Team Captain and Marine Sargeant Ahmard Hall was a walk-on When the 2005 team visited the White House, President Bush praised Ahmard Hall, a Marine who served in Afghanistan and Kosovo before playing for Texas. Ahmard Hall always held on to his dream of playing college football. When Ahmard left active duty in 2003, he…
In 1972, Glen Gaspard and Randy Peschel were the leaders of the team in tackles with 110 and 80, respectively. But in the Cotton Bowls against Alabama and Penn State, Braband did a great job. I think Glen started in the three Cotton Bowls. Football Captain Jay Arnold says about Randy’s induction into the Cotton…
Links to articles about Coach Akers are listed below. Link below is the 1983 season https://youtu.be/dD2subj8Mxk http://www.hookem.com/story/the-statesman-interview-fred-akers/ http://www.texassports.com/news/2003/8/19/081903aab_984.aspx http://www.dailytexanonline.com/blogs/keeping-score/2016/01/27/former-texas-quarterback-danny-akers-dies-of-cancer There were three contenders to replace Royal-Longhorn defensive coordinator Mike Campbell: Maryland head coach Jerry Clayborne and Wyoming coach Fred Akers. Akers gets the job over the favorite Mike Campbell because he understands the culture of…
TEXAS GETS ITS KICKSby Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org We have heard a lot about “culture wins” this Longhorn season.And we almost saw a masterpiece Saturday at DKR. By Kansas State.It was the men from Manhattan who fell far behind early and rallied back, bit by bit.It was K-State that made halftime adjustments. The offense abandoned…
The winner is #81 with 6 All-Americans Joe Parker- 1943, Hub Bechtol – 1946, Carlton Massey – 1953, Maurise Doakc-1959, Shahe Dronett- 1991, and Pat Fitzgerald-1996 #10- Marty Akins-1975, D.D. Lewis-2001, James Saxton-1961, and Vince, young-2005 #66- Chal Daniel- 1941, Harley Sewell – 1952, Herb Gray -1955, and Doug Dawson 1980 #79- Dick Harris –…
Learning from Julius WHO SOMEONE ROOMS WITH SHOULD NOT BE A NEWSWORTHY EVENT. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE A “PROVOCATIVE” ARTICLE THAT SAID, “WHITTIER, TEXAS BLACK OFFENSIVE GUARD, IS ROOMING WITH A WHITE PLAYER AND OCCASIONALLY DATING WHITE WOMEN.” I AM THAT “WHITE PLAYER.” IN 1970 COACH ROYAL CALLED THREE SENIORS…
Texas Longhorns Football: Top 10 Coaches In University of Texas Football History JAMES HARRISON JR.FEBRUARY 3, 2011- SBNation The Texas Longhorns have had 28 head football coaches from 1893 through 2011. Many of these coaches have led Texas to great seasons, and only one coach, Jack Chevigny, has ever had a winning percentage below .500….
Take a test on a sample of Longhorn Historyby Larry Carlson ( lc 13@txstate.edu )1 Which of these UT coaches got the most bowl wins at Texas?A. Fred Akers B. John Mackovic C. Tom Herman D. David McWilliams2 What Texas quarterback took a knee in the “victory formation” as UT ran the clock out when…
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The Genealogy of Texas Quarterbacks – 1893- 1957 Rate the Longhorn quarterbacks in the link below ttps://www.ranker.com/list/best-texas-longhorns-quarterbacks/ranker-college-football 1893- 1905 1893- Addison Day 150 pounds and Billy McLean 135 pounds Addison Day 150 pounds leads the 1893 Varsity to an undefeated season. He is used as the quarterback, main rusher, and first kicker in UT football…