Billy Dale’s Articles

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    Jack Collins Jr. and Sr. and Carleton Collins

    ByBilly Dale

    THREE GENERATIONS OF COLLINS UT LETTERMEN  It is a goal of TLSN to remember the family tree of former Longhorns who have created Longhorn sports history. Author Mark McDonald shares the Mauldin clan’s family tree at https://www.texaslsn.org/the-mauldins-by-mark-mcdonald, and Billy Dale shares the impressive story of Stewart Keller’s family trees impact on UT sports history at https://www.texaslsn.org/stewart-kellers-longhorn-roots-start-in-1899-orns-sitennis-football-diving.   …

  • 1970 -Learning from Julius Whittier

    ByBilly Dale

    Learning from Julius WHO SOMEONE ROOMS WITH SHOULD NOT BE A NEWSWORTHY EVENT. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE A “PROVOCATIVE” ARTICLE THAT SAID, “WHITTIER, TEXAS BLACK OFFENSIVE GUARD, IS ROOMING WITH A WHITE PLAYER AND OCCASIONALLY DATING WHITE WOMEN.” I AM THAT “WHITE PLAYER.” IN 1970 COACH ROYAL CALLED THREE SENIORS…

  • Good Luck Follows Preparation Billy Dale

    ByBilly Dale

    Coach Royal believed in cause and effect. He believed that if you want more good luck in life, then prepare accordingly. Harvey Penick, the great golf instructor, said “giving luck a chance gave players a high probability of scoring”. Coach Royal agreed with Harvey Penick.  Royal understood that preparation for a game increased the chance…

  • Heat Stroke

    ByBilly Dale

    Reggie Grob was well-liked and respected on the football team. He was the first walk-on of Royal’s career to earn a scholarship. On September 1, 1962, three Texas football players collapsed from heat exhaustion and were rushed to the hospital. All three – Lee Hensley, Jim Besselman, and Reggie Grob were in satisfactory condition by…

  • When water was for “sissies”

    ByBilly Dale

    Football player Jordan McNair from Maryland, Reggie Grob from Texas, and Joe Good, a Fictional Character from West Texas, all died of heat stroke. Stopping heatstroke deaths requires adequate hydration by coaches and trainers who understand both the causes and symptoms of heatstroke. On September 1, 1962, Reggie Grob, a Texas football player, was rushed…