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Bubba Thornton (born March 9, 1947) is a men's track and field coach at the University of Texas at Austin ("UT"). He is also the former head coach for the USA Track & Field team for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Thornton graduated from Texas Christian University ("TCU") in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He participated in varsity football and track and field at TCU. After graduating, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 14th round of the 1969 American Football League draft and started as a rookie wide receiver. He began his coaching career at Keller High School where he served as the athletics director and head football coach from 1977 - 1981.〔 In 1982 he became head coach of track and field at TCU〔(Men's Track and Field Head Coach Bubba Thornton retires | The Daily Texan )〕 where he coached 72 NCAA All-Americans and his men’s team had five NCAA Top 10 finishes (1983, ’87, ’88, ’89 and ’91) and 11 Top 20 finishes. He also coached the TCU team to 39 major relay titles, including five NCAA 400-meter relay championships (1986, ’87, ’89, ’91 and ’95) and the 1983 1,600-meter relay national title.〔 In 1996, Thornton was hire as the head coach for the men's track and field team at UT. In 17 seasons, his team as finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships 13 times, including finishing in the top five four times. He has coached the UT team to 19 top 10 NCAA finishes and 12 Big 12 conference titles (six indoor, six outdoor).〔 Thornton has also served as a coach in the following capacities:〔 * Head Coach USA, Men’s Track and Field Team, USA Track & Field - 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games〔(Coach Bubba Thornton to retire after 18 years at Texas - Flotrack )〕 * Head Coach USA, World Outdoor Men’s Track and Field, USA Track & Field - 2003 World Championships in Athletics * Assistant Coach USA, Men’s Track and Field Team, USA Track & Field - 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics * Head Coach USA - 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics Thornton retired in 2013.〔(Texas Longhorns Athletics - Men's Track and Field head coach Thornton to retire )〕 == See also == Texas Longhorns Track and Field 2008 Summer Olympics TCU Horned Frogs Buffalo Bills Players 1969 NFL Draft List of American Football League players 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bubba Thornton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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