Baylor University Basketball Team Train Wreck - Round Rock, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 32.769 W 097° 07.251
14R E 678379 N 3491662
While the train/team bus wreck took place in Round Rock, TX, the memorial is located on the Baylor University Campus. Unfortunately I found no plaque on the memorial with information.
Waymark Code: WM177XW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2022
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Baylor Lariat"Baylor’s basketball team headed for Austin on a bus that would later be hit by an oncoming train at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 1927, killing 10 young men. Their story is passed down even 93 years later to each freshman class as an example of the eternal Baylor spirit shown by the legacy of the Immortal Ten."
Baylor Website
"A physical monument is in place for the first time in Baylor University history to honor the memory of 10 students, known as the Immortal Ten, who died in a tragic accident near Austin more than 80 years ago.
On Jan. 22, 1927, the students were on their way to a basketball game against the University of Texas, when a train collided with their bus in Round Rock, killing 10 of the 22 players, coaches and fans in the Baylor travel party.
Baylor remembers the story each year at Homecoming, as freshmen hear the tragic story and participate in a candlelight remembrance ceremony. Thanks to the generosity of Baylor students and alumni, the necessary funds have been raised to make the monument honoring the Immortal Ten a reality.
On June 22, renowned western sculptor Bruce Greene of Clifton assisted crews as they installed Greene's stunning life-size monument to the Immortal Ten in Traditions Square between Pat Neff Hall and the Bill Daniel Student Center. The memorial consists of four life-sized bronze statues along with a bas-relief panel of the remaining six athletes.
The project began in 1995, when the student body president charged Chase Palmer, permanent president for the class of 1996, with the task of coming up with a project for their senior class gift. After brainstorming with classmates, they decided on a tribute to the Immortal Ten.
"It's one of those traditions you hear about all through your years at Baylor, yet there was nothing on campus to perpetuate their memory other than a story," said Palmer, who was on campus for the installation. "I felt like there should be some physical, tangible presence to honor those men."
The Immortal Ten memorial was officially dedicated during Baylor Homecoming at 2 p.m. Nov. 2, 2007 in Traditions Square."