Roy Jones was senior manager of the 1963 national champions who writes frequently about Longhorn football. The retired newspaper reporter/editor, Army Reserve officer and state employee lives in Abilene. Coach Royal made my role quite clear when I became a Longhorn student manager in 1960. He had no problem with me also being a sportswriter…
Cheerleading images from those who were there from 1961 to 1970 Cheerleaders Cheerleading came into Vogue in the year 1895 among Football Fans. In the early years, Cheerleaders exuded “wholesome sexiness” when performing, but the media changed that to some extent starting in the 1960s. Looks vs. talent was the key element in the selection…
Spanky Stephens, the Longhorn trainer from 1967- 1999 and a Hall of Honor inductee The banner photo above was taken in 1994 when Spanky was inducted into the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame. It is a significant photo because there are no other photos I know of that capture all 4 head coaches…
Rusty Coffee Frank was a very special person to me and tried to help me improve my performance as an athlete while we were growing up in the locker rooms. His adoptive son, Randy, was a classmate at Brykerwoods Elementary, as we lived in the same neighborhood! I remember his neighbor had a pet lion,…
David Bales Loved Wally like everyone else! He emceeds many events for us at Scholz’s, including our jalapeño eating contests. One year, he, my dad Larry, and Pam McGee went on a” goodwill “ trip to Slippery Rock. Dad took several large jars of jalapeños to the game. Wally told the crowd they were…
BY PAT COSGROVE CACTUS WRITER photos added by Billy Dale Marty Akins Drop the word “pain” in the presence of an athlete, and indubitably a shudder or flash of recognition was stirred deep into the heart. Pain was a phenomenon that for centuries has gone hand-in-hand with competition. For most athletes, mere participation in…
Betty Grubbs Betty Grubbs Gary Mcintosh. with his wife Suzanne receiving award for best CPA in texas. Gary McIntosh is bottom 3rd from left Recognition of a true Longhorn Legend! Last night, Gary Mcintosh represented Betty Grubbs’s family as she was honored by UT. Betty has donated a 7 figure amount to UT women’s athletics…
1900—There was no great band of the Southwest. Music was a makeshift affair, so Dr. Eugne P. Schoch, a Chemistry professor and musician, in concert with Dr. H.E. Baxter, a local dentist, purchased two used drums and 12 used instruments for $150. They then recruited 16 students who knew how to beat…
Image from the Cactus 1929 > “For other information on Support Staff please visit the panel to the left with subjects in red font.” HISTORY OF TEXAS TRAINERS AND MANAGERS 1960-2014 Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) 2014- Tina Bonci Excellence In Athletic Training Scholarship Tina Bonci- 1985- Sports Medicine HOH 2010 Tina Bonci was instrumental…
Cowboy Motto- Give the best you have to Texas, and the best will come back to you.” 1923- Pig is laid in state in front of the Co-op and more than a thousand mourners file pass to pay respects. At 5 P.M. there is a funeral procession led by the Longhorn Band and the “Cowboys”…