Education
He finished second in the Olympic final with a time of 44.40 seconds, the second fastest time of the 1970s. He graduated from Galilee High School in Hallsville, Texas.
He finished second in the Olympic final with a time of 44.40 seconds, the second fastest time of the 1970s. He graduated from Galilee High School in Hallsville, Texas.
El Caballo (The Horse). Newhouse was one of the organizers of the Northwest Flyers Track Club in Houston, Texas. After graduating Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical with a degree in Electrical Engineering, he received his Masters in International Business.
He now is Director of Public Affairs for Valero Energy and serves as the Assistant Treasurer of the Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical Foundation.
Frederick currently lives in Houston. After graduating, he was accepted into Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University in Texas and the University of Washington in Seattle, earning his degrees in Electrical Engineering and Masters of International Business.
He also served two years in the United States Army in between his undergraduate and graduate. In his life, Fred has volunteered for the Boards of Directors for United States Olympic Committee and United States of America Track and Field.
He is one of the past Chairman of the Board of the Texas City/ LaMarque Chamber of Commerce, Chair-elect for the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Houston’s Community Family Center, and Vice-chair of the Black Heritage Committee – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Fred even serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University. By 2000, Fred was appointed Team Leader for the United States Men's Track and Field squad going to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Austria. He lives on to ref for the Texas Relays and the Texas State UIL Track and Field Championships.