Glenn Blackwood podcast is below Squarespacehttps://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/glenn-blackwood-football Glenn Blackwood’s oral history podcast, text, and photos are sponsored by Beth Coblentz. GLENN BLACKWOOD: BRUISING, STINGING KILLER “B” by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Glenn Blackwood was kind of hot under the collar. After 40 minutes on the phone with me and Chris Doelle of TLSN one recent…
Sponsored by MBFC contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Peter’s oral Longhorn sports history link is below https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/peter-gardere-1 PETER THE GREAT by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s a word in the American lexicon that is more overused, abused — and certainly more misused — than even iconic, awesome, and incredible. That word is – “Unique.”…
Attached Are The Most Significant Wins And Devastating Losses By The Longhorns In The 80-Year History Of The SWC – Compliments Of Dan Jenkins’s Book “I’ll Tell You One Thing.” 1920- The largest football crowd in the state at the time (20,000) jammed Clark Field to witness Aggie’s first loss in two years. Tom Dennis’s…
TOP GUN; NATHAN KASPAR by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s certainly no shortage of “Top Gun” mania across the nation this summer. A breath of fresh air for many Americans. At least one former Longhorn football player isn’t shy about the fact that he was inspired as a kid by the 1986 Tom Cruise…
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Former Longhorn Defensive defensive coordinator Greg Robinson dies at 70 Early in his career, Robinson established his reputation as a tremendous defensive coordinator. Robinson’s coaching career, which began in 1975, spanned 40 years at the high school , college, and professional, levels. He is best known as the defensive coordinator for the 1997 and 1998…
To become one of the most prominent football programs in the country, you have to make the impossible a reality with great plays. The Texas Longhorns have had those in droves, courtesy of some of the greatest players and coaches to ever take part in college football. As far as athletic feats, great plays occur…