Deryl Comer recently passed away on October 6, 2022. Deryl recently passed away, and like the passing of Steve Worster in September 2022, sorrow overwhelmed me. Deryl Comer’s hands were like football magnets. Soft lobs and Heat-seeking passes searched for his hands. Deryl could convert a complicated route, bad pass, and challenging catch into a…
OBITUARY Mike Barry Cotten DECEMBER 12, 1939 – MAY 25, 2024 IN THE CARE OF Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services Mike Cotten, 84, died May 25, 2024. He was born in Uvalde, Texas, December 12, 1939, the son of W.C. and Florence Cotten. He spent the war years with his mother in Amarillo and,…
1969 Charlie Crawford.jpg Charlie Crawford1967.jpg Spanky Stephens notified TLSN that 1969 National Football Champion Charlie Crawford had passed away. His family sent the following. Charles Travis Crawford of Hondo passed away on Monday, Mar. 25, 2024. He was 75. Born Oct. 28, 1948 in Alice, he was the son of Clyde L. and Gladys…
Tom said before passing away that his love for sports, particularly basketball, led him to excel both on and off the court. Tom earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, where he developed cherished lifelong friendships. Mr. Delatour earned a BBA degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976….
Coach Leon Black has passed away. Below are two links denoted in a blue font chronicling the life of this great man. Billy, it’s Chuck Black. Don’t know if you heard but dad passed away this morning. Our family appreciates all the nice articles you wrote about him. It’s those memories we hold on to….
A tall and muscular athlete, he won All-American honours while at the University of Texas and was the 1975 World University champion in the shot put. A silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games was followed by his first Olympic appearance at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He won a Commonwealth Games bronze on home turf in 1978 and also set a Canadian record of 20.83 m in the shot…
Lance Blanks passes away Lance Blanks is #32. FROM THE TOP-LANCE BLANKS-TRAVIS MAYS (SITTING) JOEY WRIGHT -BMW -SQUAD #11 COURTNEY JEANS. #22 TONY WATSON. #3 BENFORD WILLIAMS . TOM PENDERS 1ST TEAM AT TEXAS. Tom Penders, “Mr. March,” institutes a successful Longhorn basketball program, “Bombs Away running Horns Pro-style offense,” that rewrites the Longhorn…
Ken Ehrig Kenneth “Kenny” Dale Ehrig, 75, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 8th at Live Oaks Estates of Austin, surrounded by his family, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. He was born January 28th, 1948, in Gonzales, Texas to Helmuth and Alma Breitschopf Ehrig, he was the youngest of three boys. Kenny…
Longhorn Women’s Sports History 1950-1977 Foundation laid for Women Longhorn Sports 1921-1949 1948 Turtle Club 1943 1949 Top of the Charts 1949 The high school physical education association decided to get involved with women’s basketball by supervising the competitive activity. Rules were established for women’s basketball, and a playoff system was organized…
Mike Beard Michael Richard Beard is an American former professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 74 games — 72 in relief — in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1977 for the Atlanta Braves. Beard was drafted by the Braves in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1971 Major…