Howard Terry, a lineman and linebacker from 1935 to 1937, founded the Texas Longhorn Education Foundation. In the photo below, he is #65, fifth from the left in the first row. A football scholarship enabled him to achieve his dream, inspiring him to establish a foundation to help other deserving individuals receive a first-class education…
1972 and 1973 Rosy is All-SWC – 1973 consensus All-American and 3rd runner-up for Heisman. He produces 12 – 100-yard games. With 1415 yards, Rosy Leaks breaks the SWC record held since 1950, and he ties the SWC TD record with 14. He rushed for 342 yards against SMU. Rosy is the first black student-athlete…
by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org THE “NATIVE” LANGUAGE OF LONGHORNS by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org The natives are restless. No, not homeless but, at least according to most of the media, incorrectly situated. Let me explain. We all have pet peeves. Maybe you wince when others say “I could care less,” when you know they mean they…
THE PORTAL BEFORE THE PORTAL: The Gary Keithley Story by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Gary Keithley was the bluest of blue-chippers in the Lone Star state’s football circles when he signed with Darrell Royal’s Texas Longhorns in February ’69. Today, not many Longhorn fans recall his name, or that he was the punter for UT’s 1970…
In mid-December 2024, Shay Holle made basketball history. She became winningest player in Texas programhistory with over 120 wins. Her dad, football Longhorn legacy player Eric Holle, was in attendance to celebrate the occasion. Eric was a defensive end on the 1981-1982 team that played and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Eric says to…
Thanksgiving afternoon in 1967 was bad enough for All-American linebacker Corby Robertson and his Texas Longhorn teammates. On Texas A&M’s eleventh crack at Darrell Royal, they had eked out a 10-7 win in College Station. With the sweet win would come the Aggies’ first Cotton Bowl since 1942. Texas had lost its final two games to…
There was a distinct edge to spring football at UT in 1968.Three years earlier, Darrell Royal and the Longhorns were the toast of college football. Texas won a national title in ’63 and seriously flirted with three other conquests. A magnificent run of 10-1, 9-1-1, 11-0 and 10-1 from ’61-’64 made for forty victories against…
It’s hardly a secret that the University of Texas has accumulated thousands of wins and stocked its trophy cases with heavy hardware from championships. But you might not realize that victory is hard to convert into the highest level of success beyond college athletics.Just five guys out of the thousands who have put on the…
A teammate, a friend, and a competitor who has transformed my black-and-white view of life into a breathtaking panorama of vibrant colors. We first met in 1965-1966 as competitors in the highest classification of high school football. I played for the Odessa Permian Panthers, and he played for the Abilene High School Eagles, coached by…