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WOO, Dick Hooper, LeDuc’s list , Big-shootout, women Club sports

Billy Dale — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:35:43 +0000

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Tomorrow in Orange, Texas, the Longhorn Nation Remembers Steve Worster

Memories, photos, and comments from fans are at:

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/steve-worstersstory

Professor Larry Carlson shares his boyhood memories of Steve Worster in an article titled #30 is #1.

The following is a personal story about Worster’s impact on Junior high school and High school kids in the late 1960s. Professor Carlson was one of them, and his story is told through the eyes of a young boy.

Larry says :

My niece, Kim, still calls me “Uncle Woo,” even though she has passed the 39-year mark. Worster reigned supreme as the best fullback in college football (1968-70) and was my idol. I mean, the guy powered over every defense he faced. He was coolly all business on the field, and the UT co-eds seemed to love him.

Worster, it should be remembered, is sometimes acknowledged as college football’s first “national recruit.”

“Worster was the biggest star on a team with a Milky Way full of them. I had a poster of him on my burnt orange bedroom wall. And I really wanted another cool one that Dave Campbell’s Texas Football was offering for sale, the one that featured a sideline close-up of the rugged fullback’s face, marked by dried blood across the bridge of his nose.” The rest of Larry’s article about Steve is at:

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/30-was-1-steve-worster-by-larry-carlson

1914 – Dick Hooper – one-arm outfielder, helps Horns win the State of Texas Championship.

1914- Billy Disch wins the TIAA Championship with a 30-5 record. One publication states this team was “perhaps the most phenomenal and successful “ team in college baseball” through 1914.

Dick Hooper, the one-armed talented outfielder, played an important part in the success of this team. Hooper is top middle in the photo below

Dick Hooper was an All-Conference player .

1905: As a young boy, Dick Hooper is seriously wounded by a shotgun blast while hunting. The injury resulted in the amputation of his left hand and arm below the elbow.

Some Bio information about Dick Hooper follows:

1913: Hooper transfers from Baylor to the University of Texas, where he is ruled ineligible to participate the first year on the school’s varsity squad

1916: Dick Hooper is chosen as the Longhorn baseball team captain. However, he is declared academically ineligible just two weeks into the season.

In later years as a wealthy Oilman, he tried unsuccessfully to bring a professional baseball team to Houston. Still, Dick Hooper and other investors did plant the seed that eventually led to Houston procuring a professional baseball team.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1911-1939-billy-disch

We don’t want any trouble makers around here.

The Austin airport and the Drag after the win against Arkansas in the Big Shoot-out in 1969 was an event that I will never forget. The comments below from an unknown author describe the whole scene.

Texas is National Champion in the 100th year of College Football.

After the Arkansas game, Royal says, “We had one great play, and we had a gutsy call, but the rest (of the game) stunk.”

Getting off the plane in Austin after returning from the Big Shoot-out. Fans surrounded the plane. Royal said, “I don’t think I’ll ever see the time where I had to remain aboard the airplane simply because I was afraid to get off.” Security finally got Royal a squad car that got clearance from the airport to use the runway to exit on the other side of the airport.

After the game, the 1969 Arkansas victory the streets around the university were wildly joyous and crammed packed with cars not moving and thousands of students hollering and hugging each other.

Not everyone was happy with the events that disrupted Austin that night. The police, outmanned, mostly watched. A student wrote the “Texan” that he asked a cop when the police action would start, the cop asked him what he was talking about, and he protested.

“But officer, they’re disrupting the orderly flow of traffic, disturbing the peace, drinking in the streets, drinking while driving, breaking beer bottles all over the Drag, defacing public and private property.”

The officer responded, “Beat it kid, we don’t want any trouble makers around here. “

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/larry-carlson-shootout

Dana LeDuc’s Mean and Tough list from the Aker’s era.

2022- Coach Vermeil with Dana at the NFL Hall of Fame ceremony. I recognize Dana’s sandals as a reproduction of one made in the late 1960s. ???? I think my mother has mine in the attic in Odessa.

Billy,

Going back in time, these are the guys that, if I were walking through a dark alley in a bad part of town, I would want with me.

Steve McMichael-tougher and meaner “than a junkyard dog” rattlesnake, etc.

Robin Sendlein-anybody who eats glass on their recruiting trip makes my team. Tall, lean & wirery but could pack a hell of a punch. His dad ate glass also.

Mike Ruether a large, powerful, defensive end with whom nobody on the team would mess with.

Kenneth Sims-a gentle giant with tremendous power and, if pushed to a point, it would not have been pretty for the opposition.

