Similar Posts
1957, 58, 59, 60, DKR
A 1966 Saturday Evening Post quote from sports writer Myron Cope stated that DKR was the “patron saint of clean-cut coaches.” DKR was handsome and charismatic, often called the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list of 115 prospects for the head coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours after…
1951-1956 Coach Ed Price football
. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…
1970’s Football T-Ring Reflections always adding
T-Ring Reflections 1970’S Longhorn football struggles to regain national prominence – These players offer insight into that challenge Lawrence Sampleton A freshman hooks the hogs By Jim Kaplan A Sports Illustrated Article Photos by Billy Dale The week had already been a busy one for Texas freshman Lawrence Sampleton. On Sunday he was still treating a…