Indulge this aged writer for just a sec, please. You get imprinted by your surroundings, your influences, as a kid. From second grade through college years, I enjoyed Thanksgiving with my parents, my older sisters, and then their husbands. We ate turkey and dressing — my Mom made traditional cornbread dressing and tasty oyster dressing…
By Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org The video of Fred Bednarski’s life is at https://youtu.be/t1wcN3JJr8A Don’t tell me you don’t remember Ivan Putski. He was all over your ’60s and ’70s TV “set,” back when you had rabbit ears or tin foil to get three channels.He was a rough, tough “wrassler” in the mold of Fritz…
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…
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…
A great story of triumph over adversity, surviving a German Forced labor Camp that leads to a historical mark in football that can never be duplicated. Edited by Billy Dale Important: Before you read one of the greatest Longhorn sports stories in the history of college football, click on the link below for a preview….
–Roy Jones, senior manager of the 1963 national championship football team writes about his most unforgettable Longhorn player– and it might surprise you. I bet Nick Saban has a Mickey Riggs on his roster. Kirby Smart too. I bet Bear Bryant had a Mickey Riggs among his “Junction Boys.” I KNOW Darrell Royal had one. Any…
Introduction The Brewer family roots are part of Big 8 and SWC college football history. Robert Brewer’s father was a quarterback for the Longhorns, and his Uncle played with Darrell Royal at Oklahoma. Robert says, “the Red River rivalry was a huge deal in my family and left an indelible impression on my childhood.” “One-half…
Barbara Wainscott Student of the Game By Barbara Wainscott If you asked Loyd’s mother, she would always tell you that her son was a good student, but not a great student because he didn’t “apply” himself. He always seemed to know just how much he needed to “apply” to…
The Closer- bY bARBARA wAINSCOTT A story about DKR’s recruiting skills in the 60’s as seen thru the eyes of Longhorn all american Loyd wainscott My youngest daughter is the Assistant to the Athletic Director for Klein High School in Houston’s far north side. It’s a 6A high school with a large athletic department. Lately…
Barbara Wainscott grew up in La Marque, Texas, where she met her future husband, Loyd Wainscott, in her junior year of high school. She joined him at The University of Texas the following year when she graduated, She and Loyd were married in 1969 and she received her degree in English and Journalism. Following Loyd’s…