1956 was not good year for 3 of the 4 of the major sports at Texas. Track won the SWC, but The football team was 1-9, the basketball team was 5-7, and the baseball team only one 5 games . The football team and the baseball teams had the worse records in the history of Longhorn sports.
. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…
The Many Faces of DKR A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine bookstores about Texas Longhorn Sports, or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. for more…
The Last of the Legends BY BILL LITTLE IN SPORTS, UT HISTORY ON JANUARY 13, 2012 AT 12:46 PM | NO COMMENTS Julian Garrett, who passed away on Saturday, was the last surviving member of arguably the greatest team in the first half-century of Texas football. Chances are, you have no reason to know about Canute the Great, a Viking who became king…
Charm presented by Cotton Bowl to team players Some of the content is compliments of Larry Bob Moore. His father played for Randolph Field in the 1944 Cotton Bowl game against Texas #56. The war effort depleted the talent pool of college football teams, so the decision-makers chose to remedy this problem to bolster both…
DKR- The “patron saint of clean-cut coaches”. A ““““““““`1966 Saturday Evening post quote from sports writer Myron Cope. DKR was both handsome and charismatic, often referred to as the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list fo 115 prospects for the Texas Head Coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours…
Pat Culpepper #31- Culpepper intercepts – returns for a TD Tommy Nobis and Pat Pat wins the Swede Nelson Award A proud Longhorn The tackle heard around the world Pat’s playing style embodied the Texas Defense The hit heard around the world Tim Doerr, David McWilliams, Pat Culpepper Photo of Pat’s boots taken in his…