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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
WETS (Working Exes For Texas Swimming) WETS was organized in 1968 when a group of former Longhorn swimmers, divers and coaches, headed by Tex Robertson, met to promote University of Texas aquatic excellence. The initial goals of WETS are to: Honor the past accomplishments of UT swimmers and divers; Promote the present and future success…
Photos of some of the Horns who attended the luncheon and introduction of Coach Herman on January 11th 2017 John Henderson is the oldest living Longhorn athlete (104 Y.O.) and Fred Bednarski is a concentration camp survivor and the first soccer style kicker in the history of college football. Their stories follow in the queue….