John Goodson was a walk-on barefoot field goal kicker that impressed Akers with his talents. Akers eye for talent resulted in Goodson’s 3 for 3 against Oklahoma. A familiar phrase from Akers those days is “Thank goodness for Goodson.”
Playing is about “production”- Coach Strong Ty Templin Coach Strong was a walk-on in college, so he understood and respected the plight of a walk-on. Strong said, “I don’t look at guys like Haines or Templin as walk-ons,” If they come out and put in the work and they’re good enough, they’re going to play.”…
UNLIKE TEXAS BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, TRACK, AND BASEBALL THERE ARE VERY FEW BOOKS DEDICATED TO LONGHORN Rowing. I HOPE WITH TIME THIS SITE CAN ADD SOME HISTORICAL INSIGHT AND TELL THE COMPELLING STORY OF LONGHORN Rowing. A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn rowing follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this…
50 years after the Big Shoot-out one Longhorn player said “he felt a real spiritual bond among the Arkansas players. You could feel a lot of our players (Longhorns) had developed that same feeling. In some ways, it seemed like the Razorbacks were looking for what I had- a championship ring, and I was looking…
Ernie Koy Senior While at UT, he was a fullback on the football team from 1930 to 1932. He played as an outfielder on the baseball team from 1931 to 1933 and served as a captain in 1933. He was a three-time all SWC player. Dana Bible said Ernie Koy was the greatest fullback ever seen in action. In…
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