Friends To The End. By Carter Strickland – 2012. This last time Coach came to Willie – the music drew him in – just like that first time. Darrell Royal had won three national championship by the time Willie Nelson hosted his first Fourth of July Picnic. It’s been 60 years since that first time…
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO THE HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “GUEST WRITERS”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, AND “SENTRY”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this “article” grid Expectation of Excellence…
The Network By Barbara Wainscott Former Longhorn student athletes who shared victories, losses, WORKOUTS, fellowship, sorrow, pain, and joy as teammates create a lifetime bond. years after the glory days in sports have ended that bond remains and is the story that Barbara tells in “the Network “. Barbara Wainscott Loyd always said the…
Three links to Julius Whittier’s story Texas Sports unveiled the statute at the link below. https://texassports.com/news/2020/11/26/football-longhorn-trailblazer-julius-whittiers-statue-to-be-unveiled-friday.aspx Julius Whittier – The Benchmark by Billy Dale link is below. https://www.texaslsn.org/julius-whittier-the-benchmark-1 Vince Young interviewed Julius Whittier and Billy Dale as a thesis to complete his undergraduate degree. https://www.barkingcarnival.com/2020/6/19/21297228/julius-whittier-darrell-royal-changing-the-face-of-texas-football?fbclid=IwAR15eLgByHyekNEVO-RRcuKp2yGzzSA-je42zWtBg2fFzPQOPM6BGn2kmhA
Jay Arnold talks about Longhorn football players from small towns. Jay Arnold Larry: Your topic is such a big part of my heart. Small town guys that Coach Akers, Coach Royal and other staff members recruited were always a solid part of the team during my years. Coach Akers recruited Glen Gaspard and me the…
For those of you who do not know Steve Ross, here is a story he tells about himself and the 1977 OU game that McEachern enters as the 3rd team quarterback. Steve Ross says about this game “it was my first game I ever broadcast live on TV. It was a “local exception” telecast where…
The University of Texas began a competition in men’s basketball in 1906. As of 2018, the Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs with 33 appearances in the NCAA tournament, 3 visits to the final 4 (1943, 1947, 2002), 7 visits to the Elite 8, and one National…
When I Get to Where I Am Going https://youtu.be/yYHT-TF4KO4 Songwriters: Teren George G., and Rutherford Melvern Rivers May 30, 2011 Bill Little Commentary: Memorial Day Remembering fallen Longhorns of World War I and WWII As Americans remember those who have served in the United States military and died while in the line of duty, there’s…
DAVID GREIG “SKIPPY” BROWNING JR. (JUNE 5, 1931 – MARCH 13, 1956) Skippy was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. After his Olympic victory in Helsinki, Browning shinnied up a flag pole to steal an Olympic flag and was arrested. In January 1953 he graduated from…
Author Dick Baird wrote an article in 2003 : “Football has an incredible bonding aspect to it. It demands an emotional investment. This is what makes it such a powerful force in character development as well as sacrifice. You never question anything about each other. It’s understood respect. This is my teammate. We will always…