Conradt and Olympians,Bill Atessis, Texas-OU, the photo shoot of 1941

Life magazine promotes the Longhorn Brand and, by extension, the Southwest Conference.

During pre-television days, magazines were the primary source of content and photos depicting American Life, science, politics, and culture with “Life” as the media leader for photojournalism. On November 17, 1941, Life celebrated the University of Texas and 14 Longhorn players. 13.5 million people bought the edition. Bill Little shares a well-written account of the 14 members celebrated on the front cover. It is a great read. Billy Dale has added photos to Bill Little’s article to add visual context. 

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1941-bill-little-celebrates-a-special-moment-for-the-horns

Steve Ross also shares some insight about the 1941 season @

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/steve-ross-and-1941

When Coach Conradt was asked by the media what was the significant change she had witnessed during her coaching career at Texas, she said, “counting around the room, there are 11 media representatives here. If I could think back to when I first came here, if there were this many (11) people in the stands, it meant someone’s family was in town.”

Conradt recruiting acumen and coaching skills converted “family only” attendance to rabid fan turnout. Lady Longhorn basketball led the country in attendance, even eclipsing the Longhorn men’s basketball program on many occasions. 

Coach Conradt’s basketball program produced 4 Olympians and their story is at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/basketball-olympians-1

Longhorn All American Bill Atessis sent this Bill Curry video to the Board of Directors at TLSN. Bill Curry is a retired American football coach and former player.  Curry says “The huddle is a metaphor for our culture.” Please go to https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/the-huddle to see this 3 minute insightful and timely reminder of the importance of the huddle in society.

The history of the Texas-OU Rivalry

The link denoted in a white font below chronicles all the Texas-ou games from 1900 through 2004. When completed, there will be a story behind each game. Below is the story of the 1907 game that Texas won 29-10. 

• At one point during the game, the OU coach tried unsuccessfully to argue a call with the referee, only to learn the official was a teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf. 

Click on the link below to read more about exciting, bizarre, and unexpected results of the Red River Rivalry. 

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/texasou-games

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