1970’s
The Face Mask Enigma I visited the LBJ Library looking for text or photos to add to the TLSN history of Longhorn sports website. I was not disappointed. The image depicted in the LBJ Library states, “This mask was used from the 1890s thru the 1920s.” It took me a few seconds to assimilate the…
The photos below are from the Longhorn Collection of Mark Stone, who was a manager in the 1980’s AARON Ross Jermichael Finley Justin Blalock Marcus Griffin Tim Crowder Jamaal Charles Jermichael Finley Ryan Palmer Ryan Palmer AARON Williams Jordan Shipley Brian Orakpo Colt McCoy Curtis Brown Earl Thomas Greg Smith Keenan Robinson Lamarr Houston Rodorick…
Bibb Falk 1920 Bibb Falk 1929 Michael Higgins 1937 Tex Hughson Dave Philley 1945 Murray Wall 1947 Randy Jackson 1956 Howie Reed 1947 Jim Brewer 1958 Max Alvis Bob Kearney 1962 Chuck Hartenstein 1965 Joe Hague 1968 Larry Hardee 1970 Burt Hooten 1972 David Chalk Andre Robertson 1978 Jim Acker 1981 Mike Capel 1983 Jeff…
THE ONE-YARD RUN FOR THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN IN THE 100TH YEAR OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WAS A TEAM EFFORT. THE PLAY COMPLETED A PERFECT SEASON AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TEXAS LONGHORNS. Bobby Wuensch, Randy Peschell, Steve Worster, Jim Bertelsen, and Billy Dale all did their job, and as Tom Campbell said on Facebook once…
Learning from Julius WHO SOMEONE ROOMS WITH SHOULD NOT BE A NEWSWORTHY EVENT. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE A “PROVOCATIVE” ARTICLE THAT SAID, “WHITTIER, TEXAS BLACK OFFENSIVE GUARD, IS ROOMING WITH A WHITE PLAYER AND OCCASIONALLY DATING WHITE WOMEN.” I AM THAT “WHITE PLAYER.” IN 1970 COACH ROYAL CALLED THREE SENIORS…