National Champion Longhorn player Jack Howe and Longhorn Trackster Ed Frnka have passed away
| TLSN is transitioning from Squarespace to WordPress. Squarespace limits the site to 400 separate categories, whereas WordPress allows for significantly more. The migration has been a comprehensive and demanding process. TLSN expects some challenges and kindly requests your patience. We also welcome your feedback on the new TLSN website that will go live on 10/25/2024. Because TLSN cannot add any more links to the Squarespace site, the celebration of Jack and Ed’s lives can only be shared in the blue section below. ________ The Longhorn Nation mourns the loss of two former Longhorn student-athletes: Jack Howe, who was notable in football, and Ed Frnka, who was distinguished in track. While TLSN has a lot of information about Jack’s time as a Longhorn, research information on Ed’s years at Texas are limited. However, this does not diminish Ed’s importance as a contributor to the Longhorn legacy. TLSN is dedicated to honoring those who built the Longhorn Brand, which has made it possible for current Longhorn athletes to earn NIL money. TLSN honors all the burnt orange spirits of our teammates. When I visit my childhood home in Odessa, I always look toward the burnt orange horizon in the western sky and remember the legacy of our teammates in the orange glow of the setting sun.    Ed Frnka TLSN invites you to send any information about a departed teammate to Billydale1@gmail.com. I will ensure that it is shared with present and future Longhorns to read. Since TLSN can no longer add links to Squarespace, below are the celebrations of the lives of two former Longhorn teammates. Their names will be added to the WordPress site when it is available. Obituary information for Edward Richard Frnka, II  “Ed was a truly authentic and humble human being. He was a proud Longhorn, but what I remember most about him is his compassion for others.” Byrd Baggett “I never met Ed, but I have many happy memories of attending the Frnka Clinic. I heard Tom Landry speak there and got to see Coach Royal inducted into the local Hall of Fame there. When they were ready to honor Coach Royal, he was downstairs having a beer with one of my old HS coaches, Dennie Hays.” Thanks as always Billy. LB Moore More comments will be added as his teammates post to the site. ________ Jack Howe Jack LeRoy Howe Jr. Obituary – Examiner-Enterprise  After reading about Jack’s passing, I walked out into the hallway outside my office to take a look at my 1966 UT Austin football team photo. There is Jack sitting on the ground in the front row next to Pete Lamons. It is sad that both those fellows are now gone. They were great football players and great team members. Jack was always serious about his football and his studies, and he excelled at both. He was a quiet leader in both areas, someone for a fellow two years younger to emulate. Gene Powell Pete Lammons link https://texaslsn.org/pete-lammons/  Jack is on the far right. Others in the photo are Greg Lott, Randy Bishop, and equipment manager Jim Blaylock  Jack at a 2003 Longhorn reunion. A link to the reunion is at https://texaslsn.org/articles-and-photos-of-the-1963-year/ Jack Howe was a leader of the Longhorns in the 1960s. He played as a defensive end and was part of the team that won the 1963 National Championship. In 1964, the Longhorns defeated the #1 ranked Alabama in the Orange Bowl, and Howe earned All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors in 1965  |
