1990 Michael Pollak
Michael Pollack was awarded a scholarship after kicking 3 field goals against Penn State.
Michael Pollack was awarded a scholarship after kicking 3 field goals against Penn State.
November 23, 2009 4 Texas Longhorns By Elizabeth McGarr November 23, 2009 Jai Lucas may be the most talented walk-on in America. Last December the former McDonald’s All-American transferred from Florida, where in 2007–08 he started 36 games and made the All-SEC freshman team but became homesick and disgruntled because the Gators were using him…
Foreword by Billy Dale Thanks to a TLSN Facebook subscriber, Marcy Johnson, Donny Eckhardt Jr.’s story is now chronicled in the walk-on section of TLSN. Donny shares some wonderful memories of the Texas and Texas A&M games. But what intrigued me most was that he was a walk-on at Texas. Many may not realize that…
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.”
Our 1977 – 78 team was the 1st team to play in the Special Events Center, and we did go undefeated at home. John’s right about the sellouts. After our inaugural season at the Drum, it was reported that we’d averaged the 3rd largest home attendance in the nation. I think that the average attendance…
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…
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…