1960 and 1970 football
I was probably not all that easy to coach, although I tried to be. I guess by the time I got to UT I had too many good coaches (all with different styles), plus myself, and Dave Rickey, the manager and founder of the Houston Striders, who wasn’t so much my coach as he was…
A pouch full of rings was found in the attic at a home in Odessa.- a T-ring, Permian ring, and a 1968 SWC championship ring. Jane Tierney contacted me via Facebook and said: “I think these may belong to you. They were found in my parent’s house in Odessa. Please message me, and I’ll find…
IN THE 1960S, NICE COACHES FINISHED LAST “When you show up at the University, you’re all grunts. Nobody’s a superstar in Coach Royals program.” Jerry Sisemore Only those not part of the Texas football program thought that most DKR players liked him. Royal was a simple man with a big heart for all but his…
The University of Texas football team briefly stopped in Fort Worth, Texas en route to the Rockies for their opening game against the University of Colorado. Pictured on their train, left to right, are Malcolm Kutner and Chal Daniel. Both players have the potential to be all-conference. Kutner, an end, is reading a magazine. He…
The photos below are from the Longhorn Collection of Mark Stone, who was a manager in the 1980’s AARON Ross Jermichael Finley Justin Blalock Marcus Griffin Tim Crowder Jamaal Charles Jermichael Finley Ryan Palmer Ryan Palmer AARON Williams Jordan Shipley Brian Orakpo Colt McCoy Curtis Brown Earl Thomas Greg Smith Keenan Robinson Lamarr Houston Rodorick…
Mostly Treats & One Razor-Bladed Apple by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Plenty of orange around Austin and Texas in October. It’s pumpkin time, even it’s not “frost on the punkin’” time, except occasionally up on the High Plains where Floydada reigns as our state’s pumpkin capital. Halloween has forever been a festive time during football…