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In Memoriam: Bob Brock

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(Oct. 11, 1927-Aug. 16, 2020)

A member of the 1949 and 1950 Texas Baseball National Championship teams and a 2011 Texas Athletics Hall of Honor inductee, Robert Fenton Brock passed away on August, 17, 2020, at the age of 92.

Brock played center field on three Southwest Conference championship teams and two College World Series championship teams in his career from 1948-50.

One of the leading hitters on both National Championship teams, Brock batted .354 in 1949 and .377 in 1950. He had a standout final season in 1950, earning second-team All-America honors and leading the Longhorns in hits, doubles and stolen bases, while batting a spectacular .