We have lost a Longhorn legend. Olympian Eddie Gilbert passed away last week. He was a great friend and loyal supporter of Texas Swimming and a military hero. He rarely missed a reunion and was inducted in the inaugural class of the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame and, of course, was one of…
12/26/2020 Updates on service for Lionel Garr. Hi I came across this website and wanted to let you all know that there’s updated information for Lionel Garr’s service. Please see the following The venue for Lionel Garr’s homegoing service has changed to Lottie and Arthur Temple Civic Center 601 Dennis, Diboll,TX 75941. The times for…
Paden Kelley was a 6”7” 295 pound offensive tackle for the Texas Longhorns from 2009 until he quit the team in 2012 saying “After talking with my family and the UT staff, I have made the decision to take a step back from football in order to focus on family and other priorities in my…
“Was in Denver at Arvada high school. This was in their trophy case.” (FB 2-23-18 from Chuck Reddick- friend of Tom Campbell) Great News – My All American is now on Netflix with a 5 star rating Information about the life of Freddie Steinmark follows: My All American Trailer Author Ken Capps Texasfootball.com November 12,…
In 1962 two real heat-related deaths in the SWC exposed the belief that water is for sissies as a fraud. It would forever change the dynamics of hydration at practice. PAT CULPEPPER Pat Culpepper’s played ball for the Horns in the early ’60s, and he wrote an Orange Blood thread about what happened in 1962…
WLonghorn Ed Hawkins was killed in a car accident. hatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Nolte McElroy 1928 19-year-old Nolte McElroy a U.T. football player during fraternity initiation was instructed to bend down and crawl through a set of bedsprings to which city light wires had been connected. An excited, giggling crowd of Delta Kappa Epsilons were numbed into silence when McElroy fainted from shock, and died 15 minutes later.
1918- 9-0 – COACH BILL JUNEAU- THE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC The Cliff Morgan Rating Service Selects Texas As National Champions 1918- 9-0 – COACH BILL JUNEAU- INFLUENZA PANDEMIC The Cliff Morgan Rating Service Selects Texas As National Champions The first wave of the pandemic killed 200 people from Austin. The second wave claimed 17-year-old Texas football…
Head Coach Wasmund Six days before the opening game of the 1911 season, Wasmund was found unconscious on the ground outside his apartment complex. . His fall was an accident. He suffered from somnambulist. Since Coach Wasmund was known to sleepwalk, the speculation is that this was the reason for his fall and subsequent death….
1894 Dick Lee died due to complications stemming from a pole vaulting accident.