Destiny can’t be changed. It’s decided by one’s deeds. The three most important things to me… God, Family and Country … That is who I am. That is what I believe. This is a great nation we live in, it is worth fighting for. I spent my life trying to serve my country and…
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THE BABY BULLS BY ROY A. JONES II
Head manager Roy Jones remembers longtime Longhorn assistant coach Mike Campbell, known to his players as “Iron Mike,” had special nicknames for two of his top prospects—Scott Appleton and Robert “Big Bob” Young. Coach Campbell, a battle-hardened World War II veteran who flew 50 missions in a B-24 bomber targeting German targets, dubbed the pair…
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Longhorn Basketball Great Joe Fisher III Has Passed Away
1951-1966- Coaches, Hull, Hughes, and Bradley Basketball – https://texaslsn.org/1951-1966-coaches-hull-hughes-and-bradley/ Joe Fisher played for the 1960 state champions, Beaumont South Park High School team. He made the All-tournament team and was honored as a Texas High School All-Star. Joe Fisher III (1942–2026) was a four‑year Texas Longhorns basketball letterman, a starter on the 1963 Southwest Conference…
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Volume X newsletter # 9 – Happy Feller, Syd Keasler, Roy McClean, Jan Todd, Terry Todd , women sports dress code, 1907 women’s basketball team
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Herb Sheaner – A Longhorn track star, a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, and a character builder of young boys turning to men
Herb Sheaner’s connection to the University of Texas is direct and foundational. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 while studying at Texas A&M. Deployed to Germany the next year, he landed on the front lines at the Battle of the Bulge.”My whole infantry regiment got captured,” Herb Sheaner said of being surrounded by…
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Could not stand the Weather by Professor Larry Carlson
COULDN’T STAND THE WEATHER By Larry Carlson https:// texaslsn.org “If you don’t like the weather in Texas, just wait five minutes and it’ll change.” You’ve heard that one since you were a tadpole. And you no doubt learned early on that, unlike other outdoor sporting pursuits, the show goes on with football. It’s similar to…
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REWIND TO 1982 TEXAS MAKES TURKEYS OUT OF AGGIES
REWIND TO 1982 TEXAS MAKES TURKEYS OUT OF AGGIES by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org The weather in Austin was cold and raw on Thanksgiving Day, 1982. Misty and forty degrees. But it didn’t take long for the Longhorns to provide Texas fans with a toasty glow, whether or not they had partaken in a nip of…
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Bright Spots by Larry Carlson
BRIGHT SPOTS IN BURNT ORANGE By Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Sometimes you have to look for a silver lining. You have to squint hard on a gray day when a ray of sunshiny hope is as difficult to find as a haystack needle. Maybe the boss was in a bad mood. Then the I-35 or I-10…
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The Definitive list of Longhorn Brand Builders in all sports
The University of Texas at Austin Athletics – National Award Winners Honda Broderick Cup National Female Athlete of the Year (All Sports) Jill Sterkel • 1981 Kamie Ethridge • 1986 Honda Sports Award Female Athlete of the Year Debbie Petrizzi • Women’s Golf • 1978 Joan Pennington • Women’s Swimming and Diving • 1979 Jill Sterkel…
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Walk-on Profile of Happy Feller- two time National football champion All-American and Hall of Honor inductee
Happy Horns for life Happy Feller and Eddie Phillips at practice, preparing for game day Happy Feller was Texas’s All‑American kicker who played for the Horns from 1968–1970. He is famous for record‑setting long field goals and for kicking the winning PAT in the 1969 “Game of…