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Randy Willis: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You
ByBilly Dale 12/04/202512/04/2025

by Randy Willis The following is an edited version of Randy Willis’ story and photo assortment tailored for the TLSN sports historical site. Here is the link to his whole story about the Longhorn cheerleader calendar cover . https://randywillisbooks.com/randy-willis-the-eyes-of-texas/ Randy says, “I get a call from Brown Distributing in Austin. They are the local Budweiser…

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Baseball History | Professor articles

LONGHORN LEGEND TAYLOR JUNGMANN:
ByBilly Dale 11/30/202511/30/2025

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…

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Tom Ball’s introduction by Professor Larry Carlson
ByBilly Dale 11/30/202511/30/2025

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…

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Track Women's History

Michelle Adamolekun Interview with Larry Carlson
ByBilly Dale 11/30/202511/30/2025

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…

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THE LONGHORNS RING SIX TIMES
ByBilly Dale 11/30/202511/30/2025

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,…

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas Longhorn Bart Shirley has died after a lengthy illness.
ByBilly Dale 11/29/202512/06/2025

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…

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Rod Elliott loved family and Beach life
ByBilly Dale 11/25/202511/25/2025

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…

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Baseball History

Burt Hooten Article is by Chaitaly with photos from the TLSN archives.
ByBilly Dale 11/22/202511/25/2025

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…

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EDITH THOMASON ROYAL by Jenna McEachern and Randy Willis
ByBilly Dale 11/15/202511/15/2025

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…

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Mike Smith remembers 1966 baseball players and Coach Falk
ByBilly Dale 11/11/202511/13/2025

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….

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