The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Acho, Sam
- Adams, Mike
- Akers, Fred
- Akins, Marty
- Alderson, Dr. Curtis Jackson "Shorty"
- Aldrich, Erin
- Aldridge, LaMarcus
- Allen, J.R. "Potsy"
- Allerdice, David W.
- Allison, Wilmer
- Almanza, Albert
- Alspaugh, Ralph
- Anderson, Alexandria
- Andrews, William Edward "Rooster"
- Andrews Waggoner, Linda
- Ankenman, Pat
- Appleton, Scott
- Applewhite, Major
- Arnette, Jay
- Arris-Wilson, Katy
- Atchison, Jud
- Atessis, Bill
- Augustin, D.J.
- Baab, Mike
- Backus, Denise LaKeisha
- Bagwell, Lou
- Baldwin, Franklin Thonas "Star"
- Baldwin, Leo
- Barnes, Bruce
- Barnes, Rick
- Barr , Beth
- Barrel, Leonard C.
- Basinger, Kim
- Bates, Bill
- Baumgarten, Henry E. "Heine"
- Baxter, Ron
- Beard, Mike
- Bechtol, Hubert E. "Hub"
- Bedford, B.J.
- Bellmont, L. Theo
- Bennett Skaggs, Lexy
- Benson, Cedric
- Berry, Eugene R.
- Berry, Maj. Gen. Kearie Lee
- Bertelsen, Jim
- Bethea, Bill
- Bianco, John
- Bible, Dana Xenophon
- Black, Leon
- Blacklock, Jimmy
- Blackwood, Glenn
- Blalock, Justin
- Blanks, Lance
- Blanton, Jack
- Blanton, Sandy (Sureephong)
- Bludau Marshall, Becky
- Bluestein, Ed
- Bogue Cummings, Kathleen
- Bonci, Tina
- Borgmann Robertson, Carol
- Bowes, Beverly
- Bowie Young, Heather
- Brackens, Tony
- Bradburn Spangler, Angela
- Bradley, Bill "Super Bill"
- Bradley, Rick
- Britt, Clay
- Brock, Bob
- Brock, Holly
- Brockermeyer, Blake
- Brooks, Leo
- Brooks, Mark
- Brown, W. Clark "Little"
- Brown, James
- Brown, Mack
- Brown, Edwina
- Brown, Mike
- Browning, David "Skippy"
- Browning, Hattie
- Bryan, Steve
- Bryant, Scott
- Busch Zigler, Nikki
- Campbell, Tom
- Campbell, Earl
- Campbell, Mike
- Campbell, Edna
- Cannon, David C. "Bobby"
- Carey, Rick
- Carey, Jamie
- Carlisle, Emmett "Duke"
- Carlton, Alva
- Carter, Robin
- Carter, Michelle
- Chalk, David
- Chamblee, Brandel
- Chapman, Hank
- Charles, Jamaal
- Cherry, Johnson Blair
- Christensen Gater, Denise
- Cisarik, Brian
- Clay, Randy
- Clayborn, Raymond
- Clemens, Roger
- Clements, Otto John "Jubilo"
- Coates, Charley
- Cockrell, Nikki
- Cohen, Tiffany
- Coleman-Bell, Robbin
- Collins Jr., Jack
- Collins Sr., Jack
- Conradt, Jody
- Cook, Dennis
- Cooley, Dr. Denton Arthur
- Cooper Bliemel, Julie
- Cosby, Quan
- Cotten, Mike
- Cox, Alex
- Cox, J. Brent
- Crain, Jack
- Craven, Charles
- Crawford, Johnny
- Crawford, Terry
- Crenshaw, Ben
- Crocker, Ian
- Culpepper, Pat
- Curren, Kevin
- Curtis, Albert S. "Abb"
- Cuthbert-Flynn, Juliet
- Dabbs, Ken
- Daniel, Chal
- Davenport, Dawn
- Davidson, Karol
- Davis, Josh
- Davis, Preston
- Davis, Leonard
- Davis-Wrightsil, Clarissa
- Dawson, Doug
- Dawson, Gib
- Dawson, Phil
- De La Fuente, Mario "Mike"
- Dean, Mike
- Degrate, Tony
- Dennis, Tom
- Denny, David
- Denton, Steve
- Devonish Gilmore, Nicole
- Dillon, Bobby Dan
- Dinino, Vincent
- Disch, William John "Billy"
- Dittmar, Gus "Pig"
- Dockery, Derrick
- Dodds, DeLoss
- Doonan, Gia
- Doss, Noble
- Dotson, Ovie
- Douglass, John S.
