Leon Fuller is one of the most important defensive architects in Texas Longhorns football history, best known for his two stints as UT’s defensive coordinator and his long, winding coaching career across college and the NFL. Leon Fuller was Alabama’s 1960 MVP in the Bluebonnet Bowl, which was played against Texas. Bear Bryant called him…
Good, Bad, and Ugly theme song is in the link below. https://youtu.be/LdLQf1Ef9Ns Dig out a time capsule from sixty years ago, and you’ll be reminded that one of the biggest movies came from rugged Clint Eastwood. It was entitled “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.” Texas football would sample some of all those things…
Those Pesky Lists by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Lists of “bests” or even “favorites” can be fun. Also troublesome, in that it’s hard to get people to agree. And I’m not talking politics or religion. We’re not even taking sides on whether Michael McDonald’s voice…
Subject: Horns Are “America’s Team” UT: America’s College Baseball Team By Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org There’s no other program like that Longhorn baseball program. Most trips to the College World Series. Check. It’s now at 39, as the Horns head to Omaha for big steaks and bigger stakes. Biggest representation in the College Baseball Hall of…
Billy Dale says, ” As promised to all on this Facebook site, if you share special moments about the History of Longhorn sports , I will publish them in some form.” Here is Craig Muennink’s story about his dad. A SONS PRIDE- Craig says, “Hi, Billy! My dad, Jerry Muennink, played for Darryl Royal 56-60….
You might wonder why this story matters in the history of Longhorn Sports, but read to the end and you’ll see why it’s a key moment in Longhorn history. Metzenthin is remembered as the head football coach for Texas in 1907 and 1908, posting a solid 11-5-1 record. But from 1910 through the 1930s, he…
Roy Miller 2005- 2009 ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN As a boy living in Virginia, he loved the ACC, particularly Mack Browns and North Carolina’s Tar Heels. A decade later, destiny called, and Roy got his wish to play for Mack Brown as a Longhorn. However, the…
Longoria, who received his master’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, is a training specialist for an insurance company in San Antonio. He said the lack of answers to his question about Latino professional football players started his quest for a few answers and then more answers, which he eventually compiled into…
Michael Brown has passed away, Brown, a versatile player who was tried at several skill positions during his career in the early ’80s at Texas, was well-liked by teammates and had been assisted my them in recent years. He came to the Forty Acres as part of Fred Akers’ 1980 signing class out of Lake…
The Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease (DKR Fund) is dedicated to raising awareness and funding research initiatives throughout Texas for Alzheimer’s disease. The epilogue to the book of life of Darrell and Edith Royal’s love story is never-ending. A Longhorn cultural stamp that represents the compassionate heartbeat of the Longhorn Nation. Their legacy lives on…