View in Browser Texas Legacy Support Network Top of the Queue- Volume VII Newsletter #18 – September 1, 2023 TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletic Department, or any organization closely aligned with UT. Important: Click on the small white letters “VIEW IN BROWSER” listed above to enlarge and enhance the photos and text…
Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track And Baseball there are very few books that discuss Longhorn tennis. I hope with time this site can add some historical insight and tell the full and compelling story of the Texas tennis tradition. 1976 is the first year of NCAA sanctioned tennis at Texas Tennis record thru 2015 is 717…
Information about Texas Legacy Support Network and Chris Doelle Enterprises is discussed in the first 3:49 minutes of Rodney’s podcast. Rodney Page’s interview starts at the 3:50 mark. Click on the rectangle below with Rodney Page’s name to listen to Rodney’s oral history. Rodney Page talks about Leon Black, Betty Thompson, and Rhetha Swindell link…
Doctor Denton Cooley In 2004, the 44,000-square-foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both men and women practice on separate courts. When built, it was one of the best workout facilities in the country. All are torn down now! This story is probably not for TSLN, but it is fascinating, and…
In 1972, Glen Gaspard and Randy Peschel were the leaders of the team in tackles with 110 and 80, respectively. But in the Cotton Bowls against Alabama and Penn State, Braband did a great job. I think Glen started in the three Cotton Bowls. Football Captain Jay Arnold says about Randy’s induction into the Cotton…
THE SCANDAL OF ’73: OU BECOMES SWITZER-LAND by Larry Carlson, with Jay Arnold 2022- Professor Carlson, Donnie Wigginton, and Jay Arnold It started at the Texas-OU game in 1972. In spite of five turnovers to that point, Texas trailed the Sooners just 3-0 with three minutes left in the third quarter. But when the Horns…