- Downs, Raymond
- Dressendorfer, Kirk
- Dumais, Troy
- Duncan, Francis Bowie
- Durant, Kevin
- Dusing, Nate
- Eckerman, Haley
- Eckert, Travis
- Eckhardt, Oscar
- Edmond, James A. "Pete"
- Ehrler, Jim
- Elder, Brad
- Elkins, Dr. Wilson H. "Bull"
- Ellington, Bill
- Ellsworth, Ralph
- Emerson, Gover "Ox"
- English, Doug
- Esquivel, Sandi
- Estes, Bob
- Ethridge, Kamie
- Ettlinger, H.J.
- Evans, Wilbur
- Evans, Don
- Falk, Bibb
- Falk, Larry
- Faucette Johnson, Juliann
- Feller, Happy
- Fetter-Witt, Leigh Ann
- Fields, John
- Figg-Currier, Cindy
- Fisher, Walter W.
- Fitzgerald, Pat
- Flintall, Marshevet (Hooker)
- Fondren, Walter
- Ford, Gib
- Ford, Tommy
- Ford, T.J.
- Fortner, Nell
- Francis, Charles I.
- Franks, Larry
- Frazer, Merlene
- Freeman, Jack
- Freeman, Dr. Kelly McDonald
- Freeman, Reggie
- Gainey, Hollis
- Gambrell, Tom
- Gardenhire, Ron
- Gardere, Peter
- Gardner, Lindsay
- Garrido, Augie
- Gatewood, Boyce
- Gennusa, Ragan
- Genung, Dr. John
- Giammalva, Sammy
- Gideon, Jim
- Gilbert, Earl C. "Chris"
- Gilbert, Eddie
- Gilchrist, Susan
- Gilstrap, Howard Clifford "Bully"
- Gjertsen, Doug
- Gleaton, Jerry Don
- Golden, Kate
- Gooch, John Aubrey "Tiny"
- Goodwin, Marquise
- Gorin, Charlie
- Graham, Winthrop
- Granger, Charles E. "Chili"
- Graves, Dr. Ghent "Doc"
- Graves, Carie
- Gray, Herb
- Gray, Jack
- Gray, Jerry
- Gregory, Lloyd Jefferson
- Griffin, Michael
- Grousbeck Matta, Anne
- Guidry, Carlette
- Gunn, Lance
- Gustafson, Cliff
- Haas, Charles
- Hager, Britt
- Hale, Nancy (Hager)
- Haley, Mick
- Hall, Bill
- Hall, Vicki
- Hamilton, Tom
- Hamilton, Bill
- Hammonds, Ralph
- Hampton, Casey
- Hannon, George
- Hansen, Brendan
- Hansen-Stebbins, Erika
- Hardee, Trey
- Hardy, Larry
- Hargis, John
- Harkins, H.B. "Hank"
- Harmon, Tommy
- Harris, Fran
- Harris, Dick
- Hart, Thomas Maxey
- Hart, Sr., James H.
- Hartenstein, Chuck
- Hatton, Jr., Grady Edgebert
- Hattori, Michiko
- Hawn, Charles
- Hayes, Andrea
- Hayes Harris, Jenny
- Hedgepeth, Whitney
- Heller, Jeff
- Henderson, Scott
- Hewlett, Lan
- Hickman, John
- Higgins, L. "Ox"
- Higgins, Michael Frank "Pinky"
- Hill, George P.
- Hill, John H.
- Hilliard, Bohn
- Holmes, Priest
- Hooker, Destinee
- Hooton, Burt
- Howell, J.P.
- Hudson, Jim
- Huff, Michael
- Hughes, Tommy
- Hughson, C.C. "Tex"
- Huntsman, Stan
- Hurwitz, Debbie (Risen)
- Ilyina, Vera
- Ingraham, Hub
- Ivey, Royal
- Jackson, Ransom
- Jackson, Alfred
- Jackson, Tiffany
- Jameyson Garza, Katy
- Jammer, Quentin
- Jenkins Madden, Kelly
- Johnson, Johnnie
- Johnson, Derrick
- Johnson, Robyne
- Johnston, Seth
- Jones, James Carroll "T"
- Jones, James S. "Snaky"
- Jones, Johnny "Lam"
- Jordan, Louis "L.J."
- Jordan, Shaun
- Kamrath, Bob
- Kamrath, Karl
- Karsten, Patty (Sabo)
- Kearney, Beverly
- Kiefer, Adolph
- Kieschnick, Brooks
- King, J.T.
