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1944- Texas vs. Southwestern
1944 Texas Brochure compliments of Mark McDonald Mark McDonald In 1944 one of the most colorful characters in Texas signs with Texas. Because of Bobby Layne’s deep respect for Coach Billy Disch and his desire to play for a great college baseball team, Layne signs with Texas. Bobby Layne would become both a Longhorn football…
Longhorn and Jet Power -Lammons,Sauers,Elliot, and Hudson- By Billy Dale
From 1969 through 1994, the University of Texas held the NFL record for the most athletes from one university to win the World Championship. Longhorns Pete Lammons, George Sauer, John Elliot, and Jim Hudson are Super Bowl and College National Champions. They were 4 of 11 Texans on the Jets roster in 1969. One concerned…
Coach Strong
Playing is about “production”- Coach Strong Ty Templin Coach Strong was a walk-on in college, so he understood and respected the plight of a walk-on. Strong said, “I don’t look at guys like Haines or Templin as walk-ons,” If they come out and put in the work and they’re good enough, they’re going to play.”…
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Ken Dabbs was one of first football recruiting coordinators in the nation in 1974. “It wasn’t Coach Royal or Coach Akers who brought all those great football players to Texas. It was Coach Dabbs,” Earl Campbell said Thursday. “Everybody loves Coach Dabbs. He’s so down-to-earth.” One fall day in 1973, a nervous Ken Dabbs drove…