Crenshaw’s interest in golf was stoked by the arrival of a mysterious kid who one day joined Ben and his brother at the turn at Austin CC. He had thick glasses and was wearing slacks, of all things. The Crenshaw boys were turned out in T-shirts and shorts and had raggedy sets of hand-me-downs, but…
To become one of the most prominent football programs in the country, you have to make the impossible a reality with great plays. The Texas Longhorns have had those in droves, courtesy of some of the greatest players and coaches to ever take part in college football. As far as athletic feats, great plays occur…
John Goodson was a walk-on barefoot field goal kicker that impressed Akers with his talents. Akers eye for talent resulted in Goodson’s 3 for 3 against Oklahoma. A familiar phrase from Akers those days is “Thank goodness for Goodson.”
Hondo Crouch was country strange but genuine. He grew a beard and wore unfashionable clothes before the hippies, and had a knack for converting his “liabilities” into assets. Intentionally, he looked like an ignorant sheepherder. Hondo was a marketing genius and used his counter-culture persona to break bread with some of the most influential people…
ED OLLE player and administrator from 1925-1962 Before rings the major symbol of Longhorn sports accomplishments were charms. Ed Olle’s granddaughter Katherine was kind enough to share images of many of the charms Ed received during his years as as both an athlete and UT administrator. Olle, in two years, earns six letters….
While all Dorothy had to do was follow the yellow brick road, The Longhorns had to follow a confusing Rainbow of brick roads and many false starts that ended nowhere. It has been said that “what starts here changes the world”. If that is so, Texas created the full spectrum of the color palette for…
Coach Tex Robertson was a risk-taker who used personality, energy, creativity, politics, contacts, recruiting, promotion, discipline, strong will, and Business Savvy to forever change the swimming landscape for Longhorn swimmers. TEX- The Father of Texas Swimming by Ross LuckSinger Coach Tex Robertson tells his new swimmers “Go Swim a mile and your body teaches you”…
Big Bad Professor Carlson (above) shares one of his many story’s about Abe Lemons A battle between Abe and Eddie led to a tirade for the ages By LARRY CARLSON Jun 7, 2020 When Eddie Sutton passed away Memorial Day weekend he took an oversized piece of Longhorn sports lore with him. Sutton, after a…
Wilson Homer “Bull” Elkins (1909-1994) was a Great Longhorn athlete who served as President of The University of Maryland from 1954 to 1978. His story is chronicled below. Played for UT’s first basketball team to compete in Gregory Gym in 1931 Helped UT win 1932 SWC track title Earned eight letters in three sports Rhodes…
“For information on other bridge builders click on the subject listed in red font in the panel to the left.” Other Bridge Builders are to the left in Red font Tex Moncrief more info to follow Tex Moncrief contributions to Longhorn traditions represent a portal to the past that continues to remind Longhorn fans that…