Don McLeese said “It shouldn’t have ended this way!
Sports Writer Don McLeese said, “It shouldn’t have ended this way”.
One night in Austin in 1992, Pops (Nolan Ryan) took the mound for the Rangers against his son, Reid Ryan’s Longhorns in an exhibition game of the sport that bound them. Reid Ryan as a Longhorn and the exhibition game between him and his father 2:38- 4:20 mark. https://youtu.be/ADqlRQUEOEY 1904- 18-10-1 COACH R.F. HUTCHINSON…
It’s hardly a secret that the University of Texas has accumulated thousands of wins and stocked its trophy cases with heavy hardware from championships. But you might not realize that victory is hard to convert into the highest level of success beyond college athletics.Just five guys out of the thousands who have put on the…
WHEN TO CELEBRATE A LOSS. Billy Dale says, “as I learned in high school track, losing can be part of a winning formula. On a day I set a personal best time in the 100-yard dash, I finished last in the heat. As a 17-year-old boy, I was surprised that I was happy as…
Handwritten resume written circa 1966 by High School Coach Gustafson ! 1968- 1996- Coach Cliff Gustafson Darrell Royal, then the athletic director at Texas, gets credit for hiring Cliff in 1968. Royal was asked in 1994 if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that, I’d…
December 21, 1961 – December 25, 2025 Obituary of James T Harris IN THE CARE OF Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery In Loving Memory of James T. Harris December 21, 1961 – December 25, 2025 There are souls who arrive in this world already carrying light, and when they leave, that light does…
HARDBALL WITH TOM BALL Professor Carlson’s interview with Tom Ball is at TOM BALL BASEBALL ⚾ INTERVIEW (squarespace.com) 1974 Tom Ball photo at last game ever played at Clark Field by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) With a name like Tom Ball, you just had to be born to stand out as a sports star….