THE TALL TALE OF DEAN CAMPBELL by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org It sounds straight out of Mayberry, RFD. A young Dean Campbell recalls playing some good ‘ol neighborhood football in his Austin neighborhood in 1957, when the city bore a closer resemblance to Mayberry than it does to the Austin of today. A young, 30-ish…
NOT YOUR USUAL “SWIFTIE” THE TOWER, BIG BEN by Larry Carlson for Https://texaslsn.org It takes a big man to admit that he is an ardent fan of Taylor Swift, a true “Swiftie” who gleefully sings along to her lyrics while he drives. And Ben Adams has been big a long, long time. Big in stature,…
Dean Cambell is #19 – Terry “Teapot” Collins is # 33. Dean returns punt for 50 plus yards against Baylor and is congratulated by DKR. TLSN: You know, these days, college football coaches live in gated communities or on their own private islands. You’ve described your upbringing as “blue collar,” but you grew up just…
Professor Larry Carlson and Pat Culpepper THE MOST SPIRITED, PASSIONATE LONGHORN EVER by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) It had been my good fortune to enjoy one of the trademark mint juleps with the prettiest girl in the world out on the patio of The Columns Hotel on stately, oak-lined St. Charles Avenue in New…
THE LONGHORNS RING SIX TIMES by Larry Carlson August 2022 Larry Carlson, Rodney Tate, and Lance Taylor It has been fifty autumns since the Texas Longhorns capped the longest era of dominance in Southwest Conference annals. Coach Darrell Royal’s teams — featuring the wishbone offense and swarming defenses — won six straight SWC trophies, 1968-1973….
1973 Billy Schott remembers the Miami game and the SMU game Schott Describes The Setting For The Miami Game. Schott: That trip to Miami was like going to a bowl game. The game was on a Friday night, so we were already a bit out of sync with regard to our usual Saturday mindset. Our…
Dad’s Interview with Longhorn Legacy Network The Professor and Pat Culpepper in New Orleans Q. You played linebacker and fullback at Texas in the last part of the era in which players were trained to “go both ways.” Looking back, what do you see as the key to how you and your teammates (and opponents)…
One little fine-print headline caught my eye: History Lovers Wanted, it said. A “Remembering the Alamo” Job for a summer job was a FORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE EXCEPT for one event that made my whole summer. I went to the interview, which turned out to be at a place called the “,Remember The Alamo Theatr”e, across Alamo…
Billy Schott shares Longhorn sports History and give me 3 for Freddie Steinmark 50 Years…Really? A Field Goal For Freddie????????????????The calendar reared it’s ugly head again and, coupled with a question from a good buddy, got me to thinking about my first varsity game as a Texas Longhorn. Yep, I’m an old and proud of…
Larry Carlson’s interview of Bill Bradley is sponsored by Hornfans.com TLSN: Bill, let’s start with a baseball question. As a shortstop, you got drafted in the seventh round by the Detroit Tigers in 1965…and you were already the most hyped signee of Darrell Royal’s first nine classes. How hard was it to turn down the…