https://youtu.be/7ccJRRNGoho the story of the Eyes of Texas by Walter Cronkite 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 collective record for the Longhorn baseball, football, and basketball team in 1922-1923 season was 60-1-1. That record will never be beaten. 1923-1924 BasketBall 23 Wins 0 losses Baseball team 29 and 1 1923 Football team 8 -0-1 1924 1924 is one of the best years ever for Texas Sports. football
I believe that Stewart Keller’s ancestral lineage is the longest in the history of Longhorn sports. For 120 years, the Keller name has been associated with Longhorn sports with Stewart Keller representing the Longhorn family tree in 2019. Stewart’s grandfather, Raymond Keller, is in the photo below dressed in a maroon and orange uniform….
Texas Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School HistoryTHAD NOVAKMAY 1, 2012Texas basketball is in a golden age as a program, having extended its school-record run to 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. That streak has been led by many of the most memorable players in the history of a program whose track record for producing…
“All walk-ons must take the Stairs to reach the top” -Billy Dale 09.23.2007 | Football Bill Little commentary: The stairs Once, in a time long ago, one of Austin’s tourist attractions was the view from the dome of the State Capitol Building. The rotunda spiraled toward the painted ceiling, and elevators would take you to…
Records are great and meant to be broken…Right?? Here are 5 Longhorn records that may never be broken. Which do you think is most impressive and will last the longest? Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. 1. Ricky Williams’ two straight games with 300 rushing yards…
BETTY JAMESON 1937 Betty is the first woman to ever qualify for a men’s varsity high school golf team in Texas. Shooting a 39 on one course when she was 12 years old. In 1937 Betty Jameson enrolled at UT and learned golf under Harvey’s guidance, winning the intramural golf championship in 1938. In 1938,…
11.23.2005 | Football Texassports.com BILL LITTLE COMMENTARY: A REASON TO BE THANKFUL It was, and remains today, one of the most powerful pieces of journalism I have ever read. Fred Steinmark, the little safety on the 1969 National Champion Longhorn team, had just died. Blackie Sherrod, one of the best writers in a time of…
Jim Bayless celebrates the history of Men’s Longhorn tennis in the podcast below. Fall 1972: The Coach Dave Snyder Era at UT Begins Longhorn Tennis Player and Coach Extraordinaire Dave Snyder 1950s 1958 2000 2000 I well remember my first encounter with Dave Snyder as our new coach. Dan Nelson and I had been practicing…