Coach Dutch Meyer

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20040981

Description

R. L. "Dutch" Meyer is the head football coach at Texas Christian University. In 1938 he led the Horned Frogs to a National Championship. He is lounging in a chair with his feet on the desk as he talks to one of his star Horned Frogs, Connie Sparks. Coach Meyer is dressed in a hat and a three piece suit. Sparks plays fullback and was a sophomore on the 1938 National Championship team. He is wearing a dress shirt, necktie, letterman jacket, and trousers. There are football pictures ranging from action shots to aerials of the stadium, pinned to the wall. A 1940 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad calendar is handing on the wall. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 11, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-01-16

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1102

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Sparks, Connie; Texas Christian University; Football; Football players; Coaches (Athletics); Offices; Calendars; Typewriters; Desks; Meyer, L. R. (Dutch)