THE INSIDER - SPRING/SUMMER 2023

2023 ATHLETIC BANQUET

On Thursday, April 13, the Texas College Athletic Department hosted the annual Athletic Banquet in the Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium to honor the intercollegiate student - athletes across eight different sports. The event served as a platform to recognize the student - athletes of Texas College for their unwavering hard work, dedication, perseverance, and tenacity throughout the year, as well as to present sport - specific awards. Each athletic team respectively presented five awards: Most Valuable Player; Offensive Player of the Year; Defensive Player of the Year; Most Improved; and Newcomer. In addition to the aforementioned awards, senior student - athletes were also recognized with immense gratitude for their continued enthusiastic commitment to Texas College, their respective sport, and their academics. Former Oklahoma Sooner and Dallas Cowboy, as well as College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Mr. Roy Williams, served as the 2023 Athletic Banquet Speaker. Now retired from football, Mr. Williams currently serves as President of Global Security Corporation in Edmond, Oklahoma, as well as remains active in the community through his establishment of the Roy Williams Safety Net Foundation. Mr. Williams delivered a dynamic and inspirational speech to motivate the Steers, both on the field and in the classroom, as well as in life.

Mr. Roy Williams speaks at the 2023 Athletic Banquet on Thursday, April 13, in the Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium.

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