THE PORTAL BEFORE THE PORTAL: The Gary Keithley Story by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Gary Keithley was the bluest of blue-chippers in the Lone Star state’s football circles when he signed with Darrell Royal’s Texas Longhorns in February ’69. Today, not many Longhorn fans recall his name, or that he was the punter for UT’s 1970…
Texaslsn.org By Larry Carlson Major Applewhite is a storied quarterbackin’ figure in UT history, a record-setter and cucumber-cool finisher who already qualifies as polished top brass among the ranks of Longhorn fan favorites. But how much brighter would his star shine, had he been provided with a few more opportunities at Texas? What if he…
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…
From 1998-2009 11 Quarterbacks competed To Win The Starting Quarterback Position At Texas. 4 Won 123 Games, And Two Won 4 Games. The Other 4 Transferred. 1998 – Richard Walton, Robert Koy and Major Applewhite, Greg Cicero Richard Walton MAJOR APPLEWHITE-1998-2001- STARTS 30 GAMES, WINS 22 LOSES 8 Robert Koy – 1997-1998 Richard Walton…
The Longhorns’ Holy Grail search to define the best in Sports began two years before the civil war. Two years before the Civil War, the Legislature established the University of Texas “to place within reach of our people, whether rich or poor,….a thorough education.” To fund the University, the Legislature in the mid-1800s gave UT…
The TLSN oral history as viewed through the eyes of texas rob moerschell from 1981 to 1984 is below. Click on Podcast in black rectangle listed below. Rob’s podcast is sponsored by the Austin Based law firm of Minton, Bassett, Flores, & Carsey. Quarterbacking by committee- On the Road to 1983 -A story about Todd…
It has been said that Sports is the only occupation that the fans are the “experts” and not the coach. With a sense of humor, Duke Carlisle says in his book Longhorn, and Tall Tails “Fans think coaching is a “common sense” profession. “Fans also have certain rules they expect a coach to follow, such as don’t…