Wilson Homer “Bull” Elkins (1909-1994) was a Great Longhorn athlete who served as President of The University of Maryland from 1954 to 1978. His story is chronicled below. Played for UT’s first basketball team to compete in Gregory Gym in 1931 Helped UT win 1932 SWC track title Earned eight letters in three sports Rhodes…
“For information on other bridge builders click on the subject listed in red font in the panel to the left.” Other Bridge Builders are to the left in Red font Tex Moncrief more info to follow Tex Moncrief contributions to Longhorn traditions represent a portal to the past that continues to remind Longhorn fans that…
This is part of an article in Sports Illustrated about the 1963 Texas-Oklahoma game By Dan Jenkins Darrell Royal was revered in Texas even before he led the Longhorns to the 1963 national championship. Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated In the latest SI 60, Dan Jenkins writes about a bunch of Texas football fans as they travel…
Terry Frei: tfrei@denverpost.com or @TFrei Autopsy: Ex-Texas Longhorns Tackle Greg Ploetz Had Stage 4 CTE Greg And Deb Ploetz Came To State Hoping Marijuana Oil Could Fight CTE By Terry FreiThe Denver Post Posted: 12/20/2015 05:12:47 PM Dec. 11, Deb Ploetz Took The Phone Call From Doctors And An Administrator At The Concussion Legacy Foundation…
By Terry Frei The Denver Post My story on Greg Ploetz, the former Texas defensive tackle from the Longhorns’ famous national championship team in 1969, is in the Sunday paper and here. I quote Greg several times in the story, simply noting he was speaking in 2001. Perhaps some wondered why I didn’t credit or…
IT’S MY OPINION- Anthony Snodgrass Here, in my opinion are the top 25 Texas Longhorns ( any position ) of all time. It’s been a tough few years, but Texas football has no shortage of candidates for the top-25 players of its long history. The Longhorns have come a long way since their first team…
John Carsey is #24 As a walk-on in 1975, John Carsey was the leading scorer on the last freshman team at UT. The next year there was a regime change at Texas. Coaching transitions are stressful for both players and coaches, and after Coach Black resigned and Abe Lemons was hired, the team was in…
Videos of Longhorn Greatness are at the link below. /r/LonghornNation Game Archive – YouTube Top 10 texas football teams by Anthony snodgrass Here is a look at the Top 10 Football teams in Texas Longhorn history in opinion. Throughout the entire 118 year history of the Texas football program, there are four claimed national titles…
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