Bill Glass was Baylor football’s first unanimous consensus All-America selection, but for the past four decades, he’s dedicated himself to what is now known as Champions for Life, a prison ministry Glass started three years after he finished a 10-year NFL career. The Amarillo Globe-News recently ran a nice feature on Glass and his work. […]
It seemed like Homecoming was a good time to share this video we found recently while strolling the Internet. The 12-minute silent (but color!) film shows several then-current Baylor students having fun on campus and at Cameron Park — back in 1939 and 1940! Most of the campus shots — including the then-brand-new Pat Neff […]
We’ve mentioned the recent survey of Baylor alumni several times on this site, mostly because we’re glad to see that alums out there share the same sense of Baylor Pride as we do. As if it wasn’t evident enough from the words and actions of proud Baylor grads, news of the survey is getting out. […]
What do you love about Homecoming? The answers are as varied as the alumni who return to campus each year; here are a few quick responses: It’s a time to “renew former associations and friendships, and catch the Baylor spirit again.” — Samuel Palmer Brooks, former Baylor president “Memories come alive again once you step […]
Friendships formed at Baylor run deep and long. For instance, when I got married a couple of years ago, several years removed from college, my groomsmen were all friends I met at Baylor. Most of those guys had done the same at their weddings. A group of Baylor alums recently made the news all the […]
In 1909, Baylor President Samuel Palmer Brooks famously urged graduates to “lay aside for a few days the usual cares of life” and “come back to your alma mater,” to “catch that Baylor spirit again.” Those who make it back to campus for this weekend’s 99th anniversary Homecoming celebration will likely find that mandate an […]
Last week, it was Matt Bryant. This week, it was former Bear Willie Andrews making Baylor fans proud with his outstanding play Sunday. Andrews, in his second year with the NFL’s New England Patriots, returned a second-quarter kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown to help the Patriots keep their record perfect at 7-0. (Click here […]
In case you missed it Sunday, former Baylor kicker Matt Bryant’s game-winning 43-yard field goal with 11 seconds left led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 13-10 win over the Tennessee Titans. (Click here for video.) Bryant, one of seven Bears active in the NFL, spent two years at Baylor (1997-98). His 21 career field […]
After living in Waco for a couple of years after I graduated, I moved to Philadelphia, where I worked for four years before moving back to Texas. You’d better believe I had my office decked out in green and gold; if my coworkers up north didn’t know much about Baylor before I worked there, they […]
I have to admit – I tuned into last night’s American League Division Series game between Cleveland and New York simply hoping to see the Yankees lose. It was then a pleasant surprise to see former Baylor all-American Kelly Shoppach catching for the Indians. Even better, Shoppach went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and […]
