1940-1960
#40 Brad Hermes From the book One Heart Beat by Mack Brown with Bill Little “It was the fever that had done it when he was just a year and a half old. But years of reading lips, learning to sign, and adjusting to a hearing aid that brought “environmental sounds” such as a knock…
A West Texan (Kermit) Jimmy Clayton was a All-American golfer at North Texas State in 1968. Jim says “ I recruit smiler,” The players are the “P.R. group for the University.” In the college golfing world it is important to be positive and friendly. Jim Clayton is UT’s first full-time Golf Coach 6-time SWC Coach…
The link below is Tom Campbell’s interview with Professor Carlson TOM CAMPBELL ???? (squarespace.com) https://www.texaslsn.org/tomcampbell-larrycarlson-flippingtheswitch Tom Campbell Mike Campbell with family Mike Campbell Tom far left next to Lou Holtz Mike and Tom Tom Campbell Tom, Jim Dent, and Mike Tom Campbell Tom and Mike in the middle
Stan Mauldin “The Younger” A walk-on Stan Mauldin “the younger” stops short of saying he was banned from playing football. Just as Coach Darrell Royal was discounted for his lack of size, Stan Mauldin — the flyweight seventh grader — was discouraged from going out for Azle’s eighth grade team. “Why, son,” the junior…
There is a whole section about Longhorn walk-ons. Garrett Graff’s story is one of them. Garrett was a walk-on who also possessed talented vocal cords. Words will never describe Garrett’s joy the moment Coach Herman surprised Garret at a team meeting with a football scholarship. A walk-on receiving a scholarship is a hallmark moment. A…