> “ Athletes learn and earn the valuable life skills taught by playing sports. These skills are ingrained in the players heart by coaches who teach that success requires a teammate mentality, a work ethic in tow, and self-reliance as the goal.Coach Dana LeDuc taught those lessons well. ”— Billy Dale When the 2005 team…
Professor Larry Carlson and Pat Culpepper THE MOST SPIRITED, PASSIONATE LONGHORN EVER by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) It had been my good fortune to enjoy one of the trademark mint juleps with the prettiest girl in the world out on the patio of The Columns Hotel on stately, oak-lined St. Charles Avenue in New…
THE LONGHORNS RING SIX TIMES by Larry Carlson August 2022 Larry Carlson, Rodney Tate, and Lance Taylor It has been fifty autumns since the Texas Longhorns capped the longest era of dominance in Southwest Conference annals. Coach Darrell Royal’s teams — featuring the wishbone offense and swarming defenses — won six straight SWC trophies, 1968-1973….
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…
The introduction to Donnie’s interview is at DONNIE WIGGINTON (squarespace.com) TLSN: What do you remember about the competition and challenges that came with playing freshman football with a lot of other highly-rated signees from across the state? How much did being ineligible for varsity as a freshman — and playing five games as Shorthorns —…
Four decades later, Texas legend Brad Shearer still rocks ByLARRY CARLSON Aug 30, 2019 The last Longhorn to take home the Outland Trophy — some four decades ago — is allowing himself a short break from another busy workday to reminisce a little on this broiling summer afternoon. A framed poster of Vince Lombardi’s “What…
Preface to Professor Carlson’s article “Living the Dream” . DKR the Dream Maker Edith and Coach Royal, Lise and Mac Davis, Jenna and Randy Royal’s high school coaches said he was too small to try out for the football team, but Royal continued to dream of greatness. No great activity starts without a vision, and…