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…
Life magazine promotes the Longhorn Brand and, by extension, the Southwest Conference. During pre-television days, magazines were the primary source of content and photos depicting American Life, science, politics, and culture with “Life” as the media leader for photojournalism. On November 17, 1941, Life celebrated the University of Texas and 14 Longhorn players. 13.5 million people…
Volume V Newsletter #19 Garrett Graff There is a whole section that honors Longhorn walk-ons chronicled on the TLSN website. Garret Graf’s story is one of them. Mickey Moss is a successful coach and administrator who received a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in athletic administration with an emphasis in exercise…
View in Browser We need to huddle Coach Gus Article by Kirk Bohls – photos added and not part of Kirk’s article. TLSN has set up a link for access to updates on Coach Gustafson health status https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-gus-health-status Please forward any update information to Williamdale@msn.com about Gus’s health status and the information will be added…
View in Browser We need to huddle Coach Akers Texas Legacy Support Network is passing along a Facebook Document to each of you. “My name is Diane Akers, wife and loved one of Coach Fred Akers and I need help for myself, my husband, children, grandchildren and countless others.” Coach Akers story is at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/fredakers-and-dianeakers…
View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #20 Nice Catch George Sauer was a talented but conflicted Soul The Voice of a New Generation stigmatizes authority figures. The 1960’s song written by the Beatles, “All you need is love, love is all you need,” was considered by many as the mantra that…
View in Browser Top of the Que 08/15/2020 -Volume V Newsletter #21 Horns UP!!! 1958 Longhorn Football Captain Arlis Parkhurst has passed away. A celebration of his life is at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/arlis-parkhurst There are updates on Diane Akers request for political action to help family members visit loved ones in memory care units. Dena Reneau also…
View in Browser ALBUM RELEASE Texas Legacy Support Network Presents Records to Remember For the Record TLSN combines 1000’s of photos; the history of every Longhorn NCAA sport from inception until 2014; Seasonal and career individual records; insightful articles ; and player comments into a form that celebrates the greatest brand in the history of…
Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #12 History, Heritage, and Traditions have built the Longhorn Brand Health Watch Coach Leon Black has been added to the Longhorn health watch. There are two links. Please save the first link for updates on Coach Black . https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-leon-black-1 https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/coach-leon-black SIGN OF THE TIMES Coach Gus April 2020…
Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #13 TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History . TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletic Department or any organization closely aligned with UT. The website and newsletter are free, insightful, historical, and educational. HOOK’EM ORIGIN 1955 is the Beginning of Big Bertha and the…