Baseball and ESPN, Marvin Kristynik, Kylie Doniak (soccer) , Giving Back

The TLSN website and newsletter are free, educational, historical, and insightful, sharing Longhorn sports history through the eyes of those who created it.

A statistical Bio of each of these super Longhorn baseball players is now part of the TLSN history of Longhorn Sports @

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Marvin Kristynik – A Far-Sighted Story.

When DKR retired from football in 1976, a reporter asked, “how about picking out some players who got the very most out of their ability? “Coach Royal said, “Marvin Kristynik damn sure would be an entry.”

However, on one particular day in 1965, it took Marvin more than just ability to overcome adversity. It required a conspiratorial Longhorn team and one loyal fan to solve a potentially game-changing event.

On the day of the Arkansas game in Fayetteville, Marvin, with a gasp and a gulp, realized that he had left his eyes (contacts) in his room at the team hotel in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Marvin chose not to tell Coach Royal. Instead, he shared his dilemma with some of his teammates, who passed the word to super Longhorn fan Jack Perry.

Jack immediately requested and received a police escort, drove to the Fayetteville airport, hopped on his private jet, flew to Fort Smith, retrieved the contacts, and delivered Marvin’s sight to him before the game started.

Coach Royal learned about Marvin’s dilemma in the paper the next day.

Unfortunately, Texas still lost the game, but for other reasons than sight unseen.

The rest of Marvin’s story is part of a detailed genealogy of Longhorn quarterbacks.

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University of Texas soccer player Kylie Doniak should have walked across the stage to receive her diploma in 2012. But on February 3, 2012, she was hit by a convicted drunk driver while walking downtown, pausing her plans.

“We were all at home, and we got that phone call at (midnight),” David Doniak, Kylie’s father, said. “It was from Brackenridge, the hospital, called us and said, ‘Your daughter got hit by a drunk driver.’ So that was hard, very hard.” Kylie was in a coma for six weeks after the crash that nearly took her life. Shortly after, she was well enough to return to California to continue medical treatments.

For the rest of the story on Kylie, please visit

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The Art of Giving Back

A goal of TLSN’s is to inform readers about tax-exempt links to charitable organizations created by former Longhorn student-athletes who have incorporated a compassionate component in their mission statement.

If you have a site that you feel meets the criteria mentioned above and would like your site listed in the “Giving Back” section of the TLSN website, email me at Williamdale@msn.com .

Notice: readers of the TLSN website should perform due diligence before donating to any of these causes. TLSN has not completed a detailed review of 501 (c) (3)’s mentioned on the TLSN website.

Presently including on this site are charities inspired by :

Michelle Adamolekun,

Cole Pittman,

Johnnie Johnson,

Tommy Nobis,

NFL Austin Chapter,

Brian Robison,

Sam and Emmanuel Acho,

Tina Bonci,

Charlie Cravens, and

TLSN

Here is the link to the site.

 https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/giving-back-taxexempt-organizations-setup-by-former-longhorn-student-athletes

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance.

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TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

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