James Everett Saxton Jr. (May 21, 1940 – May 28, 2014) was an All-American football and College Hall of Fame player for the University of Texas and a finalist for the 1961 Heisman Trophy. Though he never took a snap in high school, Texas coach Darrell Royal envisioned Saxton as a quarterback, and so during his freshman and sophomore years that…
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This TLSN oral history segment of Longhorn sports as told through the eyes of Texas Buck Cody is sponsored by the Austin based law firm Minton, Bassett, Flores & Carsey Contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Buck Cody was a pitcher on the 2002 and 2005 Longhorn CWS champions. His story is shared in three formats-…
TLSN oral history is sponsored by the Austin based law firm of MBFC. Contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Author and Professor Larry Carlson thinks that Billy Schott should supplant the present most interesting man in the world. But that I ain’t going to happen! Still, Billy has had a fascinating Longhorn life, and he deserves…
As 1973 rolled around, I became the UT Women’s Basketball coach and our mutually beneficial relationship continued and accelerated. Wow! To say that we were on a shoestring budget would be an understatement. Our salvation was Leon Black. Let’s be clear, no money or funds changed hands. Yet, Leon Black’s generosity and benevolence were worth…
Reflection Point Lutcher Stark When you enter the stadium from the west side, you go into Bellmont Hall, named after our first AD. Theo Bellmont, one of the founders of the SWC, was only the second most influential person on the program from 1910-1935. http://www.starkcenter.org/message-from-the-director/ In the book “100 Things” author Jenna McEachern says, “Stark…
#1 Setting the record straight, Todd Smith (walkon), Tyres Dickson https://texaslsn.org/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished/ #2 Top of the Que 05/17/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #12 James Shamblin a member of the 1950 Longhorn National Championship baseball team has passed away. Horns UP! https://texaslsn.org/que-5-20-2019-volume-iv-newsletter-12/ #3 Top of the Que 05/08/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #11 @ https://Texaslsn.org The Typewriter Bowl,…
A story by Cotton Speyer about Danny Lester While communing with a small group of friends recently, I asked the birth date of a mutual friend that was coming up in late June. June 23 was the answer. Ok I said, “June – Danny Lester”, I’ll now always remember the date on June 23….
Deborah Hall shares a photo of her husband David Hall who was the 1970 batting champion for the Longhorns with a .364 batting average. David developed into an outstanding hitter hitting .396 to lead the 1969 Longhorns. He was a strong line-drive hitter and dependable fielder at 3rd base. David could also pay outfield when…
John Danks is #32 and Ken Montgomery is #40 John Danks Eulogy for Longhorn basketball player Ken Montgomery. John Danks I met Ken in NYC in March 1978 the day before Texas defeated NC State for the NIT championship. You see he played for THEM. The introduction was made by my roommate Jim Krivacs who…