Joe Nobis drowned while swimming near Mansfield Dam in 1968. Tommy Nobis was his older brother. Joe was a member of the 1967 football recruiting class at UT Austin. If he had survived, Joe would have contributed to two national football championships. Barbara Wainscott Tommy Nobis asked Loyd (my husband) to go with him to…

If you would like to share special memories of Hans please email Billydale1@gmail.com, and I will post on this link in a newsletter format on June 11, 2022. Respectfully, Billy Dale Hans Richard Frantz Helland was born to James “Jim” Helland and Patricia “Patty” Ford Helland in Beeville, Texas on September 26, 1951.   HANS…

Memories of an 8th grader. Billy, many thanks for the update on Judy Lackey. Judy was a beautiful and lovely lady, and I am very sorry to see her go. I appreciate you letting me know. Judy and Bobby were married while Bobby was still playing for UT. As a result, all Bobby’s UT teammates knew…

  1894 Dick Lee died due to complications stemming from a pole vaulting accident.

“They keep telling me things are getting better,” Johnson said. “Well, sure, they’re getting better, but when you want something really bad, you don’t want to wait 20 years for it.”  In 1973, less than a year after achieving his dream of graduating from The University of Texas, Carl lost his life in a freak…