In this post I will cover the top 15 all-time Longhorn pipeline schools and name every UT football letterman I’m aware of who attended each listed school, with some footnotes on certain players for whom program records contain some discrepancies. The Texas Longhorns’ top 15 all-time pipeline schools with research help from Jonathan Wells. The top…
1944 Texas Brochure compliments of Mark McDonald Mark McDonald In 1944 one of the most colorful characters in Texas signs with Texas. Because of Bobby Layne’s deep respect for Coach Billy Disch and his desire to play for a great college baseball team, Layne signs with Texas. Bobby Layne would become both a Longhorn football…
Professor Larry Carlson’s published articles are archived on the TLSN website. To learn more about Larry visit the link LARRY CARLSON’S BIO AND ORAL HISTORY (squarespace.com) FLASHBACK to 1962: Horns, Hogs, and The Cuban Missile Crisis by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Tension prevailed all week in mid-October 1962 as top-ranked Texas prepared to host…
Texas, Rice and JFK’s Space Race ByLARRY CARLSON Sep 12, 2019 It was this week in September 1962 when President John F. Kennedy addressed a large crowd at Rice Stadium in Houston. The Space Race was on, and America was not about to lose to Russia. “We choose to go to the moon,” Kennedy boomed,…
A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes Here is the link to Jonathan Wells whole article A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes (msn.com) Research and Story by Jonathan Wells- Edited for TLSN History of Longhorn sports. Jonathan Wells says: “The football and baseball programs at the University of Texas are both among the most…
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,…
A 1966 Saturday Evening Post quote from sports writer Myron Cope stated that DKR was the “patron saint of clean-cut coaches.” DKR was handsome and charismatic, often called the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list of 115 prospects for the head coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours…
Mike Campbell is in the hospice section, and his arm is fine now. Courtney and I went on the 4th of July for a big luncheon they were hosting for the family. He is so bad now that he has to always be fed. It took me forever to cut up and feed him his…
Sam Acho played from 2007 to 2010. He was known for his leadership, academic excellence, and on-field dominance. He won the William V. Campbell Trophy and the Wuerffel Trophy in 2010, both prestigious awards recognizing athletic and academic achievement. Emmanuel Acho, the younger brother, followed closely behind, playing from 2008 to 2011. He was a…
Roy Miller 2005- 2009 ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN As a boy living in Virginia, he loved the ACC, particularly Mack Browns and North Carolina’s Tar Heels. A decade later, destiny called, and Roy got his wish to play for Mack Brown as a Longhorn. However, the road…