Editing University of Texas at Austin (section)

====Alumni in sports====

Many alumni have found success in professional sports. Legendary pro football coach [[Tom Landry]] attended the university as an industrial engineering major but interrupted his education after a semester to serve in the [[United States Army Air Corps]] during World War II. Following the war, he returned to the university and played fullback and defensive back on the Longhorns' bowl-game winners on New Year's Day of 1948 and 1949. Seven-time [[Cy Young Award]]-winner [[Roger Clemens]] entered the [[MLB]] after helping the Longhorns win the [[1983 College World Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerclemensonline.com/bio1.htm|title=Clemens bio|access-date=July 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708194518/http://www.rogerclemensonline.com/bio1.htm|archive-date=July 8, 2008 }}</ref> [[NBA]] MVP and four-time scoring champion [[Kevin Durant]] entered the [[2007 NBA draft]] and was selected second overall behind [[Greg Oden]], after sweeping National Player of the Year honors, becoming the first freshman to win any of the awards. After becoming the first freshman in school history to lead Texas in scoring and being named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, [[Daniel Gibson]] entered the [[2006 NBA draft]] and was selected in the second round by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]. In his one year at Texas, golfer [[Jordan Spieth]] led the University of Texas Golf club to the NCAA Men's Golf Championship in 2012 and went on to win The [[Masters Tournament]] three years after leaving the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordanspiethgolf.com/article/the-university-of-texas-honors-longhorn-jordan-spieth|title=The University of Texas Honors Longhorn Jordan Spieth|publisher=PERFECT SENSE|access-date=October 11, 2018|first=Joe|last=Fern|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012134723/http://www.jordanspiethgolf.com/article/the-university-of-texas-honors-longhorn-jordan-spieth|archive-date=October 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Several Olympic medalists have also attended the school, including [[2008 Summer Olympics]] athletes [[Ian Crocker]] (swimming world record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist) and 4 × 400 m relay defending Olympic gold medalist [[Sanya Richards-Ross|Sanya Richards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/856|title=Crocker bio|access-date=July 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730061802/http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/856|archive-date=July 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanyarichards.net/flash.html|title=Richards bio|access-date=July 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723143428/http://www.sanyarichards.net/flash.html|archive-date=July 23, 2008 }}</ref> [[Mary Lou Retton]] (the first female gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title, five-time Olympic medalist, and 1984 ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' Sportswoman of the Year) also attended the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://womenshistory.about.com/od/olympics/p/mary_lou_retton.htm|title=Retton bio|work=About.com Education |access-date=July 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823000121/http://womenshistory.about.com/od/olympics/p/mary_lou_retton.htm|archive-date=August 23, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Garrett Weber-Gale]], a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and world record-holder in two events, was a swimmer for the school. Also an alumnus is Dr. [[Robert Cade]], the inventor of the sports drink [[Gatorade]]. In big, global [[philanthropy]], the university is honored by [[Darren Walker]], president of [[Ford Foundation]]. 2022 and 2024 [[Masters Tournament]] champion, [[Scottie Scheffler]], attended the university, where he was an All-American Golfer for the Longhorns.