Commerce, Texas

The Lone Star Conference recognized four significant contributors to the success and storied tradition of Texas A&M-Commerce athletics on Wednesday as they announced its top 75 student-athletes and coaches from sports other than football and basketball. The league is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with a tribute to its outstanding teams and its great sports personalities. Earning recognition were Delmer Brown, John Carlos, Charles Holding and R.L. Lasater.

Delmer Brown

Delmer Brown as a student-athlete, he was a two-time Lone Star Conference champion in four-different events as a competitor at North Texas. He won the 100 and 200-yard dash, the long jump and was the anchor of the 4x100-meter relay in 1937 and 1938. He coached the Lions to five Lone Star Conference titles and was also an athletic trainer.

John Carlos was a member of the US Olympic Team in 1968, where he won a bronze in the 200 after winning the 100 and 200-yard dash in 1967. He was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. After leaving Commerce, he went on to tie a world record in 1969 in the 100 and win an AAU title in the 220-yard dash. He also went on to play in the NFL and in the CFL and was the founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. He was inducted into the US National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2003.

John Carlos

Charles Holding was a four-time Lone Star Conference champion in the high jump. He set meet records in 1952, clearing 6-9 1/4 and broke his own record in 1964, clearing 6-10.

Another standout sprinter for the Lions was R.L. Lasater, who was a three-time Lone Star Conference champion in the 100 and 200 from 1962-1963-1964. He also was a member of three winning LSC relay teams.