Duke Carlisle, Face Mask Enigma, 1990 swimming, Richard Wortham
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Duke Carlisle, Face Mask Enigma, 1990 swimming, Richard Wortham

View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #24 1990 Women’s National Champions – Photo is Coach Mark Schubert The Horns win their 8th women’s national championship by the closest margin in NCAA history beating Stanford by 9.5 points. (Texas 632 and Stanford 622.5). Leigh Ann Fetter is the first woman in swimming…

1991 women’s golf, Jim Bayless tennis, and The Bridge builder
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1991 women’s golf, Jim Bayless tennis, and The Bridge builder

View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #25- The photo above is Coach Snyder as a Longhorn tennis player in 1958. The TLSN website and newsletter are free, educational, historical, and insightful, sharing Longhorn sports history through the eyes of those who created it. Tim Taylor’s before and after Longhorn football game…

Lynn Howden, Ben Crenshaw, One Heart Beat, Vera Ilyina, Laura Wilkinson,
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Lynn Howden, Ben Crenshaw, One Heart Beat, Vera Ilyina, Laura Wilkinson,

View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #26 – Issues of the Heart The Eyes of Texas are Upon You Deep in the Heart of Texas. Longhorn Basketball player Lynn Howden has passed away. Lynn was a three-year letterman for the Longhorns from 1969-1972. He still holds the school’s single-game record of…

Jenna McEachern, Peppy Blount, Cross Country,
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Jenna McEachern, Peppy Blount, Cross Country,

View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #27- Above photo is one of Author Jenna McEachern’s books Closely aligned with the Longhorn media department and Bill Little, Jenna McEachern has both edited and authored many significant moments in the history of Longhorn sports. Her story now joins the permanent archives captured for…

Spanky Stephens – Neugebauer’s – Richard Duncan-Julius Whittier
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Spanky Stephens – Neugebauer’s – Richard Duncan-Julius Whittier

Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #29 Spanky Stephens Spanky Stephens was associated with the University of Texas athletic department for over 30 years. Starting his career as a student manager in 1967, he was promoted to head trainer in 1978—a position he held until his retirement in 2000. As Head Trainer, he was…

Coach Fred Akers
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Coach Fred Akers

View in Browser Coach Akers has passed away TLSN has set-up a Fred Akers file that will be updated daily. All updates will be added to the top of the page. Click on the link below to celebrate Fred’s life. Coach Fred Akers (squarespace.com) TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting…

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Fred Akers, Eddie Gilbert, Steve Ross, and looking back but moving forward

View in Browser H Christmas 2008 Looking Back Moving Forward In 2016 three former Longhorn student-athletes/managers -Jim Kay, Benny Pace, and Billy Dale- envisioned a free, insightful, historical, and educational newsletter to share and celebrate the history of Longhorn sports by those who created it. One hundred thirty newsletters later, we close-out 2020 with this…

Two subjects -The history of Longhorn Fan and Remembering Bill Sansing
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Two subjects -The history of Longhorn Fan and Remembering Bill Sansing

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…

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Judy Lackey, A Longhorn feat never duplicated, Olympians, and Hank Chapman

View in Browser Volume V Newsletter #16 TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns needing temporary financial assistance. TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT. Board members include Benny Pace, Spanky Stephens, Beth Coblentz, Jim Kay, and Billy Dale. The…