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Texas Longhorn Coaching Pioneers

ByBilly Dale

Discussing the true coaching pioneers in each sport at Texas was not easy, so suggestions and criticisms are welcome.   By definition, sports pioneers are risk-takers, and without their vision, there is no beginning. Visionaries move programs forward by the strength of will and a focus on the future and not the present. Where others have…

Longhorn National Championships

Longhorn National Championships

ByBilly Dale

Texas set a record for number of championships in their last year in the Big 12 As of 06/24/2024 The national championship count is as follows. Texas now boasts 66 all-time National Championships (62 NCAA crowns) and four AIAW crowns. This is an impressive feat for the Longhorns, who rank fourth in the number of…

Kirk Bohls
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Kirk Bohls

ByBilly Dale

Best Cotton-Pickin’ Sportswriter In America  by Larry Carlson   https:// texaslsn.org Below are the oral history podcast, text, and photo links to Kirk Bohls. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/kirk-bohls My buddy, Kirk, is pretty tough.  He once played the second half of a late ’60s high school football game with a broken neck.  That wasn’t gonna stop the 5-7 135-pound…

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum
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The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum

ByBilly Dale

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum Click on red “facebook” to see the final moments of the drum. Facebook Since 1977, almost 26 million people have visited the Super Drum. In 1980, after the passing of Frank Erwin, the Super Drum was renamed the “Frank Erwin Center.” Frank’s name never stuck on the…

The Mascot Dilemma
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The Mascot Dilemma

ByBilly Dale

The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass, Arctic blizzards, and burning winds. Their story is the bedrock on which the history of the cow country of America is founded. J….

The Road to Bevo -Folklore and Fables
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The Road to Bevo -Folklore and Fables

ByBilly Dale

Author Emma Schkloven in the title to an article she wrote in October 2022 for the Austin Monthly captures the history of Bevo in 32 words. Bevo’s Long Ride to the Mascot Mountaintop UT’s beloved icon may be living large now, but he’s faced kidnappings, hazings, and even the dinner plate before rising to big…

2008- Bishop Dolegiewicz track
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2008- Bishop Dolegiewicz track

ByBilly Dale

 A tall and muscular athlete, he won All-American honours while at the University of Texas and was the 1975 World University champion in the shot put. A silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games was followed by his first Olympic appearance at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He won a Commonwealth Games bronze on home turf in 1978 and also set a Canadian record of 20.83 m in the shot…