1951- 1956 Coach Slue Hull From 1951-1959 The Longhorns won no tournaments and were never ranked. Coach Hughes and Coach Hull (right) 1951 16-8 record Coach Slue Hull Leon Black Powell , Ford TOPPING THE CHARTS 1952 1952 12-9 record Coach Slue Hull The first year of The Final Four as we know…
1941- The Longhorn Red Candle Tradition starts. Since the Horns had not defeated A & M at Kyle field since 1920 Some UT fans implored Mrs. Augusta Hipple, a fortune teller, to help break the jinxes. She instructs the Longhorn fans to burn red candles, and the Longhorns would win. In 1941 Texas won 23-0…
Doug Wood shared a link. October 13 at 8:46 AM · I remember watching Jevon Snead when he was competing with Colt McCoy for the QB position & then transferring to Ole Miss. I never realized he took his own life. This is a great example of why targeting & blindside hits have to be…
Jones Ramsey said, “ Darrell had charisma. A disease you can’t get rid of.” “Darrell was a sweet Bear Bryant,” However , Royal’s players never saw that side of him. Please go to this website’s “credit” section to view books you can purchase from many fine bookstores about Texas Longhorn Sports or visit the official…
BEFORE TITLE IX, WOMEN SPORTS AND THE AIAW AND NCAA WOMEN’S SPORTS AT TEXAS WERE BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION AT THE INTER-MURAL AND INTRA-MURAL LEVEL. I HOPE WITH TIME THIS SITE CAN ADD SOME HISTORICAL INSIGHT AND TELL THE FULL AND COMPELLING STORY OF THE LONGHORN Swimming TRADITION. 1938 1938 1939 1939 Winnaiinl Griffin swimming…
Dana LeDuc called TLSN and said that Charlie Wilcox had passed away. Dana says”, At Charlie Wilcox’s celebration of life today in Conroe, Tx. A good showing of about eight former Longhorn Football players from the early 70’s. God Bless, Dana Obituary for Charles Walter Wilcox 1973 Charlie Wilcox.jpg William and Charles Wilcox Horns UP!…
Click on the Text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid 1933 campus 1934, the decision was made to tear down Old Main eventually. The building was unsafe, and part of it had already been condemned. The Tower was the replacement. main building (2).jpg main building (1).jpg…
Frank Erwin 1931 Joe Turner wins the Best Water-Man Cup . This cup is given annual to the best all round swimmer by the Texas Book Store. Athlete must be efficient in all water sports including diving to qualify. (looking for Turners photo) Skippy Browning | Diving | 1950-1952 The six-time diving All-American posted a…
sports- a pulse on American life, but not the heartbeat. It was destiny that turned a successful Aggie Coach into a successful Longhorn Coach and a Longhorn football player’s grandson into a Texas Aggie. Read on to witness a rare moment in Longhorn and A & M history when these two proud Universities shared the…
Texas is the only program in the NCAA with three USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards. UT’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans Nikki Cockrell All – American Nikki Cockrell Second Base 1998, 1999. inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2006. NCAA Texas Woman of the Year CoSIDA Academic All-American 1998 and 1999 Autumn Estes…