Todd Smith (1987-1990) Todd Smith walked on at Texas as a Defensive end but started at offensive center. He had some offers to other schools, but he wanted to be a Longhorns. Reggie Grob was my cousin. Todd Smith belongs to an exclusive club of Longhorn football players. He was a walk-on who started…
Maddog’s list of Toughest Longhorn Players On & Off the Field 1998-2014 Jeff Madden -Strength and Condition Coach under Mack Brown Todd Wright Says, “The Will To Win Means Nothing Without The Will To Train.” Maddog trained some of the greatest football players in the history of Longhorn sports. The name Maddog Madden was earned,…
LONGHORN AND JET POWER -LAMMONS,SAUERS,ELLIOT, AND HUDSON- BY BILLY DALE (squarespace.com)
THREE GENERATIONS OF COLLINS UT LETTERMEN It is a goal of TLSN to remember the family tree of former Longhorns who have created Longhorn sports history. Author Mark McDonald shares the Mauldin clan’s family tree at https://www.texaslsn.org/the-mauldins-by-mark-mcdonald, and Billy Dale shares the impressive story of Stewart Keller’s family trees impact on UT sports history at https://www.texaslsn.org/stewart-kellers-longhorn-roots-start-in-1899-orns-sitennis-football-diving. …
THE HISTORY OF THE TEXAS VS. ARKANSAS SERIES- (IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK) Larry BeSaw once interviewed DKR for a profile. He asked him what he was thinking when UT fell behind 14-0 to Arkansas in the 1969 game. “I thought we were going to tote home a whipped ass,” he replied. Arkansas and…
Jun 18, 1997 Latino football players from UT Austin’s history are listed in book that began with a trivia question Latino football players from The University of Texas at Austin whose athletic accomplishments inspired journalists to make them a part of sports page history are listed in a recently published book that evolved from a…
Books about the 1969 National champion football season Author Bower Yousse Mike Looney
The Last of the Legends BY BILL LITTLE IN SPORTS, UT HISTORY ON JANUARY 13, 2012 AT 12:46 PM | NO COMMENTS Julian Garrett, who passed away on Saturday, was the last surviving member of arguably the greatest team in the first half-century of Texas football. Chances are, you have no reason to know about Canute the Great, a Viking who became king…
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO THE HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “Que”, “TLSN”, “SPORTS History”, “fans”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, “donate” AND “health watch”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this “article” grid John…
A list of all the Longhorn bowl games is in the link below. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/bowls.html Texas Bowl record from 1943-2019 – 31 wins, 22 losses, and 1 tie. 2008 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes Won 24-21 2011 Holiday Bowl California Golden Bears Won 21-10 2012 Alamo Bowl Oregon State Beavers Won 31-27 2013 Alamo Bowl Oregon…