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It happened on February 26th, 2001, by Matt Trissel 20 years ago today, we all sat in the team meeting room with Coach Brown on the stage. For the first and only time, he sat down in the chair and didn’t know how to address his team. The words that came out of his mouth…
View in Browser Volume VIII Newsletter #7 03/17/2023 IMPORTANT – Click on the small white “VIEW IN BROWSER” above to enhance cell phone text, links, and photos. LUCKY LONGHORN NUMBER: YO ELEVEN BY LARRY CARLSON (LC13@TXSTATE.EDU) If you’ve played craps in Vega$, you are likely familiar with the “yo eleven” bet. It’s a one-roll deal…
Volume V Newsletter #19 Garrett Graff There is a whole section that honors Longhorn walk-ons chronicled on the TLSN website. Garret Graf’s story is one of them. Mickey Moss is a successful coach and administrator who received a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in athletic administration with an emphasis in exercise…
Tommy Ford has passed away Tommy Ford Ken Capps Tommy Ford’s football helmet was on display at the Hoffbrau’s on Knox St. for years. One year, the Dallas Texas Exes held a Fall Football Kick-off at Hoffbrau and invited Ford to partake in the festivities. He loved and was the life of the party. Hook’em…
TLSN Volume VI Newsletter #16 06-25-2021 John Danks shares his memories of the 1977-1978 NIT championship “We were a team that would have been tough in the 1978 NCAA, despite our lack of size. We beat everyone, including 2 excellent SEC teams, MSU & LSU, OU, BYU, and three powerful Eastern Teams, Rutgers, Temple, and…
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…