COMING SOON: HORNS VS COWBOYS by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org I was ready to write this headline: Choke-lahoma State Saves Sooners. How could a team given an open chute into the corral squander it all away against a losing team, BYU, at home? But Mike Gundy’s Cowboys, led by Ollie Brown II, the workhorse running…
The individuals listed below in alphabetical order by first name have signed Greg’s lithograph. #14- Can’t read name #44- Can’t read name #58- Can’t read name Adrian Ford-1971 Alan Baum-1960 Alan Lowry-1969 Alan Luskey-1976 Alan Moravcik-1965 Alan Weddell-1969 Alfred Jackson-1974 Arlis Parkhurst-1955 Babe Dreymala-1955 Benny Pace-1965 Bill Acker-1974 Bill Atessis-1967 Bill Barron-1972 Bill Bradley-1965…
Building Bridges by Leaving Something Behind.Coach Royal put up a sign in the Texas Locker room in the 1960s saying, “WHAT I GAVE I KEPT. ” “WHAT I KEPT I LOST.” TLSN is building bridges to the past, present, and future There is no period after Royal’s middle name. Darrell lost his mother a…
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…