Hi Billy, this is Jane Kennon. My husband of 65 years, Garland Kennon, passed away on Dec 8. He was one of “Daddy Darrell’s” first captains. Thanks for all u do to keep the Longhorns connected. Garland Kennon12/16/1935 – 12/08/2024Garland Kennon, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, December 8,…
HOME, AND COOKIN’ !When The Horns Hooked 42 Straight by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org It was quite a damn feat, this Texas-sized home winnin’ streak. For those who know history, it stretched from when LBJ resided in the White House through the week in which Jimmy Carter was elected to the oval office. More than eight full…
Photos are of Eddie on the baseball and football teams. October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 Eddie Vaughan Obituary Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 26, 2024. Fair Oaks Ranch – Eddie L Vaughan 78, Eddie passed away peacefully at his home on October 11, 2024 with his wife, son, and daughter present. Eddie was born…
Gene, Your story needs to be captured in a non-political way. Your accomplishments in building the Longhorn brand during your tenure as the Chairman of the Board of Regents for the U.T. system should make all Longhorns proud. Your accomplishments in building your Real Estate enterprise tell an important story about your drive to succeed….
View in Browser Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Last TLSN newsletter for 2019 will be after Christmas but before the New Year. JON DASILVA’S pending documentary “The Kicker” about Longhorn football player Fred Bednarski captures the horrors of WWII, new beginnings in America, and college football records. The story is about 8 year old…
View in Browser Top of the Que 09/08/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #22 celebrates Longhorn Swimming Carnivals, the 1969 Longhorn National Championship , admonitions from Tennis Coach Wilmer Allison , and author James Michener’s favorite subject- Hondo Crouch. All of these stories are in the Que at https://texaslsn.org The letter below written to the 1973 Longhorn…
Randy McEachern’s dream in 1977 impacts the future of Longhorn football. Randy’s story is in the Que as well as John Scott’s 1967 walk-on story, and a historical salute to men’s Tennis and women’s rowing. Top of the Que 05/06/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #14 2019 David Bales, Fred Akers, Kenneth Sims, and Randy McEachern at…
View in Browser Top of the Que 06/29/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #16 – Lawrence Sampleton, Ron Baxter, Abe Lemons, Bill Ellington, Lam Jones, Randy McEachern, Highlight videos from Ed Berry, Update on Sculpts of Longhorn National Championship quarterbacks. Website address is https://texaslsn.org Top of the Que 05/06/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #14 The History of Longhorn…
View in Browser 1969 National Championship Reunion Celebration – Save the Date Request Website https://texaslsn.org Many of the members of the 1969 National Championship team have emailed me recently stating they have not heard anything about the pending celebration . Yesterday I made contact with Ricky Brown about this subject and here is his response….
A 1966 Saturday Evening Post quote from sports writer Myron Cope stated that DKR was the “patron saint of clean-cut coaches.” DKR was handsome and charismatic, often called the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list of 115 prospects for the head coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours after…