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https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ The day Bill Bradley was called to DKR’s office after the 1968 Texas Tech game, he knew he was in trouble. Bill said, “Now, when you go to a coach’s office, three things can happen, and all of them are bad.” TLSN: Bill, let’s start with a baseball question. As a shortstop, you got…
What’s In A Name? (The name game) by Larry Carlson (lc13@txstate.edu) “That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” So said Billy Shakespeare’s Juliet to Romeo. But, Julie Baby, many of us would disagree. I mean, would the Rose Bowl be nearly as cool if it were the…
PROGRESS – Or Lack Of It – REPORT From The Old SWC by Larry Carlson for https:// texaslsn.org It was an ugly breakup, as all breakups are. No love lost. None found. Hurt feelings, hard feelings. Splitsville. It followed the 1995 season. Arkansas had jumped ship four years earlier. But nobody in Texas really cared….
PAT CULPEPPER EDITED BY BILLY DALE for the TLSN site Pat Culpepper’s accomplishments are a reminder to all Longhorns that In sports and far beyond, his contributions to Longhorn heritage shape the present and empower the future. DKR said Pat was “the bubbling extrovert, ready to play at the blow on a whistle.” Most Of…
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ 1978 Doug Shankle #2.jpg 1978 Doug Shankle.jpg My parents were deceased before attending High School, and my Grandmother raised me. Earning a scholarship to UT was the best thing that could have happened to me since it provided the opportunity to attend college, and I also met my wife (Debra). We have been married…
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…