- Kirchner, Kris
- Kirkpatrick, Arnold
- Kite, Tom
- Knutson, Chuck
- Koy, Ted
- Koy, Jr., Ernie
- Koy, Sr., Ernie
- Kristynik, David
- Krivacs, Jim
- Krueger, Dan
- Kubik, Kris
- Kutner, Malcolm James
- Lackey, Bobby
- Lammons, Pete
- Landry, Tom
- Langerhans, John
- Lanné Cox, Colleen
- Larrabee, Harry
- Layden, Pete
- Layne, Robert Lawrence "Bobby"
- LeDuc, Dana
- Leaks, Roosevelt
- Ledbetter Ramsbottom, Nancy
- Lee, Monte
- Leissner, Fred F. "Rube"
- Lemons, Abe
- Leonard, Justin
- Leslie, Samuel F.
- Levine, Jonny
- Linehan, Kim
- Little, Bill
- Littlefield, Clyde
- Livingston Gibson, Jessica
- Lloyd, Andrea
- Lopiano, Dr. Donna
- Lott, James
- Love, Jr., Davis
- Lowry, Alan
- Ludvigova Schmidhauser, Lucie
- Lundstedt, Al
- Lynch, Shola
- Mabry, Clarence
- Madsen, Al
- Magliolo, Jr., Joe
- Majewski, Dustin
- Manzano, Leo
- Marshall, Jr., Keifer
- Martin, Slater
- Massey, Carlton
- Mathisen Westerfeldt, Myrtle
- Mauldin, Stanley Hubert
- Mays, Travis
- Maysel, Lou
- McCoy, Colt
- McCullough, George "Hook"
- McDonald, Wayne
- McEachern, Randy
- McFadin, Lewis P. "Bud"
- McFarlane Mirande, Tracey
- McGrath Chavey, Kara
- McKay, Robert Charles "Bob"
- McMichael, Steve
- McWilliams, David
- Means, Jr., James H.
- Medina, Frank
- Metcalf, Eric
- Mihm, Chris
- Mitchell, Betsy
- Mitchell, Bobby
- Moers, Dr. Bobby
- Moffett, Jim Bob
- Moore, Jeff
- Moore, Johnny
- Moore Powers, Kasey
- Moreland, Keith
- Moros, Cristina
- Morris, Walter
- Moses, Jr., Bob
- Munson, Charlie
- Murray, Calvin
- Murray, Judge William O.
- Murray Franco, Eva
- Neil, Dan
- Nelson Walters, Karen
- Neugebauer Shepard, Sharon
- New, Jr., Walter L. "Buddy"
- Nobis, Tommy
- Nunnally, Knox
- Oates, Julian
- Ochoa, Richard
- Okafor, Alex
- Okolo, Courtney
- Olle, Edwin Werner
- Orakpo, Brian
- Osterman, Cat
- Owen, Spike
- Pace Wilson, Kelly
- Padgett, Ed
- Palmer, Jo Beth
- Parker, Bruce
- Parker, Charley
- Parker, Joe
- Parrish, Lucian Walton
- Patterson, Melvin R. "Pat"
- Paulus, William
- Payne, Col. John
- Paynter-Finney, Vickie
- Peirsol, Aaron
- Penders, Tom
- Penick, Dr. Daniel Allen
- Penick, Harvey
- Pennington, Joan
- Perrin, Mike
- Perry, Nanceen
- Peschel, Randy
- Petrizzi, Debbie
- Pfannkuche, H.C.
- Phillips, Eddie
- Pickle, James Jarrell "Jake"
- Plock, Gary
- Plonsky, Chris
- Price, Cleburne
- Price, Edwin Booth
- Procter, Ben
- Pryor, Wally
- Puett, Sr., Nelson
- Quick, Richard
- Quintanilla, Omar
- Ramirez, Rene
- Ramsdell, Fred "Tex"
- Ramsey, Jones
- Rawls, Betsy
- Redding, Cory
- Reese, Eddie
- Reese, Jim
- Reeves, Henry "Doc"
- Reeves Boatright, Jodi
- Reid, Suziann
- Rencher, Terrence
- Rhodenbaugh Lewallen, Kim
- Rhodes-Patterson, Cynthea
- Rice, Sheila
- Richard, Stanley
- Richards, Sandie
- Richards-Ross, Sanya
- Rigby, Pat
- Robertson, Corbin James "Corby"
- Robertson, Ivan D. "Bobby"
- Robertson, Julian W. "Tex"
- Robertson, Chip
- Robertson, Andre
- Robinson, Larry
- Robinson, William Doniphan "Mogul"
- Robison, Brian
- Rochs, A.R. "Bob"
- Roden, Bill
- Rogers, Shaun
- Romo, Ricardo
- Rose, Alfred "Big Un"
- Ross, Aaron
- Royal, Darrell K
- Russ, Semp
- Russell, Joe
- Russell, Kyle
- Sampson Shipper, Cynthia
- Sance, Demetria
- Sansing, Bill
- Saxton, James
- Scarborough, Luther
- Schiller, A.C. "Cocky"
- Schiraldi, Calvin
- Schlobohm Tan, Sally
- Schreiber Stark, Heather
- Schreiner, Walter Richard
- Schriewer, Menan
- Schweitzer-Bennett, Annie
- Scoggin, Matt
- Scott, Jonathan
- Scott, Jr. , Wallace H.
