Abb Curtis

Abb Curtis

Personal information
Born	(1902-09-05)September 5, 1902 Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1981(1981-07-16) (aged 78)
Career information
High school	R. L. Paschal (Fort Worth, Texas)
Position	Guard

Albert "Abb" Curtis (September 5, 1902 – July 16, 1981) was a former football and basketball player for the University of Texas at Austin.

Early life and education

Curtis was born in Ada, Oklahoma.[1] He attended Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas and entered UT in the fall of 1920.[2]

Professional career

Curtis was a letterman at defensive end for the Longhorns football team for two seasons from 1922 to 1923 and at guard for the basketball team for three seasons from 1922 to 1924.[1][3] In his senior year, Curtis played on first-year football and basketball head coach E. J. "Doc" Stewart's undefeated football (8–0–1) and undefeated Southwest Conference champion basketball (23–0) teams.[1][4] The 1924 Longhorn basketball team received a retroactive national ranking of No. 3 in the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[5] Curtis received All-Southwest Conference honors in basketball following his senior season; he was also recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in basketball—one of only seven Longhorn men's basketball players ever to receive that honor, as of 2015.[1][6]

Curtis would serve as the supervisor of officiating for the Southwest Conference from 1950 to 1967.[1][2] He was inducted into the UT Athletics Men's Hall of Honor in 1969.[1][7]

References

1. "Men's Hall of Honor – Albert S. "Abb" Curtis". texassports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
2. "Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame" (PDF). drbillywilbanks.com. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
3. "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). TexasSports.com. p. 144. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
4. 2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, pp. 65–66
5. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 536. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
6. 2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, pp. 140–41
7. 2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, pp. 143

External links

• Profile at Real GM