1994 – Stephen Heinrich walk-on
Steve Heinrich walked on and became a starter for Coach Gus. Pending photo and more information
Steve Heinrich walked on and became a starter for Coach Gus. Pending photo and more information
1983- 66-14 National champs Gus Ball at its finest The NCAA tournament field was expanding, and some six-team regionals were staged. Texas had a great pitching staff, including eight players who would pitch in the major leagues, including Roger Clemens and Calvin Schiraldi. Texas fought its way out of the losers bracket, and beat the…
Don Hays was a walk-on defensive tackle under Coach McWilliams. Russell Hays was a walk-on wide receiver under Fred Akers. Don suffered a spinal injury and never made the team, but his brother was injury-free and received a scholarship. Don and Russel’s father’s cousin is Jack Hays, the father of Jenna McEachern, who is celebrated…
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.”
2006-2007- 46-17 Twenty returning lettermen filled the roster. Randy Boone moves from a starting pitcher to a closer. Kyle Russel is an All-American and GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD FINALISTS in 2007 and holds the career Texas record for home runs (57) and the season (28) 2007 -2008- 39-22 NCAA limits full baseball scholarships on a team…
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. …