Dewey Turner (’82)- Dana says he was a large, powerful, defensive end with whom nobody on the team would challenge.

Larry Carlson says “

Ultimately, Dewey succeeded at Texas as a defensive lineman who could rush the passer. Turner was a physical specimen and a physical player.

Comments by Professor Larry Carlson. “ John Hagy was kicking ass in no time, despite almost zero weight training before college. Hagy could just play… fast, savvy, and a hitting machine. Man, I loved watching John Hagy compete.”

Professor Carlson says about Ricky Churchman, “ he sure was a ferocious hitter as a safety. I think he would’ve had an All-Pro career with the 49ers if he hadn’t been badly injured early on. He was a starter and a standout as a rookie, in the same defensive backfield with Ronnie Lott. And they won the Super Bowl the next year.”

Jeff Leiding absolutely annihilated a Razorback on the opening kickoff his first year. Completely blew him up. I would list that shot as one of the all-time snot-bubblers in Longhorn history. Everybody remembers that he was the bellcow of that ’83 defense, probably the best one ever at Texas.

The Texas defense emulated Leiding’s personality – cocky to the point of arrogance but backing it up with a physical style of play that simply wore opponents into submission.

Dana’s oral history and profile segment are at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/dana-leduc-2

Competitive women’s Intramural and Club Sports were the precursors to Title IX, AIAW, and NCAA-sanctioned women’s sports.

In 1921 Woman were told that sports should be construed as a social and fun activity requiring “lady like” composure while participating.

Lady like composure was eventually rejected by participants. Women wanted to compete and develop athletic skills just like the men.

The growth of intramural and Club sports offered many students a chance to be part of a team as managers.

Some of the club members become very proficient in their respective sports and mastered them to such an extent that they could compete with the best anywhere in the country.

Starting in 1917, a system was established for members to accrue points to reach certain milestones. Once the member earned enough points, she was entitled to receive the “T”. The ladies wore Their “T” with pride and a sense of accomplishment as shown below.

The Turtle club – formed in 1920 -was the oldest and largest club. In this photo, the club members are wearing their sweaters with a turtle motif on the sleeve.

Some Clubs were discontinued as the years passed, but here is a historical list of the club sports at Texas.

tennis, deck tennis, ping pong, archery, golf, swimming, baseball, hockey, basketball, Rifle, Orchesis (dancing), bad minton, Bit and Spur, polo, Canter, Touche’, Gymnastics, walking, and yes, even proper posturing.

Thousands of women entered some form of tournament play, with most participants coming from sororities, dormitories, and independent groups.

Acceptance to a club team was a on-campus prestigious honor.

Clubs wrote team songs as a point of unity for the members.

The Tennis club song

Got a touch of Texas in our swing;

Got a touch of Texas in our ping;

When you see that ball a comin’;

You’d better start a runnin’

‘Cause, we put ‘em away.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1896-1921

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/19211957-anna-hiss

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance.

The TLSN website and newsletter are free, educational, historical, and insightful, sharing Longhorn sports history through the eyes of those who created it.

TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

Https://texaslsn.org

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Unveiling, Betty Jameson, Woo, Indian territory, watches, cards, and rings

Billy Dale — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:35:41 +0000

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If the Horns have to win based on a roll of the dice like the last decade, we might as well play Texasopoly and forget the game. The Horns have had enough snake eyes to last a lifetime. We need less dice-throwing and more body-throwing in 2022.

The Unveiling

Some who qualify for the pending breakfast and unveiling of the four national championship quarterbacks tell me they did not receive their invitation.

If you were a player, manager, trainer, coach, or a walk-on on the 1963, 1969, 1970, or 2005 national championship teams, you qualify for an invitation to the 8:00 A.M. September 9, 2022 event.

Please send your name and qualifying role if you want to attend, and I will forward your information to the UT Athletic Department.

Horns Up, I am Billydale1@gmail.com.

Betty Jameson

At the age of 13, Betty won the 1932 Texas Publinx title, followed by the Southern Championship at 15. Betty is the first woman to ever qualify for a men’s varsity high school golf team in the state of Texas. In 1937 Betty Jameson entered UT. Harvey Penick was her golf instructor.

In 1938 Betty Jameson won the intramural golf championship at Texas. She also won the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1939 and 1940, the Women’s Western Amateur in 1940 and 1942, and the Women’s Western Open.

She was one of the thirteen founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950. Winning three major championships and a total of thirteen events during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. HORNS ???? UP

The Worster family hosted a celebration of Steve’s life at a restaurant after the funeral service.