- Self-Morgan, Cathy
- Sewell, Harley
- Sewell, Ike
- Shearer, Brad
- Shelley, Dexter
- Shipley, Jordan
- Shurr, Susan
- Sigmon, Susan
- Simmons, Bob
- Sims, Kenneth
- Sisemore, Jerry
- Smith, Dean
- Smith, Tori (Trees)
- Smith, Tobie
- Smith, Sr., C.B.
- Smith-Knight, Annette
- Snyder, Dave
- Sorenstam, Charlotta
- Southern, Eddie
- Spann, Scott
- Speyrer, Charles Wayne "Cotton"
- Spieth, Jordan
- Sprague, Mortimer "Bud"
- Stackle, Kirk
- Stafford, Harrison
- Stark, Lutcher
- Steinhauer, Sherri
- Steinmark, Freddie
- Stephens, Michael "Spanky"
- Stephens, Stacy
- Sterkel, Jill
- Stiver Dew, Ruth
- Stolhandske, Tom "Swede"
- Street, James
- Street, Huston
- Stubbs, Drew
- Swaim DiNardo, Jackie
- Swenson, Axel Magnus Godfrey "Swede"
- Swindell, Retha
- Swindell, Greg
- Talbert, Charlie
- Talbert, Don
- Talbert, Diron
- Tausch, Terry
- Taylor Lansing, Farley
- Terry, Howard
- Thomas, Charles
- Thomas, David
- Thompson, J. Neils
- Thompson, Jerry Stillwell
- Thompson, LaSalle
- Tierney, Dorsey
- Topic Losert, Mira
- Townsend, Byron
- Treadwell, Johnny
- Tucker, P.J.
- Turner, Terri
- Underwood, Olen
- Vanisi, Eileen
- Vasher, Nathan
- Vaughn, Angie
- Viglione, Danielle
- Viramontes, Jimmy
- Wacker, Mike
- Wainscott, Loyd
- Walker, Neil
- Walker, Melaine
- Wall, Murray
- Wallender, Harvey "Chink"
- Ward, Joe
- Watson, Bob
- Watson, Dan
- Watson, Diane
- Webster, Bailey
- Weis, Pat
- Weller, Edgar O.
- Wengler Burton, Kirsten
- Westbrook, Bryant
- Whilden, Bobby
- Whitaker, Berry
- White, Ed
- White, Lewis
- Whittier, Julius
- Wiegand, Forrest
- Wilkinson, Laura
- Willerson, Jim
- Williams, Beverly
- Williams, Christa
- Williams, Morris
- Williams, Ricky
- Williams, Roy
- Wilson, Wally
- Wilson Schmedes, Kelly
- Wimbish-North, Yulonda
- Windler, Dr. Carey
- Wolfe, Hugh
- Womack, Frank
- Womack, Delano
- Woodman, John A. "Woody"
- Worster, Steve
- Wortham, Richard
- Wright, Charles Alan
- Wright, Gen. Stuart P. "Stud"
- Wright, Rodrique
- Wuensch, Bobby
- Wyman, Bill
- Young, Vince
- Young, Telisa
- Zapalac, Bill
Denise LaKeisha Backus was a key contributor to one of the most dominant eras in Texas Longhorns track & field history. From 1996–99, she helped Texas capture four NCAA team titles (1998 and 1999 indoor and outdoor) while the program consistently finished among the nation’s elite, never placing lower than third at an NCAA indoor meet during her career.
An elite sprinter, Backus earned 11 All-America honors, won three NCAA titles, and claimed nine conference championships. She was the 1998 NCAA Indoor champion in the 200 meters and played a major role on Texas’ 4x100-meter relay teams that won national titles in 1998 and 1999—including a record-setting 42.76 performance in 1998 that ended LSU’s dominant streak.
Individually, she remains among the top performers in school history, ranking fourth in the 200 meters (22.59), seventh in the 100 meters (11.11), and top-10 in the indoor 60 meters. She also swept the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in both 1998 and 1999.
A native of Long Beach, California, Backus graduated in 2000 with a degree in Youth & Community Studies, leaving behind a legacy as one of the premier sprinters in Texas track history. She now serves as an HR Consultant for UT Health Houston.
