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Mike Brumley’s passing, Zapalacs, Griffin, Kelly , Cox, Jones , two sports
View in Browser 6-21-2024 TLSN Newsletter #13 Volume VIII IMPORTANT: Please click on the white letters shown above, titled “VIEW IN BROWSER,” to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. If you don’t, the text and pictures will be small and difficult to read. A note from the Webmaster The TLSN website…
Mark McDonald- The Mauldin’s
Mark McDonald Mark McDonald – a long-time sports writer for dailies in El Paso, Abilene, Dallas and San Antonio, now an author in Midland, wrote an insightful article about the Mauldin’s contributions to Longhorn sports. Mark’s story illustrates how the Mauldin family used steadfast commitment and dedication to build a sturdy bridge to our U.T….
Fred Akers- misunderstood and underappreciated
Politics, Infractions, perceptions, and deceptions during the years 1976-1986 start the slow decline of Longhorn football that does not end until 1998. The Hiring of Fred Akers After Regent Erwin was replaced with Regent Shivers, Texas’s sports dynamics changed forever. But, Kirk Bohls says, “where Shivers was smoother than mink, Erwin was as subtle as…
Rooster Andrews – Colors and Logos
The iconic ” steelhead” logo of the Texas Longhorns athletic teams and the burnt orange color worn by them were the result of the work of one man: William “Rooster” Andrews. In 1961, coach Darrell Royal talked to Andrews, who at at time was a salesman for C&S Sporting Goods, about ways to improve the…
Cecil Morgan – basketball
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