Please remember that Edwin J. Kyle, the namesake of Kyle Field, was born 150 yeas ago today, on July 22, 1876. After graduating from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1902, he served as the dean of its School of Agriculture from 1911-1944. He is credited with advocating the teaching of agriculture in public schools and established the Texas College of Forestry. In 1904, Edwin wanted to secure and develop an athletic field to promote the school's athletics. Texas A&M was unwilling to provide funds, so Kyle fenced off a section of the southwest corner of campus that had been assigned to him for agricultural use. Using $650 of his own money, he purchased a covered grandstand from the Bryan fairgrounds and built wooden bleachers to raise the seating capacity to 500 people. And that is what evolved, over time, into Kyle Field. Edwin Kyle died in 1963. Shown here: Reveille walks across Kyle Field as the Texas A&M band marches in the background at halftime of the 1956 game between Texas A&M and Villanova. The Aggies won.