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The 1959 Longhorn band memorializes the Santa Rita UT owns 2,108,966 acres of Texas land. In the mid-1800s, the legislator thought it was worthless and God-forsaken West TX brush country, and at the time, it was. The New York investors who staked corral Cromwell to drill on it were so skeptical they named the project…
Scholarship housing since 1935- pending
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1972-1980 volleyball- “FOR LOVE OF THE GAME” By Billy Dale
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The Greatest Longhorns Jerseys are retired
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12/22/2025 Professor Carlson interviews Bill Atessis, Dean Campbell, Scott Palmer, and Billy Dale about the 1970 National Championship team.
CARLSON/TLSN: Let’s start with this. As the 1970 season came on the horizon, your Longhorn teams had won 20 straight, two Southwest Conference titles, two Cotton Bowls and a national championship. Any recollections and expectations from that summer of ’70 as the season approached? You had lost some terrific players such as James Street, Glen…
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The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum
The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum Click on red “facebook” to see the final moments of the drum. Facebook Since 1977, almost 26 million people have visited the Super Drum. In 1980, after the passing of Frank Erwin, the Super Drum was renamed the “Frank Erwin Center.” Frank’s name never stuck on the…
