By Bill Little, longtime Texas Sports Information Director and co-author of the book, "Texas Longhorn Baseball: Kings of the Diamond".
Our friend Webster, in his online dictionary, says the word "enigma" is something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; how it got out is a mystery; it remains one of nature's secrets.
Cliff Gustafson and his trail to a legendary coaching career at Texas was a bit of an "enigma." But the end result, his extraordinary success and status as one of the Longhorns' all-time winningest coaches, is clear.
But to understand the path of the man that became known as "Coach Gus" and the iconic brand of "Gus Ball", you have to understand the times and his twists and turns it took to get there.