Click on the photo below to listen, read, and share the visual story of 33 Longhorn Brand Builders. Names are organized alphabetically by last name. Lone Star Gridiron produces the oral history of Longhorn brand builders- Click on the photo to visit the oral history of Longhorn brand builders.
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Herkie Walls to Robert Brewer “Remember Brew Baby the Cream Always Rises to the Top” Robert’s family roots are part of Big 8 and SWC college football history. His father was a quarterback for the Longhorns, and his Uncle played with Darrell Royal at Oklahoma. Robert says, “the Red River rivalry was a huge deal…
Glenn Blackwood podcast is below Glenn Blackwood’s oral history podcast, text, and photos are sponsored by Beth Coblentz. GLENN BLACKWOOD: BRUISING, STINGING KILLER “B” by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Glenn Blackwood was kind of hot under the collar. After 40 minutes on the phone with me and Chris Doelle of TLSN one recent morning,…
Herkie Walls podcast is below. Herkie Walls podcast is sponsored by the Austin based Law firm of Minton, Bassett, Flores & Carsey. As one of three brothers, Hercules Walls was very active in singing with the church choir and running track through a YMCA program. Eventually, in middle school, Herkie added football into his list…
Sponsored by MBFC contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Peter’s oral Longhorn sports history is below in the black rectangle. PETER THE GREAT by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s a word in the American lexicon that is more overused, abused — and certainly more misused — than even iconic, awesome, and incredible. That word is…
Bill shares his memories of playing football for DKR in the late 1960s. Click on the oral history segment below. BILL ATESSIS (1968-1970) 21st GREATEST PLAYER IN TEXAS LONGHORN FOOTBALL HISTORY Bill Atessis was the best defensive player on one of the ten greatest teams in college football history. That pretty much sums it up….
Sponsored by MBFC contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Gary’s Oral history segment is at the link is below Gary Plock As a Junior Tennis player Gary won the 1974 Sugar Bowl International Championships in New Orleans; was selected as a member of the US Junior Davis Cup three times, and was the US Junior Southern…
It has been said that Sports is the only occupation that the fans are the “experts” and not the coach. With a sense of humor, Duke Carlisle says in his book Longhorn, and Tall Tails “Fans think coaching is a “common sense” profession. “Fans also have certain rules they expect a coach to follow, such as don’t…
Calvin’s oral history is below Note: to the left in red font are all the podcast sections. Calvin Murray’s oral History segment on TLSN is sponsored by Pat Frost @ Frost National Bank. More sponsors are needed to continue capturing the stories of those who created Longhorn sports history. As of this writing, TLSN has…