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…
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…
Some have forgotten Darrell Royal’s edict: “We don’t want any candy stripes on our uniforms. These are work clothes.” Captains Eddie Phillips, Jim Bertelsen, Stan Mauldin, and Tommy Woodward at work. Fall Fashion uniform preview FALL FASHION PREVIEW FOR ‘HORNS by Larry Carlson When a new coach takes over at most college football programs,…
A BAD HABIT: WHEN WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING Commentary by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Fan Allegiance It’s long been said that while football allegiance is somewhat of a benevolent mistress, she can still be a demanding damn dame. A cruel one, too. Least ways, that’s the way hardboiled mystery writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond…
THE ENDURANCE OF KINDNESS by Larry Carlson Hero worship is loosely defined as excessive admiration for someone. Most of us, as kids, had heroes in sports or music or movies. Or all of those. Nothing wrong with it. But how many of us got to break through that sometimes impenetrable wall between the worshiper…
UTNY: Four Longhorns helped Namath back up Super Bowl guarantee By LARRY CARLSON Feb 3, 2019 Imagine four players who sweated and soared on a college championship team together, then moved on to one pro team and played key roles in a Super Bowl win, against the biggest odds there will ever be. The fairy…
IS UT READY FOR IT TO MEAN MORE? 7/29/2022 by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Professor Larry Carlson interviewing Randy McEachern in 1977 I will say this. It’s gonna be loud when Texas and Alabama tee it up in Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium on a crispy, not crisp, early autumn morning in…
AVOID YES/NO QUESTIONS, PLEASE by Larry Carlson Larry interviewing Coach Akers I got my wife to proof this column and she made me scratch the lead and start over. “Get to the point,” she said. Sage advice. Especially since this is about interviews, good and bad. Once upon a time, I interviewed athletes every day. …