Not all tears occur because of pain or sadness. Post funeral was a time to share smiles with tears of joy for a great man. We did so! The photo below captures such a moment for me.

In the photo are Buddy Hudgins, Bill Bradley, Billy Dale, Forest Wiegand, and sitting Bill Atessis. I sent the photo to Atessis, and he emailed me back that Scott Worster intentionally made a cameo appearance in our photo. He is over my left shoulder, holding up the hook’em horn sign.

It did not escape my heart that, perhaps for a split second, a young Steve Worster’s spirit emanated from his son to wish all of his teammates one last Horns up! ????

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/steve-worstersstory

POSTCARD FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY 8/12/2022

Catching Up With Lance Taylor

By Professor Larry Carlson6

1977 Larry Carlson interviewing Morgan Copeland

This wasn’t my first trip to Tulsa. I had enjoyed this leafy, hilly, beautiful city several times before returning this month to visit with and speak to the Tulsa chapter of Texas Exes. Great, great fun to catch up with my old buddy Lance Taylor and his lovely wife, Karla.

Lance, of course, was the Longhorns’ All-SWC linebacker and leading tackler on the ’77 team that went 11-0 while Earl Campbell pounded his way to the Heisman Trophy. Texas fans still grimace when remembering that Taylor received a severe shoulder injury in win number eleven, a 57-28 butt-kicking of the Aggies in College Station.

In the Cotton Bowl game five weeks later, Lance’s absence in the middle of UT’s “stop ’em” troops was glaring. Notre Dame ran right at the inexperienced players trying vainly to fill his cleated shoes and pulled off a big upset that separated Texas from the national title.

The rest of Professor Carlson’s story is at https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/post-card-from-the-indian-territory

Left to right Professor Carlson, Rodney Tate, and Lance Taylor in an August 2022 photo. The middle photo is Rodney Tate with one of his many trophies. The right photo is Lance Taylor as a Horn.

Mark Stone, a student manager in the 1980s, and I visited recently to discuss his Longhorn pro football card collection and Larry Falk’s pending auction of hundreds of items, including many Longhorn CONFERENCE AND BOWL GAME RINGS AND WATCHES.

Mark’s cards and Larry’s collection tell the story of Longhorn greatness through memorabilia. Photos of 90% of the items to be sold at auction are now saved for Longhorn posterity on the TLSN website.

Go to vogtauction.com and click on the Labor Day Spectacular auction, and you can scroll through the photos. The sports start at Lot #104 and go through Lot #251.

However, Larry Falks and Mark Stone’s collections are a work in process on the TLSN website. It will probably take another week to assimilate all the new photos for easy access.

Mark’s photo is above taken during the 1984 Cotton Bowl game between Texas and Georgia. A game that will live in infamy.

Below are the links to the TLSN work-in-process photos of Mark Stone’s collection.

Below are a few examples .

Cotton Speyrer

Roy
Willimas

Glenn Blackwood

Kenny Vaccaro

Two days after Mark stone’s visit, I received a call from Bob Darrow, a Longhorn from the 1990s who offered TLSN images of his pro card collection of Longhorn baseball and basketball stars. It was a NIRVANA moment for me and the TLSN mission. Bob scanned his collection and emailed it to me.

In most cases, the cards are organized chronologically by the athlete’s years as a Longhorn – not by the years the athlete was a pro.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/baseball-1

Photos below are Jay Arnette and Kris Clack

The link to the basketball collection is https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/basketball-1

** To be clear, neither Mark Stone nor Bob Darrow have all the cards of all the Longhorns who made it to the next level in athletics, so work to capture missing pro cards will continue.

Longhorn History not shared will be forgotten.

There is no better vista for storytelling than through the eyes of those who lived during a particular moment in Longhorn sports history. TLSN is the bridge to the past, always looking for insightful content to share with the Longhorn nation. Sports nostalgia builds bridges to the past, reminding all Longhorns that heritage shapes the present and inspires the future.

If you own a Longhorn athlete card, please send it to Billydale1@gmail.com, and TLSN will publish and recognize you as the card’s origin.

Humorous, profound, significant, insightful, and/or Longhorn photos in your portfolio are always welcome additions to the TLSN website. Please send it to Billydale1@gmail.com in a jpeg format for posting consideration.

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance.

The TLSN website and newsletter are free, educational, historical, and insightful, sharing Longhorn sports history through the eyes of those who created it.

TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletics Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

Https://texaslsn.org

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