Dickie Johnston has passed away. Dickie Johnston – HB: 6-0: 190 He is shown in the 1969 national championship team photo. Dickie is in the third row. #21 with #74 Randy Stout on one side and #14 Eddie Phillips on the other. Many/most of you will probably not remember him, so his story is told…
WHEN TO CELEBRATE A LOSS. As I learned in high school track, losing can be part of a winning formula. On a day I set a personal best time in the 100-yard dash, I finished last in the heat. As a 17-year-old boy, I was surprised that I was happy as the young man above,…
Faded Memories Billy Dale says: Recently the 1969 Longhorn football team celebrated the 50th anniversary of the National Championship at the Kansas game. While I did not attend the event, I was there in spirit with emotions reflective of a 70-year-old man trying to remain relevant in a youth-based society. As my 69,70, 71-year-old…
Former LB Aaron Babino talks Texas, Ricky Williams, and Byron Murphy Gerry Hamilton•08/28/21 Article written by:Gerry Hamilton GHamilton_On3 Inside Texas made the trip to San Antonio Friday for the DeSoto Eagles season opener at Converse Judson. Prior to the Rockets 35-28 win over the Eagles, IT had the opportunity to sit down with former Texas…
A couple of weeks before that Houston game Texas was at Arkansas, and as the #1 team got run over by the score of 42-11. Robert got in and passed for the garbage TD. Robert was friends with the KTBC photog (Gary Johnson) and the three of us sat in the back of the plane…
11.26.2020 | Football Longhorn trailblazer Julius Whittier’s statue unveiled Commissioned this summer and now complete, the statue immortalizing Texas’ first Black Football letterman is placed at the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Julius Whitter (1970-1972) When Julius Whittier stepped onto campus at The University of Texas in the fall of 1969 as…
Sneezy Beltran transfers ByCLENDON ROSS Jan 18, 2002 Beltran, a redshirt freshman from Abilene, played in just four games during the ’01 season, rushing 12 times for 35 yards. The future playing time outlook for Beltran did not look promising. True freshman Cedric Benson earned the starting role at tailback at midseason, gaining a UT freshman record…
Books about the 1969 National champion football season Author Bower Yousse Mike Looney
Greg Lott By Tai Kreidler Greg Lott against Texas Tech- The touchdown yielded a record-making and unprecedented score coming on the opening kickoff –the first ever in the long history of The University of Texas Longhorn football team which dates back to 1893. For A-J Media Editor’s Note: Tai Kreidler, Ph.D., is a librarian with the…
Littlefield personified the all-around athlete By Gaylon Krizak A couple of years ago, the Longhorn Network aired a program designed to identify the greatest athlete in the history of the University of Texas. Special attention was paid to football players; not surprising at UT. Also not surprising: The greatest all-around athlete in Longhorn’s history wasn’t…