It is pretty well accepted that Lacrosse was introduced to the state of Texas when John Hopkins played Navy in the Houston Astrodome in April of 1971. Making contact at that game were Dave Gruber, a graduate student at Texas A&M, and Bob Korba of Dallas, both of whom had played lacrosse in the East, – and both of whom were in the process of developing lacrosse clubs in their respective areas.  Several weeks later, the newly formed clubs were to scrimmage on the A&M drill field. Thus was the start of organized lacrosse in the state of Texas. 

Dave Gruber was a promoter. He came to Texas A&M as a graduate student in the fall of 1970.  Within weeks, through ads in the Battalion – but mainly by personal contact – he recruited a number of interested students and   began to teach them the fundamentals of lacrosse on an empty lot behind Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in College Station. The next spring they were able to move the program to the A & M drill field. They asked for and were granted “club sport” status in the A & M recreational sports program.   

The Dallas Lacrosse Club developed as a mix of college students and young business men from the East, most with previous lacrosse experience. When Bob Korba moved to Austin several years later, Russ Groce and Don Newberry, spearheaded the program.