Author: Billy Dale

A Path TO LONGHORN sports history TLSN harnesses synergy to weave together U.T. history, traditions, legacies, and culture with individual records, photographs, and the insightful perspectives and personal narratives of former athletes, trainers, managers, coaches, and their families, creating a tapestry that all Longhorns can take pride in. The website features compelling and insightful commentary on Longhorns from distinguished authors, alongside visuals from videos, professional media brochures, newspaper articles, shelter magazines, and most notably, from the Longhorn athletes who have shaped the history of Longhorn sports. The second mission is the reason why the TLSN Board applied for a 501 (c) (3) “ The Board of Directors of TLSN hopes for good health, good luck, good families, good jobs, and goodwill to all Longhorns. However, TLSN remains as a sentinel prepared to assist qualifying Longhorns when help is needed. — Horns and Eyes Up! Billy Dale and the TLSN Board TLSN is an independent organization not associated with the University of Texas or any institution closely aligned with U.T. However, TLSN expresses gratitude to the NCAA and the U.T. Athletic compliance departments for their forward-thinking in 2017-2018 when each institution approved TLSN's mission statement. On April 29, 2017, TLSN became the first private charitable and tax-exempt organization in intercollegiate athletic sports history to provide financial aid to eligible former Longhorn student-athletes, coaches, student managers, trainers, and their immediate families. This initiative offers temporary financial support to those who have contributed to building the Longhorn brand and now need assistance The website is free, educational, and historical.
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    2022 newsletters

    12/21/2022- John Carsey, Larry Carlson, Brendan Hansen, Bill Elliott, Donations https://texaslsn.org/top-10-john-carsey-larry-carlson-brendan-hansen-bill-elliott-podcasts/ 12/08/2022- Ken Montgomery, David Hall, Softball, Coach Barnes, TLSN journey, Annette Smith-Knight, Lexy Bennett, Taylor Hoagland, https://texaslsn.org/the-tlsn-journey-ken-montgomery-david-hall-soft-ball-coach-barnes/ 11/22/2022- Last Supper Carlson, McEachern, Schott, A & M – Texas sports history. https://texaslsn.org/last-supper-carlson-mceachern-schott-and-a-m-texas-sports-history/ 11/18/2022 – Note from the Webmaster, 1962, Pig, Roger Williams, Rowing. https://texaslsn.org/note-from-the-webmaster-1962-pig-roger-williams-rowing-perfection/ 11/07/2022-…

  • baseball trivia

     Texas Baseball 1  Which of these star catchers was the only Longhorn named first-team All-America? A   Tommy Harmon    B  Bill Berryhill    C  Silas Ardoin    D  Chris Abbe   E   Rick Bradley 2   Name the man who hit 462 MLB homers after a stint as backup QB at Texas. 3   Which two of these…

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    Jack Collins Jr. and Sr. and Carleton Collins

    THREE GENERATIONS OF COLLINS UT LETTERMEN  It is a goal of TLSN to remember the family tree of former Longhorns who have created Longhorn sports history. Author Mark McDonald shares the Mauldin clan’s family tree at https://www.texaslsn.org/the-mauldins-by-mark-mcdonald, and Billy Dale shares the impressive story of Stewart Keller’s family trees impact on UT sports history at https://www.texaslsn.org/stewart-kellers-longhorn-roots-start-in-1899-orns-sitennis-football-diving.   …

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    1949- 1977 women’s history Transitional Period

      Longhorn Women’s Sports History 1950-1977 Foundation laid for Women Longhorn Sports 1921-1949 1948 Turtle Club 1943 Basketball    1949   Top of the Charts 1949 The high school physical education association decided to get involved with women’s basketball by supervising the competitive activity. Rules for women’s basketball were established, and a playoff system was…

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    The Cock Roaches

    Larry Carlson’s article is sponsored by HornFans.com Larry Carlson talking to his past Longhorn roommate and sportscaster Paul Alexander.  Twenty months ago, Texas State’s Professor of journalism contacted me and said he was retiring. However, he still wanted to write original Longhorn football stories primarily from the 1960s-1980s era and place them on the TLSN…