Celebrate Longhorn sports history from inception to 2014

Welcome to the Texas Longhorn sports historical newsletter and website. Both mediums capture the power of UT Sports history, UT traditions, UT legacies, UT culture, individual records, photos, insightful comments, and personal commentary from those who made Horn history into a form that all Longhorns can celebrate.

The website https://texaslsn.org is published twice a month and is free, educational, insightful, and historical.

There is a unsubscribe button at the bottom of the page if you wish to exit . A sample newsletter is below starting with a golfers epiphany.

Horns up!!

Billy Dale

A golfers epiphany -a valuable life lesson for all athletes

(Authors name is unknown)“I hated to disappoint anyone, so I would practice until my hands would bleed. I hated failure. It seemed that everyone thought that I was more special when I succeeded. I didn’t realize it then, but I had traded unconditional love from my dog for a life of conditional acceptance based on my golf score.”

Coach Akers said after a big win “get out the wide-angle lenses, boys, I’m gettin’ ready to smile.”



Link to Akers years as head coach is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/football-under-coach-akers

LONGHORN REFLECTION POINT



There is a new site on the Longhorn TLSN website titled “Reflection Point” that offers fans an opportunity to share special moments, memories, or photos with other Longhorns. Fans are the lifeblood of any sport, and their passion over the last 120 plus years has played an essential role in defining Longhorn heritage, traditions, myths, and folklore. Anthony Snodgrass is one of these fans. A Longhorn fan by choice not by education. He did not attend Texas. He enjoys ranking all the Longhorn teams and players combining all football eras. A subjective and challenging task but nonetheless an entertaining process. His rankings combine perspective, facts, stats, and viewpoints to form an educated opinion. Anthony says, “I’m more of a fan of old school football that honors the history, the players, and the traditions.” His top 25 list reflects that viewpoint. Anthony now has an exclusive page on the TLSN website to share his Longhorn Reflection Points. His site is titled “It Is My Opinion.” His first Reflection Point list the top 25 Longhorn football players. The link to the Top 25 is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/anthony-snodgrass-top-25-longhornfootball-players

In 1986 Coach Terry Crawford women’s track, field , and Cross Country teams were crowned National Champions. Winning the trifecta- indoor, cross country, and outdoor championships.

This is the only time in the history of Longhorn Track this has occurred.

1986- National Champions Track and Field photo is below



Karol Davidson wins the National Championship in the 1000 M. She is is a Longhorn Hall of Honor inductee. Terri Turner is crowned National Champion in the Triple Jump. Annie Schweitzer wins the Championship in the 5000 M and she is a Hall of Honor inductee . A celebration of Longhorn women’s track and Field accomplishments from 1963 through 1992 are honored in the link below. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/olympians-1963-1992-longhorn-women-track



Cross Country National Champions A celebration of Longhorn Cross Country is at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/cross-country-men-and-womens

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance. TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

Https://texaslsn.org

Branding, Brendan Hansen, Mantle, Alan Lowry, Camp Longhorn, and W.E.T.S.

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/27/2024

View in Browser Click on the small black letters “VIEW IN BROWSER” shown above to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. Updates on Coach Gus’s celebration of life as of 1/05/2023 with obit information are at the link COACH CLIFF GUSTAFSON (squarespace.com) TLSN’s mission was formed 7 years ago by Benny…

2024 | Newsletters

Thomas Delatour has passed away

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/26/2024

View in Browser Tom Campbell notified TLSN that Thomas Delatour, a former Longhorn basketball player from the late 1970s, who after graduation, became a leader in worldwide real estate investments, has passed away. Click on the small white letters “VIEW IN BROWSER” above to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. Thomas…

2024 | Newsletters

Eddie Vaughan, Shelf life of accomplishments, New beginnings, Steve Ross

ByBilly Dale 10/24/202410/29/2024

IMPORTANT!!! The TLSN Board has successfully transferred most of the data for The History of Longhorn Sports from Squarespace to WordPress. Squarespace limits users to 400 categories, and we had reached that capacity, hindering the growth of The History of Longhorn Sports. WordPress offers the expanded capabilities that TLSN needs. Many individuals, including All-American and…

2019 | Newsletters

Montage of 2019 reunion of 1969 team, the Kamrath’s, and Coach Elliott

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/28/2024

Recently there was a penetrating and revealing article in the Alcalde magazine written by Chris O’Connell about volleyball Coach Elliott. The article shared some of the internal struggles and disappointments that he has experienced as Head Coach of the Longhorn volleyball empire. His comments in Alcalde are symptomatic of what happens to Longhorns Coaches when…

