Bill Curry-The Huddle
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Longhorn Walking on videos – The Spirit cannot be suppressed
Enjoy these Videos each is very uplifting and says a lot about the Longhorn walk-on athlete whose dream of a scholarship is realized. Below is the song referred to in the first video.
It is my Opinion by Anthony Snodgrass
There is a new site on the Longhorn TLSN website titled “Reflection Point” that offers fans an opportunity to share special moments, memories, or photos with other Longhorns. Fans are the lifeblood of any sport, and the Longhorn fan’s passionate feedback over the last 120 plus years has played an essential role in defining Longhorn…
Jim Blaylock
Jim Blaylock was DKR’s personal hire as equipment manager. A position so economically important to the survival of UT Athletics that Jim was housed behind a bank teller type of cage so no one had access to equipment accept Jim. Billy Schott’s says I once summoned up the nerve and asked Mr. Jim for a…
Coach Brown and walk-ons
Michael Ungar, Marcus Griffin, Ryan Bailey This is an article written by USA today about Mack Brown in 2014. By Scipio Tex Aug 20, 2014, 1:22pm CDT Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports Michael Ungar Marcus Griffin Ryan Bailey The Mack Brown era featured a few impact walk-ons: kicker Ryan Bailey converted clutch kicks and went…
1930-1932 Harrison Stafford
A walk-on from Wharton, Texas, Harrison Stafford went on to become perhaps the toughest football player in UT history. The Assistant coach, Shorty Alderson, reported to head coach Clyde Littlefield, “Clyde, I found you the darndest football player you ever saw. He tore up a couple of dummies and hurt a couple of men. He…
1956 – A Bad year in Longhorn sports
1956 was not good year for 3 of the 4 of the major sports at Texas. Track won the SWC, but The football team was 1-9, the basketball team was 5-7, and the baseball team only one 5 games . The football team and the baseball teams had the worse records in the history of…
Reflections Coach Allison and Snyder
The good news about growing older? Because as your vision deteriorates, your insight improves. In this season of being grateful for blessings received, let me tell you why it has for me. Snyder as a longhorn tennis player As I look back at my college years a half-century ago, I am grateful for the…
Morris Williams-military crash
Jim Moreno sent me the following link on Longhorn great Morris Williams . His input is appreciated by all who read this link. There is no question that Morris Williams has shaped the present and empowered the future of Longhorn golf. https://www.statesman.com/news/20120901/honoring-an-amateur-morris-williams-jr-inducted-into-hall?fbclid=IwAR02n8mMphNBC8L19Kh76PIWEb5EqUrfuHN_eeZP55waMfnRuyBA96yCA5w An Austin native, Williams became the city’s youngest junior champion at age 13…