University of Texas Athletics

Ricardo Romo

Induction:
1987
Class:
1966

A native of San Antonio, Texas, he competed at the University of Texas in cross country from 1963 to 1965 and in track from 1964 to 1966, earning induction in 1987 as one of the program’s most accomplished distance runners. He became the first UT athlete to break the four-minute mile, posting a time of 3:58.8, placed third in the 1966 NCAA mile, and captured the 1964 NCAA cross country championship. A 1966 All-American and three-time Southwest Conference mile champion, he also won the conference three-mile title in 1966 and was a member of the 1966 U.S. national track team. Beyond competition, he served as UT vice provost for undergraduate education and on the Men’s Athletics Council, and was named president of the University of Texas at San Antonio in May 1999. He is alive and currently serves on the editorial staff for La Prensa Texas.

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