Part II of “A Trilogy + 1 “of football and neurodegenerative diseases Did helmets give athletes and Coaches a false sense of security that their heads could be used as A battering ram? The NCAA made helmets mandatory in 1939, according to “The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules and the Men Who Made…
Laura and Sharon Neugebauer Mick Haley had the pleasure of coaching one of San Antonio’s greatest sister acts. Back in the 1980s at the University of Texas, Laura Neugebauer followed Sharon Neugebauer to Austin and joined the Longhorns’ volleyball team; the two quickly formed one of the most devastating frontline combinations in school history. With…
LONGHORN AND JET POWER -LAMMONS,SAUERS,ELLIOT, AND HUDSON- BY BILLY DALE (squarespace.com)
TEXAS-OU: THE HOT WAR by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org This October ritual is an assault on the senses. Most every fan involved is hot and sticky, stomach churning from corny dogs, funnel cakes and too much to drink in the wee hours before gametime. The sickening sweet scent of cotton candy wafts in the…
FOR INFORMATION ON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL before 1957 PLEASE VISIT https://www.texaslsn.org/19211957-anna-hiss, or https://www.texaslsn.org/1896-1921 , or https://www.texaslsn.org/the-importance-of-the-1940s-for-womens-sports Table of Contents 1957- Anna Hiss retires as the women’s director – Women’s sports history 1957-1961 1962-1974 BETTY THOMPSON transitions women’s sports from Hiss to Lopiano. BETTY THOMPSON “NOR HELL A FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED” 1975 -1976 Coach Page…
The winner is #81 with 6 All-Americans Joe Parker- 1943, Hub Bechtol – 1946, Carlton Massey – 1953, Maurise Doakc-1959, Shahe Dronett- 1991, and Pat Fitzgerald-1996 #10- Marty Akins-1975, D.D. Lewis-2001, James Saxton-1961, and Vince, young-2005 #66- Chal Daniel- 1941, Harley Sewell – 1952, Herb Gray -1955, and Doug Dawson 1980 #79- Dick Harris –…
Bill Little’s Burnt Orange Spirit is remembered by many Billy,Jenna and I heard that Bill Little passed tonight. Jenna’s going to send you something she wrote about Bill in 2017. God bless Bill Little a true Legend! Randy McEachern Billy, Bill passed away this evening. He and I enjoyed a 50-year friendship, and I am…
Loyd Wainscott By barbara wainscott For my husband, Longhorn football was like a religion. He lived and breathed it for long after he finished playing it. He went on to play for the Houston Oilers for a couple of years, until he destroyed his knee and then on to play one season for the FIRST…
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 Houston’s far north side. It’s a 6A high school with a large athletic department. Lately…