Snyder and Allison correspondence
1914 – A season of records
Statistically, the 1914 football team and basketball team still lead in many Longhorn Sports history categories Brought to you by the Stark Center Clyde Littlefield Hall of Honor Inductees from 1914 1914…
This was not the Game of the Century
The Toilet Bowl as told by David Anderson David Anderson David Anderson says “You may hear about the legendary Toilet Bowl “touch” football game that was played on the Friday afternoon or Saturday morning of the UT-Baylor game. The day it was played was determined by the location of the UT-BU game. In 1971, trainer…
E.A. Curry and John Scott – 1967 walk-ons
In the photo below , E..A. Curry is top row third from the left E.A. Curry From 1967 through 1970, three African Americans walked on at Texas: E.A. Curry, Robinson Parsons, and Talmadge Blewitt. Leon O’Neal and Julius Whittier received scholarships. Julius Whittier was the only black to make the Longhorn varsity team. …
Byrd Baggett about Coach Price
What Coach Patterson Taught Me About Leadership- 1968 Coach Cleburne Price I have identified four characteristics of the world’s most effective leaders: Number One – They truly care about their followers. Number Two – They have an unconditional belief in those they lead. Number Three – They are fair. They have the same standards for…
Jai Lucas
November 23, 2009 4 Texas Longhorns By Elizabeth McGarr November 23, 2009 Jai Lucas may be the most talented walk-on in America. Last December the former McDonald’s All-American transferred from Florida, where in 2007–08 he started 36 games and made the All-SEC freshman team but became homesick and disgruntled because the Gators were using him…
Ruth Stiver – rowing walk-on 2000
The U.S. Rowing team names former Longhorn Ruth Stiver to its 2007 Pan American Games roster in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stiver, a first-time National Team member, was Texas’ first-ever Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) selection. She was a walk-on in 2000.
Coach Herman
THIS IS A PARTIAL REPRINTING OF THE WALKON STORY FOR 2019. BY WESCOTT EBERTS@SBN_WESCOTT FEB 7, 2019, 8:11PM CST Coach Herman One will play for the same program where his grandfather and his father played. One will join his older brother. One participated in a high school all-star game that featured the commitment of Katy…
The Natural – Bob Rochs
Bob Rochs was a consummate people person- forever loyal, devoted, passionate, and compassionate to both Longhorns and his family. In the movie the “Natural” Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) plays the role of natural baseball athlete who overcomes many obstacles to fulfill his dreams of reaching the big leagues. Bob Rochs was also a natural in…
Adolph Kiefer
THE NAVIGATION TOOLS TO THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “QUE” , “FAN”, “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “ARTICLES”, “ICONIC”, “MISSIONS”, “LOST TOO SOON”, “SENTRY”, AND “DONATE”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this “article” grid” Who is the Kid…