Scholar-Athlete Award at the National Football Foundation through 1977
Maurice Doke 1959
Roosevelt Leaks
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…
Gary Keithley’s Road to the Texas High School Hall of Fame.
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…
Eric and Shay Holle past and present Longhorn brand builders
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…
Texas vs aggy: The Eternal Scoreboard By Larry Carlson
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…
The ’68 Longhorns:Wishbone Dynasty Begins by Larry Carlson
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…
Bill Catlett’s story is one of aspirations, visions, and a heart that recognized beauty in countless forms.
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…
42 Home wins in a Row by Larry Carlson
HOME, AND COOKIN’ !When The Horns Hooked 42 Straight by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org It was quite a damn feat, this Texas-sized home winnin’ streak. For those who know history, it stretched from when LBJ resided in the White House through the week in which Jimmy Carter was elected to the oval office. More than eight full…
Rooster Andrews – Colors and Logos
The iconic ” steelhead” logo of the Texas Longhorns athletic teams and the burnt orange color worn by them were the result of the work of one man: William “Rooster” Andrews. In 1961, coach Darrell Royal talked to Andrews, who at at time was a salesman for C&S Sporting Goods, about ways to improve the…
Author Bower Yousse and Freddie Steinmark
BILLY SCHOTT REMEMBERS FREDDIE STEINMARK Bower, as you know, Freddie was always a big brother to me, and his influence still surfaces in my life almost daily. When I’m asked what my greatest moment was as a Texas Longhorn football player, it’s putting the first points on Freddie’s scoreboard on the night it was dedicated…