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Bill Little commentary: In the twilight of a dream “The class of ’57,” says the old Statler Brothers song, “Had its dreams….” And 45 years later, as Darrell Royal’s first recruiting class at Texas gathers in reunion, that tune is a perfect theme song. What we know about teams, and about classes within teams, is…
Littlefield personified the all-around athlete By Gaylon Krizak A couple of years ago, the Longhorn Network aired a program designed to identify the greatest athlete in the history of the University of Texas. Special attention was paid to football players; not surprising at UT. Also not surprising: The greatest all-around athlete in Longhorn’s history wasn’t…
Preface to Professor Carlson’s article “Living the Dream” . DKR the Dream Maker Edith and Coach Royal, Lise and Mac Davis, Jenna and Randy Royal’s high school coaches said he was too small to try out for the football team, but Royal continued to dream of greatness. No great activity starts without a vision, and…
THE ONE-YARD RUN FOR THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN IN THE 100TH YEAR OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WAS A TEAM EFFORT. THE PLAY COMPLETED A PERFECT SEASON AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TEXAS LONGHORNS. Bobby Wuensch, Randy Peschell, Steve Worster, Jim Bertelsen, and Billy Dale all did their job, and as Tom Campbell said on Facebook once…
HOME, AND COOKIN’ !When The Horns Hooked 42 Straight by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org It was quite a damn feat, this Texas-sized home winnin’ streak. For those who know history, it stretched from when LBJ resided in the White House through the week in which Jimmy Carter was elected to the oval office. More than eight full…