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  Dr. Daniel Allen Penick

Dr. Daniel Allen Penick

Player Profile

Sport: multi
Position: multi
Inducted: 1957
Hometown: Cannabus County, N.C.

BASEBALL (1889-91, Right Field, Pitcher)
TENNIS (1908-56, Coach)

• Coached UT tennis teams to 26 SWC singles titles and 31 doubles crowns
• Served as SWC president from 1923-35
• Nicknamed "the Good Gray Doctor," he epitomized sportsmanship and fair play
• Member of Texas Sports Hall of Fame
• Taught classical languages, religion, and music and was UT's assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1928-40)
• Retired at age 87

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