View in Browser Volume VIII Newsletter #13 06-09-2023 Important: Click on the small black letters “VIEW IN BROWSER” above to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. SPRING & SUMMER TREATS: Kool-Aid and Rat Poison by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) I am often reminded of, and often resurrect Darrell Royal’s definitive…
View in Browser PHOTO COMPLIMENTS OF BILL CATLETT Top of the Que Volume VI Newsletter # 17 – 07/06/2021 2000 football season- record 9-3 2000 represents the 3rd year in a row that the Longhorns won nine or more games. It is the first time since Coach Akers teams from 1981-1983 accomplished this goal. 2000…
Bill Sansing has passed away. The link below shares an article that Bill Little wrote about Mr. Sansing’s influence on the Sports media starting as the SID for D.X. Bible. Bill was 100 years old. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/bill-sansing Benjamin Franklin said there are only three things certain in life: death, taxes and Fans Ok – the quote…
Bill Sansing has passed away. The link below shares an article that Bill Little wrote about Mr. Sansing’s influence on the Sports media starting as the SID for D.X. Bible. Bill was 100 years old. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/bill-sansing Benjamin Franklin said there are only three things certain in life: death, taxes and Fans Ok – the quote…
To Larry Carlson – 2024 Watching the 1 Jan 65 Orange Bowl game as a kid growing up in Midland, Texas, changed my life, and Ernie Koy, Jr. has been a hero to me ever since. His blazing 79-yard touchdown, quick openers up the middle, and quick kicks on third down were totally inspirational. It’s…
6/20/2024 – Doctor Richard Seifert talks basketball and Abe Lemons I grew up listening to Kern Tips broadcast SWC games. He was the lead guy, so he usually did the Texas games. Occasionally, we got the “#2 guy.” It wasn’t the same. I need to send you both a picture of my old pocket-size schedules…
Golf Stories from Longhorn Fans and Longhorn players Golf – George Machock and the 1971 Longhorn Golf National Champions George Machock George Machock was a Two Time Honorable Mention All American in ’70 and ’71 and was the UT Golf Team MVP in ’70.As young high school golfers in Austin, Tom Kite (McCallum), Ben Crenshaw…
Deloss Dodds says there are 2 types of fans when the Longhorns lose. Those fans who do not jump off the bridge after a loss, and those fans who go into a deep depression after a loss. If it is true that a fan’s public support helps recruit quality athletes, then it is REASONABLE to…