A great story of triumph over adversity, surviving a German Forced labor Camp that leads to a historical mark in football that can never be duplicated. Edited by Billy Dale Important: Before you read one of the greatest Longhorn sports stories in the history of college football, click on the link below for a preview….
Cody attended 2 National Championship games in 36 years as a TV sportscaster, the last in 2009 when Colt McCoy’s injury on this first-half hit doomed Texas vs. Alabama. Also, he was in the media Gaggle that recorded Vince Young when he crossed the goal line for the game-winner in 2005. National Championship games are…
$6.00 ticket for the Big Shoot-out Mark McDonald played for the Midland Lee Rebels, received a scholarship to UTEP, got his degree in Journalism, and he has been writing ever since. Mark is also the proud father of Longhorn All SWC player Turk McDonald who played for Coach McWilliams and Mackovic. Sports writers who never…
1971 Longhorn coaching staff What do you get when you combine a great Texas Tech and Longhorn coach? You get a colorful storyteller, a virtuoso of one-liners, and a master of politically incorrect comments. Mark is a Midland Lee Rebel, UTEP scholarship football player, sports writer, and author of many books. His son…
Mark McDonalds shares his story about the definitive book he wrote on the 1969 Big Shoot-out . That game â before, during and after â was one of those seminal moments that we can never forget. For Arkansas fans, itâs something akin to the assassination of a president. Orangebloods treasure the memory, each in his/her…
Barbara Wainscott Student of the Game By Barbara Wainscott If you asked Loydâs mother, she would always tell you that her son was a good student, but not a great student because he didnât âapplyâ himself. He always seemed to know just how much he needed to âapplyâ to…
The Closer- bY bARBARA wAINSCOTT A story about DKR’s recruiting skills in the 60’s as seen thru the eyes of Longhorn all american Loyd wainscott My youngest daughter is the Assistant to the Athletic Director for Klein High School in Houstonâs far north side. Itâs a 6A high school with a large athletic department. Lately…
Barbara Wainscott grew up in La Marque, Texas, where she met her future husband, Loyd Wainscott, in her junior year of high school. She joined him at The University of Texas the following year when she graduated, She and Loyd were married in 1969 and she received her degree in English and Journalism. Following Loydâs…
THE NAVIGATION TOOL TO THE HISTORICAL PAGES ON THIS WEB SITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “TLSN”, “SPORTS”, “GUEST WRITERS”, “MISSIONS”, “ARTICLES” , “LOST TOO SOON”, AND “SENTRY”. âClick on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this âarticleâ grid “Loyd Wainscottâs relationship…
Bill Little- the writer -what is the question? Bill Little is the Master longhorn Sports historian capturing the Heart Beat of the University of Texas. Bill says that college sports are âplayed by imperfect young people who are pieces of adults.â As a believer in the goodness of the human spirit, he uses his writing…