FootBall Facts from Sports Illustrated
Jim Blaylock
Jim Blaylock was DKR’s personal hire as equipment manager. A position so economically important to the survival of UT Athletics that Jim was housed behind a bank teller type of cage so no one had access to equipment accept Jim. Billy Schott’s says I once summoned up the nerve and asked Mr. Jim for a…
1930-1932 Harrison Stafford
A walk-on from Wharton, Texas, Harrison Stafford went on to become perhaps the toughest football player in UT history. The Assistant coach, Shorty Alderson, reported to head coach Clyde Littlefield, “Clyde, I found you the darndest football player you ever saw. He tore up a couple of dummies and hurt a couple of men. He…
1956 – A Bad year in Longhorn sports
1956 was not good year for 3 of the 4 of the major sports at Texas. Track won the SWC, but The football team was 1-9, the basketball team was 5-7, and the baseball team only one 5 games . The football team and the baseball teams had the worse records in the history of…
Reflections Coach Allison and Snyder
The good news about growing older? Because as your vision deteriorates, your insight improves. In this season of being grateful for blessings received, let me tell you why it has for me. Snyder as a longhorn tennis player As I look back at my college years a half-century ago, I am grateful for the…
Morris Williams-military crash
Jim Moreno sent me the following link on Longhorn great Morris Williams . His input is appreciated by all who read this link. There is no question that Morris Williams has shaped the present and empowered the future of Longhorn golf. https://www.statesman.com/news/20120901/honoring-an-amateur-morris-williams-jr-inducted-into-hall?fbclid=IwAR02n8mMphNBC8L19Kh76PIWEb5EqUrfuHN_eeZP55waMfnRuyBA96yCA5w An Austin native, Williams became the city’s youngest junior champion at age 13…
1943-44 Cotton Bowl
Charm presented by Cotton Bowl to team players Some of the content is compliments of Larry Bob Moore. His father played for Randolph Field in the 1944 Cotton Bowl game against Texas #56. The war effort depleted the talent pool of college football teams, so the decision-makers chose to remedy this problem to bolster both…
Coach Allison to and from parents and players
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1914 – A season of records
Statistically the 1914 football team and basketball team still lead in many Longhorn Sports history categories Brought to you by the Stark Center Clyde Littlefield Hall of Honor Inductees from 1914 1914 Basketball team Check out the ages of the athletes SWC champs – Undefeated Size and scores 1914 football team One of the best…