A special memory of Cecil Morgan tailgating with my father- By Billy Dale During Mack Brown’s early years as Longhorn’s head football coach, my dad’s health started to fail. Knowing that, I started searching for venues where we could enjoy quality time as father and son. I found one! Ironically on a trip with my…

OBITUARY T (James C.) Jones JANUARY 10, 1931 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 T.Jones (James C Jones), 89, born on a farm in Childress, TX, passed away on September 15, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 44 years and the love of his life, Phyllis Jones, formerly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; son, Micheal J Jones of…

Jim Bob Moffett converted what he learned under the Tutelage of Coach Darrell Royal into one of the most successful business enterprises in U.S. history.   Jim Bob’s lifetime motto states, “it is impossible to have a bad day if you do something (good) for someone else.” On January 8, 2021, Jim Bob Moffett succumbed to…

Patmon lettered for Texas in 1998. He was a cornerback, but probably was known most for being Williams best friend. The two left Patrick Henry High School in 1995 for Austin. Patmon was by his best friend’s side as Williams broke the NCAA career rushing record and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy.Former teammates learned of…

The youngest member of the U.S. track and field Olympic team, he had earlier become the first American high schooler to reach the Games’ 100-meter finals since Glendale (Calif.) High senior Frank Wycoff managed the feat in 1928. Competing against the elite sprinters of the world, Jones finished sixth. An article by Billy Dale- A…

 OBITUARY Gene Ross MARCH 1, 1943 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 IN THE CARE OF Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services What is it about a ball in the water that makes a golfer go to great lengths to recover it? The thrill of the hunt? Because he could? Or did he just recognize…