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TCU Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame | U-Z
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Vernon Uecker (Inducted - 1986)
- Hometown - New Braunfels, Texas
- Sport - Football (1954-56)
Accolades:
- Member of the 1957 Cotton Bowl Championship Team
- Played in the 1956 Cotton Bowl
- Member of the 1955 Southwest Conference Championship Team
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1956)
- Played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the 1957 season
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Johnny Vaught (Inducted - 1971)
- Hometown - Fort Worth, Texas
- Sport - Football and Baseball (1930-32)
Accolades:
- All-American selection (1932)
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1931 | 1932)
- Honored with the Rogers Trophy (1932)
- Became legendary head football coach at the University of Mississippi
- Member of the 1932 Southwest Conference Championship Team
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Elbert "Flash" Walker
- Sports - Football, Basketball and Baseball (1932-34)
Accolades:
- Earned three letters in football (1932-34)
- Earned three letters in baseball (1932-34)
- Earned three letters in basketball (1932-34)
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Dale Walker (Inducted - 1994)
- Hometown - Lampassas, Texas
- Sport - Football (1956-58)
Accolades:
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1958)
- Honored with the 1958 Rogers Trophy
- Member of the 1957 Cotton Bowl Championship Team
- Played in the 1959 Cotton Bowl
- Member of the 1958 Southwest Conference Championship Team
- Served as team captain during the 1958 season
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Jewell Wallace
- Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball and Track and Field (1930-34)
Accolades:
- Only coach in Texas sports history to capture three state championships at three different schools
- Selected as Texas High School Football Coach of the Year on two occasions
- Earned four letters in four different sports at TCU
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William T. Walls Jr.
- Hometown - Little Rock, Arkansas
- Sports - Football, Basketball and Baseball (1934-37)
Accolades:
- Member of the 1935 National Championship Team in football
- Led the Frogs in scoring during the 1936-37 season in basketball
- All-Southwest Conference in selection in baseball (1935)
- Played for the New York Giants (1937-45)
- Member of the 1938 World Champion New York Giants
- Served as a coach for the Dallas Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers
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Carl Warwick
- Hometown - Dallas, Texas
- Sport - Baseball (1956-57)
Accolades:
- All-American selection (1957)
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1956 | 1957)
- Led the Southwest Conference in both stolen bases and fielding percentage (1956 | 1957)
- Played in the major leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1961), St. Louis Cardinals (1961-62, 64-65), Houston Colt .45s (1962-63), Baltimore Orioles (1965) and Chicago Cubs (1966)
- Member of the 1964 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals
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Stanley Washington
- Hometown - Dallas, Texas
- Sport - Football (1979-82)
Accolades:
- All-American selection (1981)
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1981)
- Ranks third in the all-time TCU record books for receiving yards (2,209 yards)
- Played in the 1982 Hula Bowl and 1982 Blue-Grey Game
- Played in the CFL for the Montreal Concordes (1984), Saskatchawan Roughriders (1984) and Toronto Argonauts (1985)
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Fred Washington
- Hometown - Denison, Texas
- Sport - Football (1986-89)
Accolades:
- Selected to the 1989 Senior Bowl
- Played in the 1989 Blue-Grey Game
- Honored with the 1989 Rogers Trophy
- Ranks seventh in the TCU record books for career yards for loss in tackles
- Selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1990 NFL Draft
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Johnny Washmon (Inducted - 1973)
- Hometown - Fort Worth, Texas
- Sports - Football and Baseball (1924-26)
Accolades:
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1925 | 1926)
- Served as team captain in football during the 1926 season
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Allie White (Inducted - 1970)
- Hometown - Fort Worth, Texas
- Sport - Football (1936-38)
Accolades:
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1938)
- Member of the 1938 National Championship Team
- Member of the 1937 Cotton Bowl Championship Team
- Member of the 1939 Sugar Bowl Championship Team
- Played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1939)
- Served as an assistant coach with the TCU football program
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Joe Williams (Inducted - 1996)
- Hometown - Greenville, Texas
- Sport - Football (1954-56)
Accolades:
- Academic All-American selection (1955)
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1955 | 1956)
- Served as team captain during the 1956 season
- Played in the 1957 Senior Bowl
- Member of the 1955 Southwest Conference Championship Team
- Member of the 1957 Cotton Bowl Championship Team
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Morgan Williams
- Hometown - Fort Worth, Texas
- Sport - Football (1951-53)
Accolades:
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1952 | 1953)
- Honored with the 1953 Rogers Trophy
- Played in the 1954 East-West Shrine Game
- Played in the 1954 Hula Bowl and 1954 College All-Star Game
- Member of the 1951 Southwest Conference Championship Team
- Played in the 1952 Cotton Bowl
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Bernard C. Williams
- Sports - Football, Basketball and Baseball (1924-28)
Accolades:
- Served as team captain in football during the 1927 season
- Former President of TCU Lettermen's Association
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Roger Williams
- Hometown - Fort Worth, Texas
- Sport - Baseball (1968-71)
Accolades:
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1968)
- Named to TCU's All-Decade Team for the 1960's
- Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1971 Draft
- Served as both TCU's head baseball coach (1976) and assistant coach (1974-75)
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Frank Windegger
- Hometown - St. Louis, Missouri
- Sports - Football and Baseball (1954-56)
Accolades:
- Member of the 1957 Cotton Bowl Championship Team
- Only Horned Frog to have his number retired in baseball
- Served as TCU's head baseball coach for 14 seasons (1962-75)
- Led the Frogs to four Southwest Conference Championships (1963 | 1966 | 1967 | 1972)
- Selected as the NBCAA District VI and Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1972)
- Served as TCU's Athletic Director (1976-97)
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Kenneth Wineburg
- Hometown - Odessa, Texas
- Sports - Football, Baseball and Track and Field (1954-56)
Accolades:
- Key member of Frogs' team contributed in rushing, receiving, punting and interceptions
- Member of the 1955 Southwest Conference Championship Team
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Raymond "Bear" Wolf (Inducted - 1969)
- Hometown - Houston, Texas
- Sports - Football and Baseball (1925-27)
Accolades:
- All-American selection in baseball (1927)
- All-Southwest Conference selection in baseball (1925 | 1926 | 1927)
- All-Southwest Conference selection in football (1926)
- Played professional baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1927)
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Shawn Worthen (Inducted - 2011)
- Hometown - San Antonio, Texas
- Sport - Football
Accolades:
- All-American in 1988
- All-American in 2000
- Three-time All-Western Athletic Conference Selection
- Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings and played four seasons in the NFL
- Helped TCU lead the nation in total defense and scoring defense in 2000
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L.C. "Pete" Wright
- Sports - Football and Track and Field (1904-08)
Accolades:
- Lettered in football (1904-1907)
- Lettered in track and field (1908)
- Served as TCU's Athletics Director (1922-31)
- Became University Business Manager (1931-55)
- Honored with the 1959 Most Valuable Alumnus Award
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Herb Zimmerman
- Hometown - Mount Vernon, Texas
- Sport - Football (1949-51)
Accolades:
- Member of the 1951 Southwest Conference Championship Team
- All-Southwest Conference selection (1950 | 1951)
- Honorable mention All-American selection (1951)
- Selected as the Associated Press Lineman of the Week following the 1951 contest against Rice
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