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Ragan on his ranch with one of his Longhorns. Choosing the “correct” Longhorn logo and the “correct” color for the Longhorn Nation took 75 years!!! But there is still competition from other Logo designers. In the early 1900s, the University logo is a star, a star with the “T” in the middle, and a star…

Heritage | Iconic, Traditions, Heritage, Organizations, Bevo, Burnt Orange, and more | Oral History Podcast of Longhorn Brand Builders, A-Z
Kirk Bohls
Best Cotton-Pickin’ Sportswriter In America by Larry Carlson https:// texaslsn.org Below are the oral history podcast, text, and photo links to Kirk Bohls. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/kirk-bohls My buddy, Kirk, is pretty tough. He once played the second half of a late ’60s high school football game with a broken neck. That wasn’t gonna stop the 5-7 135-pound…
Texas Fight
Colonel Walter s. Hunnicutt wrote “Taps” the song with James E. King. Honeycut said he wrote the song to “counteract the songs and yells of the uncomplimentary Aggie songs which demeaned U.T. Click on the Text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid
As of 2008 the most popular football numbers are…
The winner is #81 with 6 All-Americans Joe Parker- 1943, Hub Bechtol – 1946, Carlton Massey – 1953, Maurise Doakc-1959, Shahe Dronett- 1991, and Pat Fitzgerald-1996 #10- Marty Akins-1975, D.D. Lewis-2001, James Saxton-1961, and Vince, young-2005 #66- Chal Daniel- 1941, Harley Sewell – 1952, Herb Gray -1955, and Doug Dawson 1980 #79- Dick Harris –…

Removal of the 1882 cornerstone by Jim Nicar
Unlike the highly organized 1882 ceremony, the 1934 event was very informal. There were no planned speeches, though among the spectators was 64-year old Arthur Stiles, the only person present to have seen the cornerstone set in place. He recounted the colorful parade that braved a true Texas Norther and the “rotund bearded figures” who…