Hampton Inn Court | |
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| Location | Kingsville, Texas |
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| Owner | Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
| Operator | Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
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| A&M-Kingsville basketball and volleyball | |
The Hampton Inn Court at the Steinke Physical Education Center (SPEC) is home to A&M-Kingsville Javelinas basketball and volleyball. [1] The building was named in honor of Gil Steinke, a former athletic director and football coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville, he is in the College Football Hall of Fame. [2]
Kleberg County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,040. The county seat is Kingsville. The county was organized in 1913 and is named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler.
Kingsville is a semi-rural, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river and the Big Gunpowder Falls river which join to form the Gunpowder River. The population of Kingsville was 4,318 at the 2010 census.
Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a public research university in Kingsville, Texas. It is the southernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System. The university developed the nation's first doctoral degree in bilingual education. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
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Javelina Stadium is a stadium in Kingsville, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of Texas A&M University–Kingsville. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 1950.
Boswell High School is a public secondary school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is part of the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, and serves students in grades nine through twelve.
Gilbert Erwin Steinke was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach of at Texas A&I University—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville—from 1954 to 1976 after having played at Texas A&I and then professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. Steinke led the Texas A&I Javelinas to six NAIA Football National Championships, in 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, and 1976. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996.
Hampton Ferry is a seasonal foot ferry across the Thames in England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream, west, of Hampton Court Bridge. The bridge links a busy zone of activity on both banks including Hampton Court Palace. The ferry links a large riverside park to the oldest parts of the town of Hampton, London, including its church, inn and various listed buildings such as Garrick House which is private apartments and Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare beside a narrow strip of sloped bank. This is known as Saint Albans Riverside, as it was owned by one of the Dukes of Saint Albans, seated at Hanworth House and Park, about two miles away. On the north side, this part of former Middlesex became outer-most London in 1965 by an Act of 1963. The towpath on the south side is for about 400 metres each way in public grassland with picnic places and beyond, for about 1 mile (1.6 km) shaded by trees, east and west.
Ron Harms is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—from 1964 to 1969, at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—from 1970 to 1973 and at Texas A&M University–Kingsville from 1979 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 219–112–4. Harms was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas are the athletic teams that represent Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK) in Kingsville, Texas, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) since the 1954–55 academic year.
The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Texas A&M University–Kingsville located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in the Division II and is a member of the Lone Star Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1929. The team plays its home games at the 15,000-seat Javelina Stadium.
The 1962 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1962 NAIA football season. In its ninth year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the Lone Star Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 64. The team's only setback was a tie with East Texas State. The team was ranked 6 in the final AP small college poll and No. 9 in the UPI coaches poll. The team played its home games at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
Fred Jonas is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at Texas A&I University—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville—from 1977 to 1978, compiling a record of 14–6–1. Jonas was an assistant at Texas A&I for ten seasons under head coach Gil Steinke, during which time the Javelinas won five NAIA Football National Championships.
The 1959 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1959 NAIA football season. The team compiled a 12–1 record, defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the Holiday Bowl, and won the NAIA Football National Championship. It was the first of seven NAIA Football National Championships won by the school.
The 1969 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1969 NAIA football season. In its 16th year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled an 11–1 record, tied for the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Concordia–Moorhead in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship. The team's only setback was a loss to Sul Ross.
The 1970 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. In its 17th year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled an 11–1 record, won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Wofford in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship. The team's only setback was a loss to Angelo State.
The 1974 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. In its 21st year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a perfect 13–0 record, won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Henderson State in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
The 1975 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1975 NAIA Division I football season. In its 22nd year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Salem in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
The 1976 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1976 NAIA Division I football season. In its 23rd year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a perfect 13–0 record, won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Central Arkansas in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
The 1955 Texas A&I Javelinas football team represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gil Steinke, the Javelinas compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the LSC.
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