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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…
Cross Country and distance TLSN builds bridges to the past to remind all Longhorns that heritage shapes the present and inspires the future. There is no better vista for storytelling than through the eyes of those who were part of memorable moments in Longhorn sports history. I admit it, as a…
Track is the only sport in which athletes reveal their character to the fans as the event unfolds. In the picture below, Preston Davis (left) and Richard Romo (right) mirror the internal struggle that occurs thousands of times for UT athletes as they write their story in the History of U.T. Track. 1920…
The Genealogy of Texas Quarterbacks – 1977-1997 It was in the 76th year of the 20th century when the Royal reign came to an end. Photo of 5 UT quarterbacks compliments of Steve Weiner Applewhite, Brown, Street, McEachern Gardere Gardere, Street, Royal, McEachern, Applewhite A tragedy occurred in the Texas-O.U. Game at the quarterback…
1991 Track.jpg https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Michelle Adamolekun – Longhorn Brand Builder Michelle Adamolekun: Blazing speed, blazing trails – An interview by Larry Carlson A native of Jamaica, Michelle grew up in the Caribbean with dreams and talent. Her family moved to New York City when she was still a subteen, and she went on to earn a…
Men’s Track In 1967 the Texas vs. TCU football game exploded in the Longhorn face when track star and football player Bubba Thornton returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown to beat the Horns 24-17. 1996- 2012 Coach Bubba Thornton Longhorn Track – HORNS UP Bubba Thornton was the former head coach for the…