2020 | Newsletters

A great healer of Longhorn athletes, Dr, Joe Reneau, has passed away

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/28/2024

View in Browser Doctor Joe Reneau touched the lives of many young Longhorn student-athletes Billy, Dr. Reneau’s struggle is over. His daughter, Kathy, and I were at his side this afternoon after the Hospice nurse called his time was near, and each of us had time alone to talk to him, share stories, and say…

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Link to Akers years as head coach is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/football-under-coach-akers

There is a new site on the Longhorn TLSN website titled “Reflection Point” that offers fans an opportunity to share special moments, memories, or photos with other Longhorns.

Fans are the lifeblood of any sport, and their passion over the last 120 plus years has played an essential role in defining Longhorn heritage, traditions, myths, and folklore.

Anthony Snodgrass is one of these fans. A Longhorn fan by choice not by education. He did not attend Texas. He enjoys ranking all the Longhorn teams and players combining all football eras. A subjective and challenging task but nonetheless an entertaining process.

His rankings combine perspective, facts, stats, and viewpoints to form an educated opinion. Anthony says, “I’m more of a fan of old school football that honors the history, the players, and the traditions.” His top 25 list reflects that viewpoint.

Anthony now has an exclusive page on the TLSN website to share his Longhorn Reflection Points. His site is titled “It Is My Opinion.” His first Reflection Point list the top 25 Longhorn football players.

The link to the Top 25 is

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/anthony-snodgrass-top-25-longhornfootball-players

Karol Davidson wins the National Championship in the 1000 M. She is is a Longhorn Hall of Honor inductee.

Terri Turner is crowned National Champion in the Triple Jump.

Annie Schweitzer wins the Championship in the 5000 M and she is a Hall of Honor inductee .

A celebration of Longhorn women’s track and Field accomplishments from 1963 through 1992 are honored in the link below.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/olympians-1963-1992-longhorn-women-track

Cross Country National Champions

A celebration of Longhorn Cross Country is at

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/cross-country-men-and-womens

Branding, Brendan Hansen, Mantle, Alan Lowry, Camp Longhorn, and W.E.T.S.

Thomas Delatour has passed away

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The website https://texaslsn.org is published twice a month and is free, educational, insightful, and historical.

There is a unsubscribe button at the bottom of the page if you wish to exit . A sample newsletter is below starting with a golfers epiphany.

Horns up!!

Billy Dale

A golfers epiphany -a valuable life lesson for all athletes

Coach Akers said after a big win “get out the wide-angle lenses, boys, I’m gettin’ ready to smile.”

Link to Akers years as head coach is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/football-under-coach-akers

LONGHORN REFLECTION POINT

There is a new site on the Longhorn TLSN website titled “Reflection Point” that offers fans an opportunity to share special moments, memories, or photos with other Longhorns.

Fans are the lifeblood of any sport, and their passion over the last 120 plus years has played an essential role in defining Longhorn heritage, traditions, myths, and folklore.

Anthony Snodgrass is one of these fans. A Longhorn fan by choice not by education. He did not attend Texas. He enjoys ranking all the Longhorn teams and players combining all football eras. A subjective and challenging task but nonetheless an entertaining process.

His rankings combine perspective, facts, stats, and viewpoints to form an educated opinion. Anthony says, “I’m more of a fan of old school football that honors the history, the players, and the traditions.” His top 25 list reflects that viewpoint.

Anthony now has an exclusive page on the TLSN website to share his Longhorn Reflection Points. His site is titled “It Is My Opinion.” His first Reflection Point list the top 25 Longhorn football players.

The link to the Top 25 is

In 1986 Coach Terry Crawford women’s track, field , and Cross Country teams were crowned National Champions. Winning the trifecta- indoor, cross country, and outdoor championships.

This is the only time in the history of Longhorn Track this has occurred.

1986- National Champions Track and Field photo is below

Karol Davidson wins the National Championship in the 1000 M. She is is a Longhorn Hall of Honor inductee.

Terri Turner is crowned National Champion in the Triple Jump.

Annie Schweitzer wins the Championship in the 5000 M and she is a Hall of Honor inductee .

A celebration of Longhorn women’s track and Field accomplishments from 1963 through 1992 are honored in the link below.

Cross Country National Champions

A celebration of Longhorn Cross Country is at

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance. TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

Https://texaslsn.org

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