Coaches Wentworth, Crawford, Robinson, Kelly, Edwards, Clarke, Thompson, Hart , Hutchinson, Schenker, Metzenthin, Draper, Wasmund, Allerdice, Van Gent, Juneau, Littlefield, Whitaker, and Stewart 9/15/1883 is the day that UTirst opened,, with classes starting the following year. In the book Bowled Over by Michael Oriard, the author says: Football initially belonged to the players beginning in…
Team Captain and Marine Sargeant Ahmard Hall was a walk-on When the 2005 team visited the White House, President Bush praised Ahmard Hall, a Marine who served in Afghanistan and Kosovo before playing for Texas. Ahmard Hall always held on to his dream of playing college football. When Ahmard left active duty in 2003, he…
> “ Athletes learn and earn the valuable life skills taught by playing sports. These skills are ingrained in the players heart by coaches who teach that success requires a teammate mentality, a work ethic in tow, and self-reliance as the goal.Coach Dana LeDuc taught those lessons well. ”— Billy Dale When the 2005 team…
(This piece originally appeared in American Way magazine and is here reprinted with permission of the author.) (Author Carlton Stowers, like Smith, ran lead-off leg on the Longhorns’ 440-yard relay in the early ’60s. Thereafter, the comparison abruptly ends.) WORLD’S FASTEST COWBOY by Carlton Stowers…
Tex Ramsdell is one of three Ramsdell’s who excelled at sports at Texas Bottom row left to right: Fred Ramsdell, Mrs. Adamson, Robert Ramsdell Top row left to right: Marshall Ramsdell and Charles Ramsdell Tex did not intend to leave Texas for Penn but he was late returning from a summer job and found his…
Deloss Dodds says there are 2 types of fans when the Longhorns lose. Those fans who do not jump off the bridge after a loss, and those fans who go into a deep depression after a loss. If it is true that a fan’s public support helps recruit quality athletes, then it is REASONABLE to…
PASS/FAIL by Professor Larry Carlson https:// texaslsn.org (This part just below, Billy, for FACEBOOK only) Back to the classroom now after a long, luxuriant Christmas break. The remarkable college football season is over and Texas certainly graded out with an “A” for its superlative season. But with the Sugar Bowl fresh in the minds of…
Reflection Point Track Shot putter Robbie Robinson 1976 -A cap returned after a 36-year journey 1976 Robbie Robinson The cap returned to the owner 36 years later Rey Moreno and Robbie Robinson By Rey Moreno Rey Moreno was part of the Longhorn track team in 1975 and 1976 and shared a story about his good…
Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track,And Baseball There Are Very Few Books That Discuss Longhorn swimming. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story Of The Texas swimming Tradition. Please visit WETS to learn more about Longhorn swimming. The link is denoted in red font below. http://www.wetswim.org/about-us/founders-page/…
Below is the oral history podcast link featuring Jody Conradt, the former Head coach of the Longhorn women’s basketball team. The Texas Legacy Sports Network (TLSN) aims to document the history of Horn sports through the “Eyes Of Texas,” as told by those who have built the Longhorn brand. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/19762007-jody-conradt-copy Coach Conradt’s influence extended far…