June 2021 Recognition of a team or individual for superior performance is only one factor in building a brand. Building a national brand requires aligned actions, shared values, high performance, team unity, unselfish players, passionate fans, supportive administrators, and positive press. The link below honors some of the many Longhorn brand builders. Those who have…
1939 Coach Disch last year – Bibb Falk continues to build on the Disch Legacy. The team goes undefeated in the SWC for the first time in 20 years. …
Hand written resume’ written circa 1966 by High School Coach Gustafson ! 1968- 1996- Coach Cliff Gustafson Darrell Royal, then the athletic director at Texas, gets credit for hiring Cliff in 1968. Royal was asked in 1994 if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that,…
This is a key research book for Longhorn Baseball history Billy Disch and Bibb Falk did not have to hit the road to seduce recruits. The players came to them if they had any professional aspirations. 1911-1939 – Coach Billy Disch Three great Coaches -Disch, Falk, and Gustafson Coach Disch is hired…
THE KING OF DIAMONDS ORAL HISTORY PODCAST WITH LARRY CARLSONS INTERVIEW WITH BROOKS KIESCHNICK IS AT https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/2024-brooks-ki THE KING OF DIAMONDS by Larry Carlson Larry visited Brooks’ home for the Podcast/interview. Was it fate? Or perhaps, the Fates, the trio of sister goddesses from Greek mythology who were heavy hitters in deciding that college baseball’s…
Article written in early 2020 WE ALSO PLAY A LITTLE BASEBALL Tommy’ Harmon’s T-ring reflection Tommy Harmon has lived a blessed life. Even though Tommy is now in his 70’s, he still has a boy’s view of his life when discussing his Longhorn roots. Tommy Harmon says, “I still have a forever-lasting love for the…
The oral history podcast, text, and photos of College Baseball Hall of Fame Longhorn inductee – Jim Gideon are sponsored by: ABEL Engineering responded to the First Gulf War when Saddam Hussein set the Kuwait Oil Field (about 1000 wells) on fire in an environmental terrorist act. ABEL provides project management and engineering for out-of-control…
WHEN TO CELEBRATE A LOSS. As I learned in high school track, losing can be part of a winning formula. On a day I set a personal best time in the 100-yard dash, I finished last in the heat. As a 17-year-old boy, I was surprised that I was happy as the young man above,…
Langerhans reflects on a lifetime of coaching Dragon mentor led RRHS to state title in 1997 Brad Stutzman Austin American Statesman View Comments 0:38 2:29 More than half-a-century after the fact, it’s still the look in his father’s eyes that John Langerhans remembers. It was a look that led Langerhans to a lifetime of…
Calvin’s oral history is at the link https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/calviin-murray-19901992 Note: to the left, in red font, are all the podcast sections. Calvin Murray’s oral History segment on TLSN is sponsored by Pat Frost @ Frost National Bank. More sponsors are needed to continue capturing the stories of those who created Longhorn sports history. As of this…