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.”
Drew Oldis served as a Longhorn scout team member for three seasons. Here are two links about Drew https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/boerne-isd-announces-athletic-hall-of-honor-inductees https://youtu.be/bzQJksW-F6I #68 Drew Oldis.jpg 2019 Drew Oldis walk-on #3.jpg 2019 Drew Oldis with Lawrence Hunter.jpg 2019 Drew Oldis.jpg #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1716303615151_1923 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -20px; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1716303615151_1923 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; }…
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…
Don Markette- The 1963 team Thank you for your inclusion on the TSLN e-mail network. It is with pride that I celebrate 57 years of friendship with Ted Liljedahl. Our bond has never been broken. In 1962 at 17 1/2 years of age, I chose to walk on and try out for the freshman (short…
Walk-on Carl Vergari- 2010 N.Y. walk-on goes for ring with Texas By Lenn Robbins January 6, 2010 | 5:00am Enlarge Image C.A. VERGARI Unlikely Texas receiver. PASADENA, Calif. — C.A. Vergari cringes when he hears the comparisons to Rudy. He is not a quaint story, not a tackling dummy, not a poor kid from…
Don Hays In 1988 I was a walk on DT for Texas. We were not on the travel squad for OU game. Instead we were given tickets in the Texas section. There was a group of older gentlemen sitting behind us and all wearing burnt orange. We struck up a conversation with them during timeouts, injuries,…
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…