MORRIS WILLIAMS After graduating from Texas, Williams joined the Air Force and was a member of the Air Force golf team. That branch of the service got bragging rights as Williams was undefeated in tournament play and won the Worldwide Air Force Championship golf tournament playing against future golf stars like Arnold Palmer. On September…
LOUIS JORDAN — Jim Nicar (@JimNicar) September 10, 2018 By 1957, the Texas Longhorn football program had 64 years of history and had produced four consensus All-Americans and seven players who would later be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. But when the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor was created that year and inducted…
BILL LITTLE COMMENTARY: THE BUGLE AND THE FLAG PETE EDMOND May 28, 2012 Bill Little, Texas Media Relations When America was drawn into the conflict in Europe, Pete Edmond gave up his banking job to enter Officer’s Training Camp, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He left for France in April of 1918. At…
Chal Daniels Chal Newton Daniel, Jr. (August 31, 1921 – February 13, 1943) was an American football player. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns football team and was selected by the International News Service, the Sporting News, and the Central Press Association as a first-team guard on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.[1][2]…
MIKE SWEENEY WWII MIKE SWEENEY WAS SHOT DOWN AND KILLED IN WWII ON THE EUROPEAN FRONT. Mike played on the 1937 Frosh team and lettered on the varsity in 1938, 40, and 41. Although the one win-8 loss 1938 season was a poor showing for the team, Mike showed considerable promise. According to…
BOTHWELL BIERCE KANE (1893-1918) Bothell Kane should inspire all of us to be strong and responsible global citizens. BOTHWELL KANE Bothwell Kane was a promising starting tackle on the 1912 Longhorn team, earning a letter as a freshman. That much we know. We also know that Lieutenant Bothwell Bierce Kane was mortally wounded in the…
The Torch by Bill Little May 30, 2011 “The torch” has been passed from generation to generation. Brave men and women stand today in harm’s way, fighting to preserve the life we know. Memorial Day is and should be, a day of honor. Since the War Between the States, this has been a day of…
Honoring Former Longhorn Student Athletes, Trainers, Managers, and Coaches Who gave Their lives in the Service of our Great Country 11.09.2005 | Football Bill Little commentary: Outside the wire. It is a space where few of us, really, have had to go. They call it, “outside the wire.” On Saturday, as we celebrate senior day and observe…
James Horace Higginbotham (1893-1918) Higginbotham Was The First Of Three Lettermen (And Four Members Total) From The 1912 Texas Longhorn Football Team To Die While In Military Service. James Higginbotham- A member of the 1912 team, who died in an airplane training accident in the U.S. Higginbotham enrolled at UT after graduating from the Terrill…