Dinner at Fleming’s.This is the UT Tower on the campus of the University of Texas. From this tower a shooter named Charles Whitman murdered 14 people and injured 31 more, in August 1966. This was one of the worst mass murders in US history and the first to unfold on live TV.George Washington statue across the street from the UT tower.The Littlefield Home, built in 1894 for George Littlefield, who served as a regent for the University of Texas during the 1910s, contributing money for many of the early buildings on the UT campus. Prior to arriving in Austin in 1883, Littlefield served with Terry’s Texas Rangers in the Civil War, and then he bought up many ranches in New Mexico and the Texas panhandle. Darrell K. Royal, Texas Memorial Stadium.Statue of Bevo, the UT Longhorns’ mascot.Julius Whittmer was the first black football player to earn a 4-year football scholarship, and to earn letters in football. He played from1969-1972. He played on the 1970 UT National Champion team.Ricky Williams and his 1998 Heisman Trophy.1963 National Football Championship trophy. US’s other national championship trophies are also on display here.If you are a University of Texas fan, they have these cool displays for the different sports with individual and team trophies and championships.Downtown Austin skyline. This skyline has changed dramatically since I was here in the 1980s. They are currently building a new tower that will be 78 stories tall, which will be the tallest building in Texas.Fascinated by the “sailboat” building, Block 185. This 35 story tower is occupied by Google.
