Thornton Sterling — Baylor’s oldest living letterwinner and as big a fan of the Bears as anyone you’ll ever find — passed away Saturday night in Waco. I had the privilege of getting to know Mr. Sterling about a decade ago when I worked in athletic media relations here at Baylor. I spent several years […]
Just heard a very cute story from Baylor Law School’s fall commencement ceremony on Saturday… In addition to the 16 graduates who walked the stage and heard from former FBI director (and Baylor grad) William Sessions, one special attendee was awarded an honorary degree for faithful service to a fellow classmate. Skeeter, a Labrador retriever, […]
David Wesley left Baylor 33 hours shy of a degree in 1993 to begin an NBA career that would last 14 seasons with the Nets, Celtics, Hornets, Rockets and Cavaliers. Now he’s back to finish his education — and in his spare time, assist head coach Scott Drew as a student manager. Drew points to […]
After 73 days and 4,500 miles, the Alive Campaign riders crossed the finish line Sunday, biking into Anchorage, Alaska — right on schedule! (For background on the Alive Campaign for suicide prevention and awareness, click here.) The remaining four riders — Justin Brown of El Paso, Texas; Alyson Erikson of San Antonio; Nathan Lloyd of […]
I’ve got almost an entire shelf of books at home that I’ve bought or received as gifts that I haven’t yet found time to read, but I may have to skip over those and get this one first. Rebekah Ann Naylor, M.D.: Missionary Surgeon in Changing Times is a biography of Naylor, a Baylor graduate […]
I’m a sucker for strange stories, but stay with me on this one… I stumbled across this story just the other day, about “the fastest man on Earth,” John Paul Stapp — who just happens to be a Baylor grad (BA ’31, MA ’32). In the 1940s and ’50s, Stapp was an Air Force colonel […]
Legendary sportswriter Dave Campbell, creator of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine, and longtime sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald, announced recently that he’s retiring — for at least the second time. Campbell spent 40 years as the Trib’s sports editor in the middle of a career that began (as a student, graduating in 1950) and […]
It’s been a month since the five Baylor students who make up the Alive Campaign team began their 4,312-mile, 72-day journey from Waco to Anchorage — on bicycle — and they’re still going strong! The team spent the weekend in San Francisco, seeing the sights during a much-needed rest day before hitting the road again. […]
Seven-foot center Mamadou Diene is a favorite around campus, nicknamed “The Mayor” for his friendly nature, and he has finished among the top three in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game in each of his first three seasons. But it was his off-the-court activity that earned him the title of 2008 Big 12 […]
In 1979, sophomore defensive back Kyle Woods fractured his neck and severely injured his spinal cord during football practice; the injury left him paralyzed. Thanks to help from Baylor friends and family, Woods was eventually able to go back to school, graduating from UT-Arlington in 1993. He has spent the past 13 years as a […]
