John Aubrey "Tiny" Gooch (August 18, 1903 – April 21, 1986) was an all-around athlete at the University of Texas from 1925 to 1927, where he competed in American football, wrestling and track and field.
"[5] In November 1926, the Galveston Daily News wrote: "Gooch is another player who has improved rapidly this year.
"[6] While attending Texas, Gooch was also the president of the "T" Association and a member of the Theta Xi fraternity.
"[10] Gooch was also active in Republican Party politics and was selected as the keynote speaker for the 1956 GOP state convention in Houston.
[4] In 1961, a Kansas newspaper wrote that, at Texas track meets, Gooch was "as much an attraction" as the sprinters.
"[14] In 1964, the Associated Press ran an "AP Spotlight" feature on Gooch noting: Track in Texas has one thing working in its favor, however, in a giant of a man named J.
He makes it a homey affair telling the fans the inside stuff in 'confidential' talks that carry up to the top of the stands.
[15] In 1982 the Tiny Gooch Centennial Professorship in Trial Practice was established by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System for the benefit of the School of Law.