David Bales Loved Wally like everyone else! He emceeds many events for us at Scholz’s, including our jalapeño eating contests. One year, he, my dad Larry, and Pam McGee went on a” goodwill “ trip to Slippery Rock. Dad took several large jars of jalapeños to the game. Wally told the crowd they were…
Information about Texas Legacy Support Network and Chris Doelle Enterprises is discussed in the first 3:49 minutes of Rodney’s podcast. Rodney Page’s interview starts at the 3:50 mark. Click on the rectangle below with Rodney Page’s name to listen to Rodney’s oral history. Rodney Page talks about Leon Black, Betty Thompson, and Rhetha Swindell link…
How the NCAA women’sFinal Four was born A decade after Title IX, a battle for control of women’sbasketball split loyalties and produced two national champions LEFT: Rutgers defeated Texas, 83-77, in the 1982 AIAW women’s basketball championship. RIGHT: Forward Ann Pendergrass helped Louisiana Tech defeat Cheyney State, 76-62, in the first NCAA women’s championship…
> “ Athletes learn and earn the valuable life skills taught by playing sports. These skills are ingrained in the players heart by coaches who teach that success requires a teammate mentality, a work ethic in tow, and self-reliance as the goal.Coach Dana LeDuc taught those lessons well. ”— Billy Dale The oral history of…
BY PAT COSGROVE CACTUS WRITER photos added by Billy Dale Marty Akins Drop the word “pain” in the presence of an athlete, and indubitably a shudder or flash of recognition was stirred deep into the heart. Pain was a phenomenon that for centuries has gone hand-in-hand with competition. For most athletes, mere participation in…
Edwin Wright Obituary WRIGHT III, Edwin E. Edwin E. Wright III was born in Gainesville, Texas, on June 7, 1952,. He received a full athletic scholarship in track to the University of Texas at Austin, graduating magna cum laude, followed by a NCAA Track Scholarship to the UT School of Law. While at UT, he…
Randy Lightfoot was a record-setting hurdler in 1970s 1973 Lightfoot.jpg 1972 Randy Lightfoot, Jim Heredon, Coach Price Robert Primeaux, Gordon Hodges. BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Randall Lee “Randy” Lightfoot, a record-setting hurdler . He grew up in Plainview, graduating from Plainview High School in 1971. An outstanding athlete, Randy won the Texas Class 4A 120-yard high…
MARTELL PETERMANN Obituary MARTELL LEWIS PETERMANN He will be remembered as a very caring and fun-spirited individual, an amazing athlete, and a wonderful storyteller. In his early years, he worked on the family farm while exceling in football and track, and then graduated from Kennewick High School in 1972. Martell attended the University of Texas…
Betty Grubbs Betty Grubbs Gary Mcintosh. with his wife Suzanne receiving award for best CPA in texas. Gary McIntosh is bottom 3rd from left Recognition of a true Longhorn Legend! Last night, Gary Mcintosh represented Betty Grubbs’s family as she was honored by UT. Betty has donated a 7 figure amount to UT women’s athletics…
Doctor Denton Cooley In 2004, the 44,000-square-foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both men and women practice on separate courts. When built, it was one of the best workout facilities in the country. All are torn down now! This story is probably not for TSLN, but it is fascinating, and…