


1941- The Longhorn Red Candle Tradition starts. Since the Horns had not defeated A & M at Kyle field since 1920 Some UT fans implored Mrs. Augusta Hipple, a fortune teller, to help break the jinxes. She instructs the Longhorn fans to burn red candles, and the Longhorns would win. In 1941 Texas won 23-0…
Sports pioneers are risk-takers whose vision makes new beginnings possible. They move programs forward through determination and a focus on the future. Where others fall short, pioneers can introduce new ideas and remove barriers that stand in the way. Coaching pioneers face the same challenges as any coach—budgets, recruiting, and internal turf battles—but they must…
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LOUIS JORDAN — Jim Nicar (@JimNicar) September 10, 2018 By 1957, the Texas Longhorn football program had 64 years of history and had produced four consensus All-Americans and seven players who would later be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. But when the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor was created that year and inducted…
PROGRESS – Or Lack Of It – REPORT From The Old SWC by Larry Carlson for https:// texaslsn.org It was an ugly breakup, as all breakups are. No love lost. None found. Hurt feelings, hard feelings. Splitsville. It followed the 1995 season. Arkansas had jumped ship four years earlier. But nobody in Texas really cared….
Ragan on his ranch with one of his Longhorns. Choosing the “correct” Longhorn logo and the “correct” color for the Longhorn Nation took 75 years!!! But there is still competition from other Logo designers. In the early 1900s, the University logo is a star, a star with the “T” in the middle, and a star…