Below is the oral history podcast featuring Jody Conradt, the former Head coach of the Longhorn women’s basketball team. The Texas Legacy Sports Network (TLSN) aims to document the history of Horn sports through the “Eyes Of Texas” as told by those who have built the Longhorn brand. Coach Conradt’s influence extended far beyond basketball….
Remembering Lemons, Texas’ NIT title-winning team On the eve of the NCAA crowning a national champion at the Final Four, guest columnist Larry Carlson remembers the NIT-winning Texas squad of Abe Lemons 40 years later. Article written for 247 Sports LARRY CARLSON Apr 1st, 2018, 8:00 AM35 Long before Longhorn basketball backers swooned for Tom…
Below is the oral history podcast link featuring Jody Conradt, the former Head coach of the Longhorn women’s basketball team. The Texas Legacy Sports Network (TLSN) aims to document the history of Horn sports through the “Eyes Of Texas,” as told by those who have built the Longhorn brand. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/19762007-jody-conradt-copy Coach Conradt’s influence extended far…
Olympian Jay Arnette You are probably already on it, but former Longhorn Jay Arnette was a member of the original Olympic basketball “Dream Team” In 1960. Jay went on to play both pro basketball and pro baseball before coming back to Austin and becoming an orthodontist. Here is a story from one of his teammates…
Our 1977 – 78 team was the 1st team to play in the Special Events Center and we did go undefeated at home. John’s right about the sellouts. After our inaugural season at the Drum, it was reported that we’d averaged the 3rd largest home attendance in the nation. I think that the average attendance…
A special memory of Cecil Morgan tailgating with my father- By Billy Dale During Mack Brown’s early years as Longhorn’s head football coach, my dad’s health started to fail. Knowing that I started searching for venues where we could enjoy quality time as father and son. I found one! Ironically, on a trip with my…