Scott Appleton- a soul REDEEMED On the day Scott Appleton was buried in March of 1992 at the age of 50 due to heart conditions, many at the funeral had known three separate and distinct Scott Appletons. A great and passionate top athlete in high school and college moved to the bottom starting with his…
THE ONE-YARD RUN FOR THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN IN THE 100TH YEAR OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WAS A TEAM EFFORT. THE PLAYERS COMPLETED A PERFECT SEASON AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TEXAS LONGHORNS. Bobby Wuensch, Randy Peschell, Steve Worster, Jim Bertelsen, and Billy Dale all did their job, and as Tom Campbell said on Facebook once…
I try not to break the (NCAA) rules but merely test their elasticity.” Coach Bill Veeck For more than a century, the collective cult of many coaches and wealthy alums tested the limits of the NCAA recruiting rules with a wink. The SWC led in “winks.” The first era that Winkers ruled college sports was…
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“They keep telling me things are getting better,” Johnson said. “Well, sure, they’re getting better, but when you want something really bad, you don’t want to wait 20 years for it.” In 1973, less than a year after achieving his dream of graduating from The University of Texas, Carl lost his life in a freak…
Annette Smith -The Game Changer by Annette’s teammates, Billy Dale, and jule cart BY JULIE CART- Times Staff Writer- DEC. 10, 1985 -AUSTIN, Tex. — In 1983 Annette Smith of Texas was All-Everything, averaging 25 points per game for the nation’s top-ranked women’s college basketball team. It was pretty swell for a while, but in stories like these,…
TED Gorski’s Eulogy By Jim Bayless Tina, Susanna and James, it is an honor to be with you and Ted’s former teammates, protégés, doubles partners, flummoxed opponents and other friends at this time and place. It makes me smile to remember and celebrate his life and his considerable impact on many, not least me. When…
(Good morning. On behalf of the Gorski family, I want to thank you for being here today. You are all invited afterward to a reception at their home at 36 Valley Ridge Road.) TED Gorski’s Eulogy by Tommy Roberts “Ted liked to talk. And I don’t mean talk. He took talking to…
“Why a Former Student-Athlete Will Be Your Best Employee.” From 1977-1986 19 quarterbacks played for Coach Fred Akers. Five started a combined 99 games- Donnie Little, Rob Brewer, Randy McEachern, Todd Dodge, and Bret Stafford. The other 14 quarterbacks were part of 41 combined games. ( Danny Akers, Donovan Forbes, Mark Murdock, James Saxton, Rick…
THE HISTORY OF THE TEXAS VS. ARKANSAS SERIES- (IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK) Larry BeSaw once interviewed DKR for a profile. He asked him what he was thinking when UT fell behind 14-0 to Arkansas in the 1969 game. “I thought we were going to tote home a whipped ass,” he replied. Arkansas and…