Austin American Statesman photos of the History of Longhorn-O.U. rivalry
Texas vs OU: 150 photos of the Red River Rivalry dating back to 1978
Joe Don Looney- UT beat O.U. on Saturday, stopping the star sooner back. There never was a player so aptly named as Joe Don Looney.
1963 Texas O.U. game by Roy Jones TEXAS-OU MEMORIES: The hype leading up to the annual bloodletting at the State Fair in Dallas always harkens me back to the best game ever in the series. Since that first game in 1900, the Longhorns and Sooners have faced off 118 times, but only once have the…
Rooster Andrews – Colors and Logos
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…
National Champion Longhorn player Jack Howe and Longhorn Trackster Ed Frnka have passed away
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Baseball 2007- 2016 Augie Garrido
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 FINALISTS in 2007 and holds the career Texas record for home runs (57) and the season (28) 2007 -2008- 39-22 NCAA limits full baseball scholarships on a team…
Coach Leon Black
in the 1960s and 1970’s race, facilities, and Image hurt recruiting at Texas In the 60’s and 70s, Texas lost many great African American basketball recruits due to UT’s history of racial intolerance. Harold Bradley experienced this rejection first hand. Twice Coach Bradley thought that he had crossed the race barrier, but he failed. James…
Longhorn Women’s Swimming Honors
Leigh Ann Fetter | Swimming | 1987-1991 During her time at Texas, she became the first woman to swim the 50 freestyle under 22 seconds on her way to her fourth of seven NCAA individual titles. Her time of 21.92 seconds was a Texas record for over 25 years. She was undefeated in her 50…
2023 Texas-Texas Tech
1990 Butch Hadnot – Texas Tech.jpg 1960 Texas Tech program.jpg izadi_shawn_tech_p1301.jpg Texas vs. texas tech ticket stub 10201983.jpg 1964 Texas Tech program.jpg texas tech 1970.jpg 1961 Texas Tech program.jpg 1963 Texas Tech.jpg Tech ticket 1947.png NO TIME FOR A RED & BLACK FRIDAYby Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org (TLSN’s Larry Carlson teaches sports media classes at…
1957, 58, 59, 60, DKR
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 after…
Top 5 Longhorn Rosters
Greatest Rosters in Texas Longhorn History. Top 5 Texas Longhorn Best Rosters of all time…… These are not the best teams, just the best rosters and talent per year. So don’t be confused about how well they did on the field; these aren’t the best teams, just the best rosters. #5. 1995 This team was…