Former Texas coach Cliff Gustafson to be eulogized at where else: Disch-Falk Field Story by Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman • Yesterday 4:12 PM The family of Cliff Gustafson will hold a celebration of the life of the legendary Texas baseball coach next week at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The services will be held at 3 p.m….
Al Matthew makes Longhorn Sports History Austin High in the 60s had some great high school athletes who later set many records at either the college or professional level. Don Baylor almost signed with the Longhorns but decided to play professional baseball, Ben Crenshaw set all kinds of golf records at Texas and on the…
A story by Cotton Speyer about Danny Lester While communing with a small group of friends recently, I asked the birth date of a mutual friend that was coming up in late June. June 23 was the answer. Ok I said, “June – Danny Lester”, I’ll now always remember the date on June 23….
Deborah Hall shares a photo of her husband David Hall who was the 1970 batting champion for the Longhorns with a .364 batting average. David developed into an outstanding hitter hitting .396 to lead the 1969 Longhorns. He was a strong line-drive hitter and dependable fielder at 3rd base. David could also pay outfield when…
John Danks is #32 and Ken Montgomery is #40 John Danks Eulogy for Longhorn basketball player Ken Montgomery. John Danks I met Ken in NYC in March 1978 the day before Texas defeated NC State for the NIT championship. You see he played for THEM. The introduction was made by my roommate Jim Krivacs who…
KXAN Austin FollowView Profile Longhorn great Tiffany Jackson passes away at 37 Roger Wallace – Yesterday 10:05 PM Tiffanny Jackson played at Texas from 2003-2007 where she was a three-time All-American. Jackson played in 123 games with 103 starts under Hall of Fame coach Jody Conradt. She is the only person in program history…
Bobby Gurwitz played halfback at the University of Texas from 1958-1960 has passed away. February 2022 Bobby Gurwitzwas placed on the TLSN health watch list. He was a residence in a San Antonio care facility suffering from Alzheimer’s. (Sent via Texas Legacy Support Network) Gurwitz was a halfback for the University of Texas in the late…
Click on link below to celebrate the life of Chuck Hartenstein. https://www.texaslsn.org/campaigns/view-campaign/3s1AwPmfwOoeQ7KppKBkOsNod6KfSYzgmRdEKkk7K9bAKcJAsZY3eID0wZDzeXpCd-n6qd4FTSe4rfCKKlnU9Ja7V5WZIaRN Rembering Chuck Hartenstein by Jim Deitrick. Photo is Jim Deitrick Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I was ( still am) a Pirate fan. I remember Twiggy working in relief roles with mixed results. One of my favorite players on the Pirate team was…
As of July 18, 2022 -still no updates published by the family or social media. LaJune Bradley Praying for Gus & his family. A great coach & wonderful friend! Carolyn Craven Prayers for coach. Gaye Cuevas Thank God he is stable! A true Longhorn Legend! Laird Markland Prayers for our awesome coach! Hook’em Thomas Moore…
Texas Legacy Support Network is passing these Documents on to each of you. 8/08/2020 I am so pleased to share this article with you. From Dena Reneau 8/8/2020 Looks like progress is being made with allowing families to visit their loved ones not only in skilled nursing facilities but memory care as well. I’m sure…