Abb Curtis
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(Fort Worth, Texas)
 Curtis, circa 1949 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1902 Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1981 (aged 78) |
| Career information | |
| High school | R. L. Paschal (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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Albert "Abb" S. Curtis (September 5, 1902 – July 16, 1981) was an athlete, coach, official and administrator. He was an All-American basketball player for the University of Texas at Austin, where he also played college football.
Curtis was born in Ada, Oklahoma.[1] He attended Fort Worth Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas where he was a 3-sport star in basketball, football and baseball and entered UT in the fall of 1920.[2]
College career
Curtis played both basketball and football at the University of Texas from 1922 to 1924. In his senior year, Curtis played on first-year football and basketball head coach E. J. "Doc" Stewart's undefeated football (8–0–1) and undefeated Southwest Conference champion basketball (23–0) teams.[1][3] The 1924 Longhorn basketball team received a retroactive national ranking of No. 3 in the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[4]
He was a 3x letterman at guard for the basketball team for three seasons from 1922 to 1924.[1][5] In 1924 Curtis was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in basketball. As of 2015 he was one of only seven Longhorn men's basketball players ever to receive that honor.[1][6] He was also named All-Southwest Conference.
Curtis was a 2x letterman at defensive end for the Longhorns football from 1922 to 1923.
He was inducted into the UT Athletics Men's Hall of Honor in 1969.[1][7]
