1960 and 1970 football
Jun 18, 1997 Latino football players from UT Austin’s history are listed in book that began with a trivia question Latino football players from The University of Texas at Austin whose athletic accomplishments inspired journalists to make them a part of sports page history are listed in a recently published book that evolved from a…
The Face Mask Enigma I visited the LBJ Library looking for text or photos to add to the TLSN history of Longhorn sports website. I was not disappointed. The image depicted in the LBJ Library states, “This mask was used from the 1890s thru the 1920s.” It took me a few seconds to assimilate the…
Rusty is #1 In January 1974 Rusty Allen walked on the football team. The next fall Coach Royal awarded him a partial scholarship that eventually converted to a full ride his last 2 ½ years. Rusty earned his T-ring in 1976.
Glenn Blackwood podcast is below Squarespacehttps://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/glenn-blackwood-football Glenn Blackwood’s oral history podcast, text, and photos are sponsored by Beth Coblentz. GLENN BLACKWOOD: BRUISING, STINGING KILLER “B” by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Glenn Blackwood was kind of hot under the collar. After 40 minutes on the phone with me and Chris Doelle of TLSN one recent…
Former Longhorn Defensive defensive coordinator Greg Robinson dies at 70 Early in his career, Robinson established his reputation as a tremendous defensive coordinator. Robinson’s coaching career, which began in 1975, spanned 40 years at the high school , college, and professional, levels. He is best known as the defensive coordinator for the 1997 and 1998…
TOP GUN; NATHAN KASPAR by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s certainly no shortage of “Top Gun” mania across the nation this summer. A breath of fresh air for many Americans. At least one former Longhorn football player isn’t shy about the fact that he was inspired as a kid by the 1986 Tom Cruise…