Bill Little’s Burnt Orange Spirit is remembered by many Billy,Jenna and I heard that Bill Little passed tonight. Jenna’s going to send you something she wrote about Bill in 2017. God bless Bill Little a true Legend! Randy McEachern Billy, Bill passed away this evening. He and I enjoyed a 50-year friendship, and I am…
Horns – As a reminder , Perry McWilliams celebration of life is on August 11, 2019 at Saint Ed’s from 4-6 in the Ragsdale venter Mabee ballroom a/b. Thanks, Tony Crosby DKR says “If I had 11 men like Perry McWilliams, I’d never lose a game.” Perry McWilliams Co-Captain Perry McWilliams has passed away. Royal…
Jim Bob Moffett was a obligation and responsibility type of guy. Jim Bob’s lifetime motto states, “it is impossible to have a bad day if you do something (good) for someone else.” On January 8, 2021, Jim Bob Moffett succumbed to Covid. He was 82. The family wishes that any donations be made to The…
“They keep telling me things are getting better,” Johnson said. “Well, sure, they’re getting better, but when you want something really bad, you don’t want to wait 20 years for it.” In 1973, less than a year after achieving his dream of graduating from The University of Texas, Carl lost his life in a freak…
Author Dick Baird wrote an article in 2003 : “Football has an incredible bonding aspect to it. It demands an emotional investment. This is what makes it such a powerful force in character development as well as sacrifice. You never question anything about each other. It’s understood respect. This is my teammate. We will always…
BY ANYA PELSHAW 49 July 06th, 2022 the red fonts listed below are link to Sam Kendricks story. Share Longtime Swimming Announcer Sam Kendricks Dies After Battling Cancer on Facebook Submit Longtime Swimming Announcer Sam Kendricks Dies After Battling Cancer to Reddit Share Longtime Swimming Announcer Sam Kendricks Dies After Battling Cancer on Pinterest Share…
First base – Jeff Ontiveros (1999-2002) was selected to the all-Longhorn sports history team because he was the career leader in games played, games started, at-bats, and total bases. Jeff followed single and career home run hitter Kyle Russell in the hypothetical batting order. Jeff was second in both of these categories. link is to…
Al Matthew makes Longhorn Sports History Austin High in the 60s had some great high school athletes who later set many records at either the college or professional level. Don Baylor almost signed with the Longhorns but decided to play professional baseball, Ben Crenshaw set all kinds of golf records at Texas and on the…
A story by Cotton Speyer about Danny Lester While communing with a small group of friends recently, I asked the birth date of a mutual friend that was coming up in late June. June 23 was the answer. Ok I said, “June – Danny Lester”, I’ll now always remember the date on June 23….
John Danks is #32 and Ken Montgomery is #40 John Danks Eulogy for Longhorn basketball player Ken Montgomery. John Danks I met Ken in NYC in March 1978 the day before Texas defeated NC State for the NIT championship. You see he played for THEM. The introduction was made by my roommate Jim Krivacs who…