Baseball ⚾ Olympians
Kip Harkrider, Atlanta 1996 1 Bronze Calvin Murray, Barcelona 1992 Taylor Teagarden, Beijing 2008 Bronze
BIG XII
THE NAVIGATION TOOLS TO THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “QUE” , “FANs”, “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “ARTICLES”, “ICONIC”, “MISSIONS”, “LOST TOO SOON”, “SENTRY”, AND “DONATE”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid” Big 12 CHAMPIONS …
Hall of Honor 1975- 1984
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN SHOWN IN WHITE FONT ON A BURNT ORANGE BACKGROUND. THE SITES ARE “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “GUEST WRITERS”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, AND “SENTRY” Other Hall of Honor class’s are to the left in Red font 1975 Hall…
Trilogy part I
PART I OF “A TRILOGY + 1 “ OF FOOTBALL AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Hair as an helmet A photo from 1896 explains the illusion of a helmet as a protective device. During this era, the players grew their hair longer and wrapped bandages around their heads and over the tops of their ears. This process…
Gene Powell-Visionary
January 2 2017 Gene Powell and the T-Ring Reflection The Chancellor and Chairman Gene Powell Strategizing Presenting at M.D. Anderson After reading your article about the “T-Ring” Billy, I am very glad to have provided a little bit of your inspiration to write the article. You are correct that achievements obtained early in life…
Q.B.. Busts
Here are the 4 Longhorn National Champion quarterback busts on their pedestals. On the pillar will be the names of all the coaches, players, managers, and trainers. For those who played on one of these teams, please make sure your name and the names of your teammates are included and spelled correctly. In particular, the…
Chris Samuels
Over the last seven years, chronicling the history of Longhorn sports has been a passionate part of the TLSN mission. That passion has not waned. On the contrary, it is stronger now than in 2014. That said, Longhorn sports history is not the primary mission of TLSN. Instead, TLSN Board members’ – Jim Kay, Benny…
Opposition for the new track stadium
On April 26th, 1996 the law firm of Sharpe and Spurlock and many former Longhorn student sent a polite letter to the Longhorn leaders of the Sports complex opposing the plans of demolishing the track at DKR for more seating and building an new track and soccer stadium. The primary concern of those who opposed…
Tiffany Jackson
KXAN Austin FollowView Profile Longhorn great Tiffany Jackson passes away at 37 Roger Wallace – Yesterday 10:05 PM Tiffanny Jackson played at Texas from 2003-2007 where she was a three-time All-American. Jackson played in 123 games with 103 starts under Hall of Fame coach Jody Conradt. She is the only person in program history…
Bobby Gurwitz
Bobby Gurwitz played halfback at the University of Texas from 1958-1960 has passed away. February 2022 Bobby Gurwitzwas placed on the TLSN health watch list. He was a residence in a San Antonio care facility suffering from Alzheimer’s. (Sent via Texas Legacy Support Network) Gurwitz was a halfback for the University of Texas in the late…