operator tom tellez track at carl lewis international complex
John Reinhold " Chief " Bender ( May 14 , 1882  July 24 , 1928 ) was an American football player and coach of football , basketball and baseball . He served as the head football coach at Washington State University ( 1906  1907 , 1912  1914 ), ___MASK92___ ( 1908  1909 ), St . Louis University ( 1910  1911 ), Kansas State University ( 1915 ), and the University of Tennessee ( 1916  1920 ), compiling a career record of 65  31  7 . He is one of the few college football head coaches to have non - consecutive tenure at the same school . Bender was also the head basketball coach at Washington State ( 1907  1908 ) and Tennessee ( 1916  1917 , 1919  1921 ), and the head baseball coach at Washington State ( 1907  1908 , 1913  1915 ) and Tennessee ( 1917 , 1920 ). The ___MASK33___ ( UH ) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the ___MASK33___ System . Founded in 1927 , UH is the university in Texas with nearly 43 , 000 students . Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston , and was known as ___MASK33___  University Park from 1983 to 1991 . The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree - granting institution with " highest research activity ." The " U . S . News & World Report " ranks the university No . 194 in its National University Rankings , and No . 103 among top public universities . UH is one of four public universities in Texas with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter . Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the ___MASK33___ . Informally , the Houston Cougars have also been referred to as the Coogs , UH , or simply Houston . Houston ' s nickname was created by early physical education instructor of the university and former head football coach of the Washington State Cougars John R . Bender , as he had grown fond of the name during his time there . The teams compete in the NCAA ' s Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision as members of the American Athletic Conference . Track and field is a ___MASK47___ which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running , jumping , and throwing . The name is derived from the ___MASK47___ ' s typical venue : a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field where the throwing and jumping events take place . Track and field is categorised under the umbrella ___MASK47___ of athletics , which also includes road running , cross country running , and race walking . The Tom Tellez Track at Carl Lewis International Complex , also known as simply Tom Tellez Track or Carl Lewis International Complex , is home to the Houston Cougars outdoor track & field teams . The facility is named after Tom Tellez and Carl Lewis , two of the most notable individuals to have been associated with the program . The track features a European style design with wider curves and shorter straightaways than most U . S . tracks to enhance the speed of runners . Frederick Carlton " Carl " Lewis ( born July 1 , 1961 ) is an American former track and field athlete , who won 10 Olympic medals , including nine gold , and 10 World Championships medals , including eight gold . His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired . He is one of 3 Olympic athletes who won 4 gold medals in a single event ( the others being Al Oerter and Michael Phelps ).