Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics

Tony Garza, from Cotulla, won the Lone Star Conference 100-yard dash title in 1961 with a record time of 9.4.  That mark still stands as the conference record.  He was inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame in 1976.

Garza also held the LSC 220-yard dash and 100-meter dash records for years and ran on the 1960 Javelina mile relay team that won the LSC gold medal.

He was a member of the “T” Association and HPE Club.

Garza is an instructor and director of the Upward Bound program at Texas A&I and resides in Falfurrias.