Intramural sports- We competed in football, basketball, track, swimming and maybe tennis and golf (can not remember for sure) Intramural Article in The Redbird Football- Yes, we played tackle with full pads. (We did not have full pads in Jack's living room. Would you believe, NO PADS) I think we played tackle football with 8, but it could have been 6. Dr. MacDonald (our college president) vetoed the tackle football, saying it was too dangerous, and we then went to flag football. There had never been a serious injury with pads, but early in the new season of flag football; a broken leg for one of our players named; Jack ? No, not Jack Cockerham or Jack Windlow. I remember this Jack was from Pt. Neches. So much for tackle being too dangerous. Kappa Phi and later Sigma Chi, always competed well in sports and this was a great part of being in a fraternity for me. Track- I really don't remember if this was as Kappa Phi or a Sigma Chi, but I was chosen to run the 440 yard (they called it a "dash", I would suggest "Crawl" would have been more appropriate. Some things you remember, like the pain in running 440 yards when you have not trained. The good news is when you are 20 something, it ain't  gonna kill ya. You may think it will...After I ran the race, I was dying on the sideline when one of my dear brothers informed me to get ready that I had qualified for the finals. What???? I gave my all on that one and I have to run again?? Are you kidding me? The other bad news, I was to compete in the finals against some frat guy that was on the Lamar track team. The good news, he wasn't a 440 guy, but a distance runner. Oh, that was reassuring. I survived, finishing 2nd and I then was told that I had to run the low hurdles next. After finishing the 2nd in the 440, Ty Terrell (the Lamar track coach) approached me and suggested that I try out for the track team. I declined. What were they trying to do, kill me. I must have been a pledge or maybe just a dumb country boy. Swimming and Diving For some reason I was chosen to dive for our team. Why? I was the only one brave enough or stupid enough to try it. We did have another person that was a good diver, but his name escapes me at this moment. I think maybe it was Wooten. Any how, I volunteered and I did my best Jackknife and was awarded a 1.5 out of 10 and I think they were generous. Age twenty and stupid are synonymous. I don't remember any other specifics of our competitions, but I do remember that we had fun. GO TO KAPPA PHI AND SIG ACTIVITIES RETURN TO HAPPY BIRTHDAY