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https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Randy and Jenna at Hall of Honor installation In 2021 Jenna received the second most TLSN national listeners of 22 oral history productions produced in two years. Her link is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/jenna-mceachern TLSN: You — and teammates from the signing class of ’74, such as Earl Campbell and Brad Shearer — had been freshmen when…
Alan Champagne (1984-1989) Still Competing by Larry Carlson
By Larry Carlson 5/26/2021 https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Unsung heroes in football are frequently members of the offensive line. Texas can boast of an enviable roll call of standout centers, and Alan Champagne is on that list. The native of Lafayette, LA. starred in high school at Houston’s Cypress Creek and signed with Fred Akers a month after…
THE TALL TALE OF DEAN CAMPBELL by Larry Carlson
Campbell, an Austin guy through and through, had worked as a teen at the iconic Dirty Martin’s Kum-bak Place on The Drag. He sliced tomatoes and peeled onions in exchange for burgers and fries. https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ It sounds straight out of Mayberry, RFD. A young Dean Campbell recalls playing some good ‘ol neighborhood football in his…
THE MOST SPIRITED, PASSIONATE LONGHORN EVER
Professor Larry Carlson interviews Pat Culpepper by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ It had been my good fortune to enjoy one of the trademark mint juleps with the prettiest girl in the world out on the patio of The Columns Hotel on stately, oak-lined St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. It was just a…
Deja Vu 1918 Pandemic
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Pre- 1957 DKR
The Many Faces of DKR A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine bookstores about Texas Longhorn Sports, or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. for more…
