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Jeff Ward interview by Larry Carlson
All-American Kicker Jeff Ward (Still) Speaks Out THE GAME CHANGER https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Comments from Jeff Ward Jeff ward says college football can teach you these outstanding lessons that come in very brutal ways. You start to learn what it’s all about. And that is the same people who would buy you beer on Friday are the…
1930-1932 Harrison Stafford
A walk-on from Wharton, Texas, Harrison Stafford went on to become perhaps the toughest football player in UT history. The Assistant coach, Shorty Alderson, reported to head coach Clyde Littlefield, “Clyde, I found you the darndest football player you ever saw. He tore up a couple of dummies and hurt a couple of men. He…
1973 Billy Schott remembers the Miami game and the SMU game
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Schott Describes The Setting For The Miami Game. Schott: That trip to Miami was like going to a bowl game. The game was on a Friday night, so we were already a bit out of sync with regard to our usual Saturday mindset. Our hotel was a pretty swanky South Beach place, and there…
UTNY: Four Longhorns helped Namath back up Super Bowl guarantee By LARRY CARLSON Feb 3, 2019
UTNY: Four Longhorns helped Namath back up Super Bowl guarantee By LARRY CARLSON Feb 3, 2019 Imagine four players who sweated and soared on a college championship team together, then moved on to one pro team and played key roles in a Super Bowl win, against the biggest odds there will ever be. The fairy…
1964 Longhorn football player Garry Brown
Garry Brown’s story inspires me because it highlights the “rest of the story” about playing sports at Texas and honors all athletes, not just the starters. Garry never saw playing time or even made the traveling team until one magical moment that is forever part of Longhorn sports history. His commitment to Texas embodies the…
Brad Shearer by Larry Carlson
Four decades later, Texas legend Brad Shearer still rocks ByLARRY CARLSON Aug 30, 2019 The last Longhorn to take home the Outland Trophy — some four decades ago — is allowing himself a short break from another busy workday to reminisce a little on this broiling summer afternoon. A framed poster of Vince Lombardi’s “What…
