Where Have All the Footballs Gone? A Spoof James Cooke was a Longhorn manager from 1967-69. During those years, James committed one of the most heinous and felonious crimes in the history of college football. Now that the statute of limitations has expired, James admits that he stole the game ball used in the 1969…
William Edward “Rooster” Andrews Rooster was offered a scholarship at Texas A&M, but Kutner interceded and convinced Coach Bible to offer him a scholarship. After Rooster graduated, Coach Bible said he was “the best manager I ever saw.” Class of 1945Inducted into HOH 1966 FOOTBALL (1941-45, Manager, Kicker, Halfback)BASEBALL (1944, 1946, Manager) Standing 4″…
OBITUARY Gene Ross MARCH 1, 1943 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 IN THE CARE OF Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services What is it about a ball in the water that makes a golfer go to great lengths to recover it? The thrill of the hunt? Because he could? Or did he just recognize…
CURTAINS FOR THE COUGARS by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org “Out, damn spot! Out, I say.” So said Lady Macbeth, famously. I don’t know if Billy Shakespeare was ever required reading at the University of Houston, but Lady Macbeth and Cougar coach Dana Holgorsen are now intertwined in cursing that damn spot. Texas got a…
IT’S BEEN A MINUTE:Horns and Coogs Meet Againby Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org There was a strange vibe that night when the Texas Longhorns football team last visited the University of Houston. For starters, kickoff time in H-Town for this televised game was 8:15 p.m., the latest Central Time Zone slot UT has ever played in. …
1972 – Cotton Bowl- Alabama and Texas COTTON BOWL FLASHBACK: Alan Lowry And The Thin White Line by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Written on December 15, 2022 A 1956 Western Union congratulations from Aggie Coach Bear Bryant to new Longhorn head coach Royal Royal and The “Bear” Alabama fans with elephant-like memories still believe…
The History of the Texas vs. Tide during the Modern Era by Larry for TLSN. BLUEBONNET BOWL 1960 Season Dec. 17, Rice Stadium, Houston Background: Ninth-ranked Bama went 8-1-1 and boasted the nation’s second-ranked defense. Texas, coming off Darrell Royal’s first SWC championship in ’59, had gone 7-3, with one-point losses to Nebraska and…
A note from the Webmaster concerning Larry Carlson’s article. View fullsize Webmaster Billy Dale and retired Professor of journalism and consummate Media guru Larry Carlson have created a Longhorn sports history website combining 1000’s of montages and mosaics telling the story of the Longhorn brand through the eyes of those who created it. The site…
THE WISHBONE & THE TURKEYS Longhorns vs Aggies, 1968-70 by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Ten months before the wishbone offense of Darrell Royal and Emory Bellard got its first of what would ultimately become 30 consecutive victories, UT’s football leaders had tough questions and challenges. The “1967: Year of the ‘Horns” bumper stickers…
“The Last (aggy)Supper” Billy Schott’s oral history, some photos, and text are at https://www.texaslsn.org/billy-schott-oralhistory It would be very easy to recall so many of the distinct memories I have associated with the intense rivalry involving the school in College Station for my 70 years on this planet, but I doubt they would have the same…