class of 1938, and then began attending Texas Christian University (since four of his uncles were Methodist preachers) where he graduated in August 1939 with a bachelors degree in physical education.

Kathryn Sansone

Sansone graduated high school in 1980, and attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, studying education.

Kenneth Cracknell

After eight years in Cambridge, he took a position as Professor of Theology and Global Studies (later appointed Distinguished Professor) at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.

Road Trips Volume 3 Number 2

The bonus disc contains material from the concert held the previous evening, November 14, 1971, at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Statesville Christian School

The students gained admission to some of the region’s most selective colleges including Davidson College, Wake Forest University, UNC-Chapel Hill, The Citadel, Cedarville University, Wheaton University, North Carolina State, Baylor University and a number of other outstanding colleges and universities, like Liberty University and Texas Christian University.

Ted Yamamori

After graduating from Nanzan University in 1956, he emigrated to the United States to study at Texas Christian University and Duke University.

Tiger Rag Magazine

Former LSU Basketball Coach Trent Johnson resigned his position and accepted a similar post at Texas Christian University shortly after a story by former Tiger Rag Editor Ben Love accented difficulties Johnson had with ex LSU standout Collis Temple.

Tim Love

Through a partnership with Sodexo which began in 2012, Love's dishes are offered at Texas Christian University's Amon G. Carter Stadium, providing catering services for all the luxury suites as well as general concessions.

William Allen Harper

William Allen Harper was a Texas Christian University medical student who, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, discovered a large piece of President Kennedy's skull bone in the grass to the left of President Kennedy and 117' forward of his location when he was first shot in the head.


see also

Fort Worth Classic

The Fort Worth Classic was a postseason college football bowl game played only once, on January 1, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas, between Centre College and Texas Christian University.

Horned frog

TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic teams of Texas Christian University

Sweetwater Independent School District

Sammy Baugh, Known as Slingin Sammy Baugh, played for the Sweetwater Mustangs(quarter back), also played for TCU, (Texas Christian University).