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Al Matthew makes Longhorn Sports History Austin High in the 60s had some great high school athletes who later set many records at either the college or professional level. Don Baylor almost signed with the Longhorns but decided to play professional baseball, Ben Crenshaw set all kinds of golf records at Texas and on the…
Learning from Julius WHO SOMEONE ROOMS WITH SHOULD NOT BE A NEWSWORTHY EVENT. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE A “PROVOCATIVE” ARTICLE THAT SAID, “WHITTIER, TEXAS BLACK OFFENSIVE GUARD, IS ROOMING WITH A WHITE PLAYER AND OCCASIONALLY DATING WHITE WOMEN.” I AM THAT “WHITE PLAYER.” IN 1970 COACH ROYAL CALLED THREE SENIORS…
1950’s T-Ring Reflections Bobby Dillon, Rene’ Ramirez, Brett, and Drew Morris In sports and far beyond, Longhorn’s heritage has shaped the present and empowers the future. Bobby Dillon Bob Dillon loses his left eye when he is 10 but that did not stop him from having a great college and professional career. In 2020 he…
1960’s T-Ring Reflections – Glen Halsell, The Talbert’s, The Cleburne Boys, Garry Brown, Happy Feller, Jim Hudson, John Treadwell, Greg Lott, George Brucks, Duke Carlisle, and Linus Baer Tom Harper Longhorn football mid-1960s remembers his teammates I remember vividly our first day of 1964 Freshmen football practice and meeting for the first time my…
The Way Back: DKR and LBJ By Ben Wright in Sept | Oct 2019, TXEX on September 1, 2019 at 8:00 am | Alcalde When Texas met Mississippi in the 1962 Cotton Bowl, it was a highly anticipated matchup. Both teams had gone 9-1 during the regular season, and the Longhorns ended up winning 12-7. The Texas Exes held an event inside…
MY MEMORIES OF GREG PLOETZ AND MIKE DEAN BY TOMMY LUCAS PROUD MEMBER OF THE 1959 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS The Sherman Boys and the Cleburne boys are prototypical Royal football players- Under 200 Pounds, quick, Instinctive, and Motivated to Win! Tommy and DKR After the football season of 1962, I was drafted…
Pat Culpepper #31- Culpepper intercepts – returns for a TD Tommy Nobis and Pat Pat wins the Swede Nelson Award A proud Longhorn The tackle heard around the world Pat’s playing style embodied the Texas Defense The hit heard around the world Tim Doerr, David McWilliams, Pat Culpepper Photo of Pat’s boots taken in his…
Hub Bechtol By Roy A. Bechtol (son) Hub Bechtol College Hall of Fame Ring I wear his College Hall of Fame ring proudly and even though Dad went to Heaven 11 years ago his memories and love is felt by our family every day. Hook em, Hub Bechtol Texas Tech Ring Hub Bechtol My…
Bible’s coaching style mirrored Knute Rockne. He built up his players until they thought anything was possible. In 1922 all of Aggie coach Bible were needed to beat the Longhorns in Austin, and after his half-time speech victory was a given. The 4-4 A & M team won the game, and the Texas coach was…