Littlefield personified the all-around athlete By Gaylon Krizak A couple of years ago, the Longhorn Network aired a program designed to identify the greatest athlete in the history of the University of Texas. Special attention was paid to football players; not surprising at UT. Also not surprising: The greatest all-around athlete in Longhorn’s history wasn’t…
DKR and The “Resurgence” of Longhorn football- by Tommy Lucas ROYAL IMMEDIATELY MAKES INROADS into Rebuilding a winning tradition by RECRUITING GREAT TEAM PLAYERS. In the year 1956, the Ed Price era of UT football ends with a 1 win- 9 loss season and afterwards he is asked to step down as Head Football…
Oscar Giles takes on important role in first season at Wyoming By Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports Dec 29, 2022 Oscar Giles remembers being overwhelmed by the enormity of the University of Texas when he arrived on campus in 1987. He grew up in Palacios, Texas, which is a town of 4,500 people near the Gulf Coast…
1976- DKR’s last year by Steve Ross Doug English said in the book “Darrell Royal Dance With Who Brung Ya” “Suddenly, Darrell looks up and a game that he’s worked his whole life in -a game of who works the hardest and prepares the best wins- has become a game where the ones who cheat…
Texas-UCLA 1970 Stephen Ross Sept 22, 2010 writing for Barking Carnival says: I on the other hand would prefer to re-live the thrilling Ying of the Bruins first trip here. It was 1970, and Austin was a still a small college town………………. I was a sophomore at UT, working at KHFI-TV (now KXAN) as the…
One loss teammate away from an undefeated season by Sports writer Gaylon Krizak with Billy Dale Photo is inspired by the very talented Bill Catlett-A member of the 1969 National Championship team. The Wishbone Offense Is Built around Only 6 Plays. The story of the 1969 Texas Longhorns is one that is now 50 years…
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO THE HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “GUEST WRITERS”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, AND “SENTRY”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this “article” grid A special bond…
Longhorns devastate a good Oregon team 71-7. Even without a bowl appearance, the 1941 Longhorns are one of the most important teams in Longhorn football history. They notched the programs’ first #1 ranking ever, and two Horns make the consensus All-American team. The Longhorns win the first-ever Golden Hat Trophy against OU. Texas coach Bible…
Steve Ross and Coach Akers Telling it like it is Flying back from a football road game is not fun. Cramped quarters for large bodies – bodies that are sore from the game. It really isn’t fun when you were the #1 team in the nation, and you lost 42-11 to Arkansas. That was the…
1901: The strange story of Kirksville’s ‘bone doctors’ By Gaylon Krizak “Quod ali cibus est aliis fuat acre venenum (What is food to one person may be bitter poison to others).” —Lucretius, “De Rerum Natura”. The whispers started early in the season; before it had even begun, in fact, for many teams (eventual national champion…