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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…

Ken Gidney, a center from Texas, smiling in a football uniform, showcasing athleticism and team spirit.

Kenneth Rayburn Gidney – passing

ByBilly Dale

FUNERAL HOMEMaxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service – Yorktown Blvd. 5921 Yorktown BlvdCorpus Christi, TexasUPCOMING SERVICEVisitationJan. 9, 20255:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service – YorktownKenneth Gidney ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service – Yorktown Blvd. on Dec. 29, 2024. Publish in a newspaper Kenneth (Ken) Rayburn Gidney, known affectionately…

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Ron Baxter’s podcast and article with Ron’s introduction by Professor Carlson

ByBilly Dale

The link to Ron’s podcast is in the red font. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/cdogg/TLSNS04E07.mp3 WHO’S THE FAT KID, ABE? by Larry Carlson   https://texaslsn.org I was pretty damn fired up when I found out that I was gonna get to interview Ron Baxter for a TLSN podcast last month, thanks to the site’s contacts with John Carsey, one of Baxter’s old…

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12/18/2024 Mack Brown receives the Bagnell Award for contributions to Football at the 88th Maxwell Awards.

ByBilly Dale

Bobby Burton is joined by LEGENDARY Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown to discuss the state of college football, navigating a high-profile backup quarterback, Texas memories and what’s next on this week’s Saturday Conversation! The link is below. https://youtu.be/iw_6maXoOwY By: The Maxwell Football ClubStory LinksThe Maxwell Football ClubMaxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert announced…

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The Unlikely Football Pioneer- Fred Bednarski

ByBilly Dale

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…

Major Applewhite “What if…?” By Larry Carlson

ByBilly Dale

Texaslsn.org By Larry Carlson Major Applewhite is a storied quarterbackin’ figure in UT history, a record-setter and cucumber-cool finisher who already qualifies as polished top brass among the ranks of Longhorn fan favorites.   But how much brighter would his star shine, had he been provided with a few more opportunities at Texas? What if he…