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….
Danny Davis, University of Texas Beat Writer Every Thursday in the Hookem newsletter, we will catch up with a former Texas standout. This week’s “Where Are They Now?” interview is with former UT slugger Kyle Russell. An outfielder at Texas from 2006-08, Russell’s 57 career home runs are still a school record. A two-time conference…
What a sterling example of brotherhood you guys, and others, are. You stepped in to help Pat when I could no longer take care of him. In the years with me, Pat proved to be exactly who I believed him to be from age 8 on. He was a good man, slow to anger, and…
David was a three-year starter for Vidor High School, where he earned MVP honors in baseball and All-District in football during his senior year. He then played at Panola Junior College, where he became the JUCO national batting champion with an impressive .525 batting average and was recognized as a JUCO All-American. Coach Gus, known…
It’s hardly a secret that the University of Texas has accumulated thousands of wins and stocked its trophy cases with heavy hardware from championships. But you might not realize that victory is hard to convert into the highest level of success beyond college athletics.Just five guys out of the thousands who have put on the…
MARIO “MIKE” DE LA FUENTE is the first citizen of Mexico inducted into the HOH. During his years at Texas, he only lost one collegiate game. Mike De La Fuente overcame discrimination to become the first Hispanic to receive a scholarship to play baseball at Texas.On September 7, 1927, Mike De La Fuente was turned…
Scott Soden played outfielder for the Longhorns from 1979 to 1979. He was known for his impressive performance on the field and held the record for the longest home run hit at Texas at one point. After his college career, he was hired as the head coach at San Antonio East Central. He was a…
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…
2006-2007- 46-17 Twenty returning lettermen filled the roster. Randy Boone moves from a starting pitcher to a closer. Kyle Russel is an All-American and GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD FINALIST in 2007 and holds the career Texas record for home runs (57) and for a season (28) 2007 -2008- 39-22 NCAA limits full baseball…
The Texas Longhorns baseball team has a rich history, with a tradition of excellence that spans over a century. Here are some highlights: *Six National Championships*: Texas has won six College World Series (CWS) titles, the most recent one coming in 2005. The other championships were in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, and 2002….