Hondo crouch biography
Hondo Crouch, The Legend of Legendary Luckenbach.
Hondo Crouch
John Russell Crouch grew up in the small Texas desert town of Hondo. He was a self-taught, standout high school swimmer and got his nickname from sportswriters in 1934 when as a 17-year-old he won every event he entered in the Texas State Meet.
Hondo crouch biography
Swimming for Coach Tex Robertson at Texas (1935-1941), he was called the “Swimming Cowboy.” Crouch became the first Southwest Conference Champion and two-time all-American in the 50 and 100yd. freestyle. In 1936, when he was team captain, the all-American 300yd.
medley relay team brought unknown Texas from number forty to number four in the nation in the national championships.
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He always stuck out from everyone else because he dressed like a B movie cowboy. For swim meets, he would show up on deck at Gregory Gym wearing his swim suit, boots and cowboy hat. He was known to take his pet skunk and guitar on swim meet trips.
As a top-rated swimmer and as a colorful character, Hondo garnered much publicity for the team.
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