A 1966 Saturday Evening Post quote from sports writer Myron Cope stated that DKR was the “patron saint of clean-cut coaches.” DKR was handsome and charismatic, often called the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list of 115 prospects for the head coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours after…
Greatest Rosters in Texas Longhorn History. Top 5 Texas Longhorn Best Rosters of all time…… These are not the best teams, just the best rosters and talent per year. So don’t be confused about how well they did on the field; these aren’t the best teams, just the best rosters. #5. 1995 This team was…
Demetria Sance – a member of the 2000 Olympic team Among the most prolific players in UT history 1995 National Freshman of the Year Earned All-America, all-conference, and NCAA all-regional honors all four years at UT Named to Big 12 “10th Anniversary Team” in 2005 Was UT’s all-time leader in kills, attacks and digs Led…
Cheerleaders In the early years, Cheerleaders exuded “wholesome sexiness” when performing, but the media changed that to some extent starting in the 1960s. Looks vs. talent was the key element in the selection process. Colleges wanted 12 Farrah Fawcett more than a person with great spirit to galvanize the fans. Media chose to sexualize Cheerleaders…
1919 Texas and Texas A & M The Aggies had not been scored on or lost a game in two years, but on this day the largest crowd in the history of football, at that time, in the state when 20,000 fans saw Texas beat A&M 7-3. Texas finished the season undefeated.
2023 – Cleve Bryant Written by Kelly Newell, First V.P. of Creative & Guest Services at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Cleve is far right Cleve with Mack Brown A new form of “scouting” A special kind of pain is felt when your mentor’s time on earth is through. Cleve Bryant changed my life forever….
Before Title IX, the AIAW, and NCAA women’s sports at Texas, women’s Longhorn softball was successful at the intramural level. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story Of The Longhorn Softball Tradition. 1940’s softball 1944 softball 1967 track and softball 1968 softball First…
Texas set a record for number of championships in their last year in the Big 12 As of 06/24/2024 The national championship count is as follows. Texas now boasts 66 all-time National Championships (62 NCAA crowns) and four AIAW crowns. This is an impressive feat for the Longhorns, who rank fourth in the number of…
Best Cotton-Pickin’ Sportswriter In America by Larry Carlson https:// texaslsn.org Below are the oral history podcast, text, and photo links to Kirk Bohls. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/kirk-bohls My buddy, Kirk, is pretty tough. He once played the second half of a late ’60s high school football game with a broken neck. That wasn’t gonna stop the 5-7 135-pound…
Mike Campbell is in the hospice section, and his arm is fine now. Courtney and I went on the 4th of July for a big luncheon they were hosting for the family. He is so bad now that he has to always be fed. It took me forever to cut up and feed him his…