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2019 Jim Rose
Jim Rose Obituary 1962 Jim Rose.jpg Jim Rose ROSE, Jim R. Jim Rose (Jimmie Ralph) passed away December 23, 2019. He often said that he lived a full and wonderful life. Jim was the only child of Iris Welch and Oliver Ralph Rose. He was born May 16, 1939 at his grandmother’s house in…
Pat Culpepper’s Articles for Inside Texas
PAT CULPEPPER EDITED BY BILLY DALE for the TLSN site Pat Culpepper’s accomplishments are a reminder to all Longhorns that In sports and far beyond, his contributions to Longhorn heritage shape the present and empower the future. DKR said Pat was “the bubbling extrovert, ready to play at the blow on a whistle.” Most Of…
Lan Hewlett -first academic coach
LAN HEWLETT – FIRST ACADEMIC COUNSELOR IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE SPORTS When Coach Royal takes over, he has several immediate issues to overcome. In Jenna Hays McEachern’s book DKR- The Royal Scrapbook, she notes that Logan Wilson, the University of Texas president, informs Coach Royal that all freshmen will have to pass an entrance exam….
Mark McDonald
Mark McDonalds shares his story about the definitive book he wrote on the 1969 Big Shoot-out . That game — before, during and after — was one of those seminal moments that we can never forget. For Arkansas fans, it’s something akin to the assassination of a president. Orangebloods treasure the memory, each in his/her…
Royal’s 80th birthday
1963 – Edith shares a part of Royal that few knew. 1963 Edith Royal.jpg 1963 Edith talking about Royal.jpg 07.06.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: A Birthday and a Mexican dinner Bill Little, Texas Media Relations Of all the words in the English language, the word “unique” is rare. It is rare because it requires, nor will…
1971 thru 1976 DKR
THE NAVIGATION TOOLS TO THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SCREEN. THE SITES ARE “QUE” , “viewpoint” “FANs”, “TLSN”, “Horn history”, “ARTICLES”, “MISSIONS”, “LOST TOO SOON”, “Health”, AND “DONATE”. “Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other football sites in this grid” Frank Broyles, the…
1963 George Sauer A talented but Conflicted Soul
GEORGE SAUER George Sauers’s story is about a brash individual who felt he and most of the other professional football players were terribly mistreated. In many ways, he was like Joe Don Looney, a counter-culture icon stuck in an era of conformity—one who left the fame of pro football in search of a deeper meaning…
Articles and photos of the 1963 year
8/29/2023 – Jerry Frey remembers the 1964 Cotton Bowl game. I was at the 1964 Cotton Bowl game with my dad, who was a huge Longhorn fan. Back then, the media was based in NY and heavily slanted toward the East Coast teams. The Big Ten got most of the media love. I recall my…
Team Bonds football
The teammate bond- A Foxhole experience War is horrible for the participants but for those who survive “the foxhole,” a bond is established that lasts a lifetime. Once, when he had risked his life against all odds to charge bravely against the Germans, World War I Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Alvin York was asked…