TLSN is building bridges to the past, present, and future There is no period after Royal’s middle name. Darrell lost his mother a short time after his birth, and the “K” is the first initial of his mother’s name – Katie. DKR’s Story is a Horatio Alger story. Born into poverty, he used his curiosity,…
Barbara Wainscott Student of the Game By Barbara Wainscott If you asked Loyd’s mother, she would always tell you that her son was a good student, but not a great student because he didn’t “apply” himself. He always seemed to know just how much he needed to “apply” to…
Dr. Denton Cooley (1938-1939) – walk-on in basketball In 2004 the 44,000 square foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both the women and men practice on separate courts. It was one of the best workout facilities in the country when built. Denton Cooley wanted to be a jock, not a…
1927- 1933 Coach Clyde Littlefield During his years as head coach for the Longhorn football team, his record was 44-18-6, with two SWC championships. Littlefield was a disciplinarian who used his foot to butt for players who made mistakes. But in 1933, the team went 4-5-2, and he was fired as football coach but retained…
below Dave Snyder’s photo is the link to Texassports.com remembrance of Dave Snyder https://texassports.com/news/2023/11/5/mens-tennis-legendary-texas-mens-tennis-coach-dave-snyder-passes-away.aspx The letter below was found in the Stark Center archives. 2000 retirement note to Jim Bayless from Coach Snyder Jim Bayless says; Few athletes or coaches in any sport can match Snyder’saccomplishments throughout his stellar career spanning five decades. Hitchhiking from…
To add depth to the History And Evolution Of Conditioning And Weight Lifting for the Longhorns, some content and photos from the Stark Center site are used on the TLSN site. One of the Stark Centers’s directives is to study Kinesiology’s effect on athletes and sports. If you want more information about the Stark Center, …
T-Ring Reflections 1970’S Longhorn football struggles to regain national prominence – These players offer insight into that challenge Lawrence Sampleton A freshman hooks the hogs By Jim Kaplan A Sports Illustrated Article Photos by Billy Dale The week had already been a busy one for Texas freshman Lawrence Sampleton. On Sunday he was still treating a…
Todd Smith (1987-1990) Todd Smith walked on at Texas as a Defensive end but started at offensive center. He had some offers to other schools, but he wanted to be a Longhorns. Reggie Grob was my cousin. Todd Smith belongs to an exclusive club of Longhorn football players. He was a walk-on who started…
Maddog’s list of Toughest Longhorn Players On & Off the Field 1998-2014 Jeff Madden -Strength and Condition Coach under Mack Brown Todd Wright Says, “The Will To Win Means Nothing Without The Will To Train.” Maddog trained some of the greatest football players in the history of Longhorn sports. The name Maddog Madden was earned,…
The art of stealing signals Below is an article about stealing signs in the 1960s inspired by an article written by Fort Worth star-telegram sports columnist Jim Trickle for Dave Campbell’s magazine. The 1963 story of Texas deciphering Navy’s defensive signals was not officially made public until 1973. Longhorn Coach Bill Ellington shared the story…