Still Throwing Strikes by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) In his final UT season, Jungmann won the Dick Howser Trophy, the hardball equivalent of the Heisman, awarded to the national player of the year. https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ A capacity crowd of 350 had just been riveted for a presentation by Eddie Penney, a former Navy SEAL and…
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ TLSN: You were seen as a potential two-sport college athlete, having also starred at quarterback for Lamar High. You told me that UT was actually the only Southwest Conference school to not offer you a scholarship in football. So how did you end up at Texas. TOM: Both my parents graduated from Texas. But…
1991 Track.jpg https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Michelle Adamolekun – Longhorn Brand Builder Michelle Adamolekun: Blazing speed, blazing trails – An interview by Larry Carlson A native of Jamaica, Michelle grew up in the Caribbean with dreams and talent. Her family moved to New York City when she was still a subteen, and she went on to earn a…
by Larry Carlson August 2022 Larry Carlson, Rodney Tate, and Lance Taylor https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ It has been fifty autumns since the Texas Longhorns capped the longest era of dominance in Southwest Conference annals. Coach Darrell Royal’s teams — featuring the wishbone offense and swarming defenses — won six straight SWC trophies, 1968-1973. The incomparable soul singer,…
After graduating from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Bart attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a multi-sport athlete, playing baseball and football. His athletic talent and work ethic caught the attention of Major League scouts, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning a professional baseball career that…
September 30, 2025 Rodney John Elliott passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Arlington, Va. Born Sept. 29, 1965, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Rod graduated from University of Texas at Austin, where he ran track. He was self-employed and ran Arlington-based companies specializing in stormwater management, hardscape, and landscape for 22 years. To know Rod…
Burt Hooton arrived at the University of Texas at Austin like a kid carrying far more talent than ego. People noticed that right away. There was something almost quiet about him — the kind of quiet that makes coaches lean forward because they know something special is brewing beneath the surface. And over the next…
OBITUARY- written by Jenna McEachern for Edith Royal Photos added by Billy Dale for https://texaslsn.org With a Remembrance by Randy Willis at the end. From filming My All American. Edith Royal and the Aaron Eckhardt, who played DKR. It was after an incredibly emotional scene ..jpg Edith Royal This matriarch of Texas Longhorn football was…
Mike Smith says ‘I played baseball from 1965-66 under Coach Bibb Falk. Never got in a game. Was close friends with Bill Bradley, a year younger than I, as I had played against Bill in all sports in high school and gave him rides home to Palestine in my car when he was a freshman….
This photo was taken after the women won the state titles. As a celebration, Coach Ramenofsky was thrown in the pool, and she is soaking wet.