Books – Shoot-out and Steinmark
Books about the 1969 National Champion football season
Author Bower Yousse
Turk blocking for Peter Gardere Turk McDonald (UT football, 1988-1992) https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Look up “center” in your dictionary, and you find something like “around which anything relates to or revolves.” But the center position in football is seldom the center of attention. That other guy who also touches the ball on every play gets oversized expectations,…
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO THE HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “Que”, “TLSN”, “SPORTS History”, “fans”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, “donate” AND “health watch”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this “article” grid John…
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ The last Longhorn to take home the Outland Trophy — some four decades ago — is allowing himself a short break from another busy workday to reminisce a little on this broiling summer afternoon. A framed poster of Vince Lombardi’s “What It Takes To Be Number One” credo is the only noticeable hint of…
Earl Campbell suited up for the John Tyler Lions, the Texas Longhorns, and the Houston Oilers—racking up a total of 15,582 rushing yards. That’s the equivalent of running 8.8 miles for Texas football. Ken Dabbs was one of first football recruiting coordinators in the nation in 1974. “It wasn’t Coach Royal or Coach Akers who…
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1927- 1933 Coach Clyde Littlefield During his years as head coach for the Longhorn football team, his record was 44-18-6, with two SWC championships. Littlefield was a disciplinarian who used his foot to butt for players who made mistakes. But in 1933, the team went 4-5-2, and he was fired as football coach but retained…