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Michael Olivarri and John Hagy

Michael Olivarri says,I played high school football with John Hagy at John Marshall High School in San Antonio. He was a great player.Here’s a story from high school.We finished track practice one day and got the bright idea to move the high jump mats over next to the bleachers. Hagy, me and 3 other classmates…

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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…

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Hackemack, Cunningham, Kaspar, LIttle

View in Browser There is a temporary link in the Navigation tool at the top of the screen at https://texaslsn.org that pays tribute to Longhorns lost in 2018-2019. I know I have missed some who have passed away, so please email me their names at Williamdale.msn.com so the Longhorn Nation can honor and remember those who have…

1957, 58, 59, 60, DKR
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1957, 58, 59, 60, DKR

DKR- The “patron saint of clean-cut coaches”. A ““““““““`1966 Saturday Evening post quote from sports writer Myron Cope. DKR was both handsome and charismatic, often referred to as the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list fo 115 prospects for the Texas Head Coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours…

2000’s Football T-ring Reflections
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2000’s Football T-ring Reflections

Roy Miller 2005- 2009 ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN As a boy living in Virginia, he loved the ACC, particularly Mack Browns and North Carolina’s Tar Heels. A decade later, destiny called, and Roy got his wish to play for Mack Brown as a Longhorn. However, the road…