Football 1893-2014

Pat Culpepper #31- Culpepper intercepts – returns for a TD Tommy Nobis and Pat Pat wins the Swede Nelson Award A proud Longhorn The tackle heard around the world Pat’s playing style embodied the Texas Defense The hit heard around the world Tim Doerr, David McWilliams, Pat Culpepper Photo of Pat’s boots taken in his…

Hub Bechtol By Roy A. Bechtol (son) Hub Bechtol College Hall of Fame Ring    I wear his College Hall of Fame ring proudly and even though Dad went to Heaven 11 years ago his memories and love is felt by our family every day. Hook em, Hub Bechtol Texas Tech Ring Hub Bechtol My…

Bible’s coaching style mirrored Knute Rockne. He built up his players until they thought anything was possible. In 1922 all of Aggie coach Bible were needed to beat the Longhorns in Austin, and after his half-time speech victory was a given. The 4-4 A & M team won the game, and the Texas coach was…

Intersecting the Past with the Present -Texas vs. Georgia. We have been here before … sort of – by Gaylon Krizak Frend saying “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” Translated from French: The more things change, the more they stay the same. For instance, take this storyline: Texas and its second-year head coach…

Below is part of an article by Dave McKenna about Longhorn Rick McIvor written for Defector . The full article is at https://defector.com/an-arm-and-a-legend-rick-mcivor-and-the-100-yard-throw/ An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw By Dave McKenna for Defector.com Rick McIvor against O.U. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound McIvor would be named to the Texas Sports Writers…

 1952 – Notre Dame states that during the game they do not want to sit on the East Side (sun side) so Texas agrees to allow Notre Dame to share the West Side (shade side) with the Longhorns . Look at the picture and see which team got the shade and which team got the…

A comment worth remembering from Professor Orville Wyss, “Trend is not necessarily destiny.” Somehow the Horns need to find the right combination again to stop losing and fulfill our destiny. We invited UT scholars to reflect on the integration of sports for Black History Month. Reflecting on Coach Charlie Strong’s recent arrival, what are your…

The Many Faces of DKR A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine book stores about Texas Longhorn Sports, or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. for…

Pre- 1950’s Football T-Ring Reflections By Harry Hilgers for Tim Taylor   Every so often, the extraordinary intangible rewards of writing this weekly epistle provide me with something really special.  This year, I have already received such reward.  On the Friday morning after the first newsletter went out, I got an email from a gentleman…