Shawn Clynch’s Inside the Man Cave shares Longhorn sports history. Part I

Shawn Clynch’s Inside the Man Cave shares Longhorn sports history. Part I

Shawn Clynch is a retired sportscasting veteran with a long sports media career. He worked as a multimedia journalist, sports anchor, and reporter for various stations, including KVUE Austin, KOKH FOX 25 Oklahoma City, and KTRE Lufkin-Nacogdoches. He retired from KVUE in 2019 to pursue new career opportunities Shawn D. ClynchTwitter: @ShawnC_ATXCell: 936-675-3295Austin, TX Stephen…

Dan Hays – Walk-on

Don Hays In 1988 I was a walk on DT for Texas. We were not on the travel squad for OU game. Instead we were given tickets in the Texas section. There was a group of older gentlemen sitting behind us and all wearing burnt orange. We struck up a conversation with them during timeouts, injuries,…

Lewis Milton Levine

Lewis Milton Levine

Lewis Milton Levine – 1947- 1950 In 1947 he walked-on to Coach Cherry’s freshman football team. He lettered as the starting fullback and he played in the 1949 Orange Bowl against to Georgia Tech and the 1950 Cotton Bowl against Tennessee. Alpha Epsilon Pi named him the national outstanding athlete. All four of his children…

2002 Michael Ungar

2002 Michael Ungar

 Football 08.22.2002 A Reward For Hard Work ARTICLE IS FROM TEXASSPORTS.COM AUSTIN, Texas — Michael Ungar’s parents will be in the stands at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, when the Longhorns host North Texas in the 2002 season opener. They’ll see their son wearing No. 29 and gracing the field as a…

Cade McCrary

Cade McCrary

 Bill Little commentary: ‘S’ has more than one meaning Bill Little, Texas Media Relations So let’s take these one at a time. Important: Bill Little’s article is about walk-ons Cade McCrary and Nate Boyer. So each can be celebrated individually, TLSN shares their separate stores, but in the comments below, there are still some overlapping…

2011- Shawn Izadi

05.12.2020 | Football Edited version of recent TexasSports.com about Shawn Izadi had been added to the History of Longhorn Walkons. Shawn’s whole article is at the link listed below in red font. https://texassports.com/news/2020/5/12/former-football-walk-on-and-longhorn-band-member-graduates-med-school.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29G47Gyv2QPFZ6oxBcx_0wl9dmhnkvgHxuwO2kxHXrB-U7pzHH0104mxU Former Football walk-on and Longhorn Band Member graduates med school Shawn Izadi, who balanced the challenges of school, football and playing in the Longhorn…

2001 Brad Hermes

2001 Brad Hermes

#40 Brad Hermes From the book One Heart Beat by Mack Brown with Bill Little “It was the fever that had done it when he was just a year and a half old. But years of reading lips, learning to sign, and adjusting to a hearing aid that brought “environmental sounds” such as a knock…

Mickey Riggs-walk-on

Mickey Riggs-walk-on

 –Roy Jones, senior manager of the 1963 national championship football team writes about his most unforgettable Longhorn player– and it might surprise you.   I bet Nick Saban has a Mickey Riggs on his roster.  Kirby Smart too. I bet Bear Bryant had a Mickey Riggs among his “Junction Boys.” I KNOW Darrell Royal had one.   Any…