CLOSE TO DEADLINE ON UT’S BEST by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Drove up from San Antonio Saturday morning to my buddy Kirk Bohls’ house and he was ready to hit the road for Fort Worth at 9:00 sharp. On the way, naturally, Longhorn football dominated the discussion. We agreed it was a huge plus to…
The football History of the Texas-TCU series by Professor Larry Carlson with comments by Billy Schott. TEXAS-TCU SERIES: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY One by one, the old Southwest Conference rivalries are dying off. The old SWC died following the 1995 season, with UT as the final champion. The new, expansive Big…
COCKROACHES RAID LONGHORNS by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Professor Carlson preparing to do a hatchet job on the science fiction horror story of the Purple Toad/killer cockroach mutant undefeated team. Toad It’s long been said that cockroaches and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will be the last creatures standing or crawling on earth. And…
COMING SOON: HORNS VS COWBOYS by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org I was ready to write this headline: Choke-lahoma State Saves Sooners. How could a team given an open chute into the corral squander it all away against a losing team, BYU, at home? But Mike Gundy’s Cowboys, led by Ollie Brown II, the workhorse running…
The individuals listed below in alphabetical order by first name have signed Greg’s lithograph. #14- Can’t read name #44- Can’t read name #58- Can’t read name Adrian Ford-1971 Alan Baum-1960 Alan Lowry-1969 Alan Luskey-1976 Alan Moravcik-1965 Alan Weddell-1969 Alfred Jackson-1974 Arlis Parkhurst-1955 Babe Dreymala-1955 Benny Pace-1965 Bill Acker-1974 Bill Atessis-1967 Bill Barron-1972 Bill Bradley-1965…
TLSN is building bridges to the past, present, and future Darrell K Royal – The Bridge Builder. There is no period after Royal’s middle name. Darrell lost his mother a short time after his birth and the “K” is the first initial of his mothers name – Katie . DKR’s Story is a Horatio Alger…
Barbara Wainscott Student of the Game By Barbara Wainscott If you asked Loyd’s mother, she would always tell you that her son was a good student, but not a great student because he didn’t “apply” himself. He always seemed to know just how much he needed to “apply” to…
Dr. Denton Cooley (1938-1939) – walk-on in basketball In 2004 the 44,000 square foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both the women and men practice on separate courts. It was one of the best workout facilities in the country when built. Denton Cooley wanted to be a jock, not a…
1927- 1933 Coach Clyde Littlefield During his years as head coach for the Longhorn football team, his record was 44-18-6, with two SWC championships. Littlefield was a disciplinarian who used his foot to butt for players who made mistakes. But in 1933, the team went 4-5-2, and he was fired as football coach but retained…
below Dave Snyder’s photo is the link to Texassports.com remembrance of Dave Snyder https://texassports.com/news/2023/11/5/mens-tennis-legendary-texas-mens-tennis-coach-dave-snyder-passes-away.aspx The letter below was found in the Stark Center archives. 2000 retirement note to Jim Bayless from Coach Snyder Jim Bayless says; Few athletes or coaches in any sport can match Snyder’saccomplishments throughout his stellar career spanning five decades. Hitchhiking from…