University of Texas at Austin Athletics (1927)

Duration: 14:16

Year Published: 1927

Sound: silent

Description: This film highlights a variety of University of Texas at Austin sporting events in 1927, including men’s and women’s tennis, baseball, track and field, and golf. The footage captures both games in play as well as student-athletes posing for the camera. Also featured are long-distance runners Jose Torreszn, Tomas Zafiro, and Lola Cuzarare of the Rarámuri tribe, who ran from San Antonio to Austin in under 14 hours as part of the 1927 Texas Relays.