Texaslsn.org By Larry Carlson Major Applewhite is a storied quarterbackin’ figure in UT history, a record-setter and cucumber-cool finisher who already qualifies as polished top brass among the ranks of Longhorn fan favorites. But how much brighter would his star shine, had he been provided with a few more opportunities at Texas? What if he…
From 1998-2009 11 Quarterbacks competed To Win The Starting Quarterback Position At Texas. 4 Won 123 Games, And Two Won 4 Games. The Other 4 Transferred. 1998 – Richard Walton, Robert Koy and Major Applewhite, Greg Cicero Richard Walton MAJOR APPLEWHITE-1998-2001- STARTS 30 GAMES, WINS 22 LOSES 8 Robert Koy – 1997-1998 Richard Walton was…
Everything about Simms seemed golden. Members of the Longhorn team had voted him Mr. GQ, with shiny blonde hair and bright eyes to compliment his genuine smile. If that was not enough, he was also handsome and cosmopolitan with the innocence of a back country boy. Chris Simms 1999- Chris starts 1 game and loses….
The Genealogy of Texas Quarterbacks – 1977-1997 It was in the 76th year of the 20th century when the Royal reign came to an end. Photo of 5 UT quarterbacks compliments of Steve Weiner Applewhite, Brown, Street, McEachern Gardere Gardere, Street, Royal, McEachern, Applewhite A tragedy occurred in the Texas-O.U. Game at the quarterback…
A BAKER’S DOZEN OF THE TOP TEXAS QUARTERBACKS: by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) The rites of spring. Ahh, yeah. No, not baseball. Talking about quarterbacks. Where they stand right now on the depth chart. Where they stand in the record books. How they look, overall, in the musty, dusty, memory files. Right now, Quinn…
2012 Class: Jalen Overstreet (Tatum, TX) 2014 Class: Jerrod Heard (Denton, TX)- started 10 games, winning 4 losing 6 for a .400 winning percentage. After redshirting the 2014 season, Heard would play in every game during the 2015 campaign. He made 10 starts at quarterback with 1,214 yards passing and five touchdowns. Heard would make…
The Genealogy of Texas Quarterbacks – 1893- 1957 Rate the Longhorn quarterbacks in the link below ttps://www.ranker.com/list/best-texas-longhorns-quarterbacks/ranker-college-football 1893- 1905 1893- Addison Day 150 pounds and Billy McLean 135 pounds Addison Day 150 pounds leads the 1893 Varsity to an undefeated season. He is used as the quarterback, main rusher, and first kicker in UT football…
Duke Vince Eddie In 12 months the remodeled South entrance to DKR stadium will house the new bronze bust of the 4 National Championship Longhorn quarterbacks. Jimmy Nixon with the creator of the Earl Campbell bronze Ken Bjorge. Ken’s Website is Our four national championship teams were all led by iconic quarterbacks, Duke Carlisle,…
Here are the 4 Longhorn National Champion quarterback busts on their pedestals. On the pillar will be the names of all the coaches, players, managers, and trainers. For those who played on one of these teams, please make sure your name and the names of your teammates are included and spelled correctly. In particular, the…