Jeff Wilson

May 9, 2024 | magazine.tcu.edu | Jeff Wilson

The story of how Nolan Ryan became a volunteer assistant baseball coach for TCU 30 years ago — like everything else the right-handed ace did during his Hall of Fame baseball career — has grown into legend. Ryan was at the peak of his popularity in 1994, his first year of retirement after 27 seasons in Major League Baseball.

May 6, 2024 | magazine.tcu.edu | Erin Ratigan |Jeff Wilson

When thinking about American history, does the Chicano Movement come to mind? The answer is often no, said David Colón, a professor of English at TCU. Social studies textbooks focus disproportionally on white historical figures as compared to historical Latin American communities. The Chicano Movement, which refers to widespread political and social activism by Mexican Americans during the civil rights era, was a major force in shaping the United States of the 21st century.

Nov 30, 2023 | magazine.tcu.edu | Jeff Wilson

No matter where he went in Fort Worth or at TCU, Zach Muckleroy ’02 was everyone’s friend. Considering his successful career in construction, service on various civic boards and committees and involvement at church, friends were never short in supply. He knew so many, never forgetting a name, that he became affectionately known as “the mayor.”“I don’t know anybody who didn’t like him,” former TCU Football coach Gary Patterson said.

Nov 3, 2023 | magazine.tcu.edu | Sheryl Jean |Jeff Wilson

Not much happens in Fort Worth that doesn’t involve Dee J. Kelly Jr. Meanwhile, Landon Wallace leads a quiet life in the same city. Yet the two have much in common. That’s because they’re the same person. Such is the double life of Kelly, a top trial lawyer by day and a writer by night. He has shied away from the author limelight, writing under a pseudonym and wearing a hat to hide most of his face on book jackets.

Oct 20, 2023 | fantasyalarm.com | Jeff Wilson |DK Metcalf |Xavien Howard |Lane Johnson

Jon Impemba and Howard Bender preview the NFL DFS slate for Week 7 on DraftKings and brings you their top plays, values, and fades to build your lineups around which include elite matchups such as Isaiah Pacheco faces the Chargers.