1950’s by Jim Nicar When it’s time for kick-off, how do you show your team colors? Football fashions have been around as long as, well, football itself. In the 1880s and 1890s, fans going to a game pinned colored ribbons to their lapels to show which team they supported, though the guys often sported longer…
Dr. Don Thomas says, “my high school class consisted of about 15 people. I was not an outstanding student, even in this small group. I entered the University of Texas in Austin in 1937. In my first semester, I made only B grades, but as time went on and the courses became more difficult and…
History of Longhorn Coaches 1893-2017 Below is a chronological listing of all coaches from all sports since the “beginning” of Longhorn sports thru 2016. Each sport is color coded. This was a tedious process to complete, and I want to thank Rick Brimer a TRUE LONGHORN FAN for helping me complete this project. 1893…
Sports Writer Don McLeese said, “It shouldn’t have ended this way”.
Coach Cliff replaced Bibb Falk as the head baseball coach. Gustafson is one of a few college coaches who both played in the College World Series and coached it. Cliff finished his Longhorn college career at Texas with a .308 average. Cliff Gustafson had one year (1953) pitching in the professional West Texas-New Mexico League….
No photo – In 2001 Drew Erskin walked on and made the team along with hard nose player and outside shooter Drew Gressett. More information pending Deginald Erskin was a walk-on after transferring from UNT, and he was a major force in the paint during the post-season run. Deginald led the team in field goal…
Reflection Point Women’s swimming Jane Dillard – Queen of Texas Swimming Jane Dillard Jane Dillard Tex congratulates Jane Dillard for her accomplishments. Tex Robertson appreciated great swimmers, no matter what gender. Tex Robertson was a success in life because he challenged established rules. In 1938 Jane Dillard was one of those individuals that Tex chose…
Link below is a copy of the History of Texas Football found in a Longhorn media guide. http://www.teeagles.org/TexasFootball.pdf
View fullsize 1968- Worster and Royal View fullsize Eric Metcalf Sherri Steinbauer Sherri Steinbauer Chris Gilbert 1939 brochure Bobby Lilljedahl Bryon Townsend Patrick Boden Royal and Appleton 1981 – texas-ou Glen Gaspard and Alan Lowry Chris Simms Courtney Okolo 2016 Bobby Layne Final 4 Chris Simms Patterson and Strong Colt McCoy Mark McDonald & the…
The Eyes of Bevo are upon you. This whole discussion is quite simple for me. No one sings the Eyes of Texas to salute racism. Over the last 55 years, I had no clue that the words might be indirectly perceived as racist. The song is the heart and soul of a diverse university that…