1984 Kristen Guszak and Cathy Flaig make the tennis team
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…
The Walk-on Social validation is tied to being part of a college team for men and women. Walk-ons embody the purity of the activity playing for principles and personal motives. Walk-ons are the closest to the ideal of a pure amateur college athlete. The student asked their coach to try out and play without financial…
Michael Pollack was awarded a scholarship after kicking 3 field goals against Penn State.
In the photo below , E..A. Curry is top row third from the left E.A. Curry From 1967 through 1970, three African Americans walked on at Texas: E.A. Curry, Robinson Parsons, and Talmadge Blewitt. Leon O’Neal and Julius Whittier received scholarships. Julius Whittier was the only black to make the Longhorn varsity team. …
There is a whole section about Longhorn walk-ons. Garrett Graff’s story is one of them. Garrett was a walk-on who also possessed talented vocal cords. Words will never describe Garrett’s joy the moment Coach Herman surprised Garret at a team meeting with a football scholarship. A walk-on receiving a scholarship is a hallmark moment. A…