John Goodson was a walk-on barefoot field goal kicker that impressed Akers with his talents. Akers eye for talent resulted in Goodson’s 3 for 3 against Oklahoma. A familiar phrase from Akers those days is “Thank goodness for Goodson.”
#40 Brad Hermes From the book One Heart Beat by Mack Brown with Bill Little “It was the fever that had done it when he was just a year and a half old. But years of reading lips, learning to sign, and adjusting to a hearing aid that brought “environmental sounds” such as a knock…
Lewis Milton Levine – 1947- 1950 In 1947 he walked-on to Coach Cherry’s freshman football team. He lettered as the starting fullback and he played in the 1949 Orange Bowl against to Georgia Tech and the 1950 Cotton Bowl against Tennessee. Alpha Epsilon Pi named him the national outstanding athlete. All four of his children…
IT’S MY OPINION- Anthony Snodgrass Here, in my opinion are the top 25 Texas Longhorns ( any position ) of all time. It’s been a tough few years, but Texas football has no shortage of candidates for the top-25 players of its long history. The Longhorns have come a long way since their first team…
Johnathan Wells says about John Herrera, Herrera went on to attend the University of Texas and walked on with the Longhorn football team. How long he was with the program and how many games he appeared in is unclear from the records and contemporary news articles I’ve been able to find. His name does not…
Football 08.22.2002 A Reward For Hard Work ARTICLE IS FROM TEXASSPORTS.COM AUSTIN, Texas — Michael Ungar’s parents will be in the stands at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, when the Longhorns host North Texas in the 2002 season opener. They’ll see their son wearing No. 29 and gracing the field as a…