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On April 26th, 1996 the law firm of Sharpe and Spurlock and many former Longhorn student sent a polite letter to the Longhorn leaders of the Sports complex opposing the plans of demolishing the track at DKR for more seating and building an new track and soccer stadium. The primary concern of those who opposed…
(Author Carlton Stowers was a member of that ’62 Longhorns sprint relay who also reported on meets as a sportswriter for The Daily Texan. Today, he is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.) I have asked Carlton Stowers occasionally to write articles about Longhorn track and field, and he said he…
1997- 7 SCORES AND ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RUNNER UP COACH BUBBA THORNTON Arkansas…………………………………………………………………….55 2. Texas …………………………………………………………………………42½ 3 3. USC …………………………………………………………………………..34 =4. Oklahoma …………………………………………………………………31 =4. =4.UCLA ……………………………………………………………………….31 Richard Duncan Is The 1996 National Outdoor Champion In The Long Jump And 6th In The High Jump. Richard Duncan, in 1997,…
Conrad Derdeyn -Bearing tithes of Longhorn Track and Field history Conrad Derdeyn (right) is the Official high school cross-country meet director Here is a link to many of the track stars from 1950-1960 who Conradt Derdeyn knew. CONRAD J. DERDEYN- P.E. (CIVIL) (squarespace.com) Conrad Derdeyn recently reached out to TLSN with his archival information chronicling…
View in Browser 6/7/2024 TLSN Newsletter #12 Volume VIII IMPORTANT: Please click on the black letters shown above, titled “VIEW IN BROWSER,” to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. If you don’t, the text and pictures will be small and difficult to read. Hello Billy, Herb Griffith here. I am sad…
“They keep telling me things are getting better,” Johnson said. “Well, sure, they’re getting better, but when you want something really bad, you don’t want to wait 20 years for it.” In 1973, less than a year after achieving his dream of graduating from The University of Texas, Carl lost his life in a freak…