1960 and 1970 football
The video below tells the story of the Wishbone, created by Emory Bellard of the Texas Longhorns. https://youtu.be/qrrg2_j-gVI Humor interviews for the Royal years are in the link below.https://texasarchive.org/2016_01031 Three years after the above photo was taken, Lester (car accident) and Steinmark (cancer) had passed away. The Longhorns were 40-4-1 in 1968,69,70, AND 72 …
In mid-December 2024, Shay Holle made basketball history. She became winningest player in Texas programhistory with over 120 wins. Her dad, football Longhorn legacy player Eric Holle, was in attendance to celebrate the occasion. Eric was a defensive end on the 1981-1982 team that played and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Eric says to…
Joseph Magliolo (1922–2008) – Born in Galveston, he played football for the University of Texas at Austin in 1942 and 1943. – After serving in the Navy during WWII, he earned a degree in chemical engineering and played professionally for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. – He later worked for Monsanto…
In 1972, Glen Gaspard and Randy Peschel were the leaders of the team in tackles with 110 and 80, respectively. But in the Cotton Bowls against Alabama and Penn State, Braband did a great job. I think Glen started in the three Cotton Bowls. Football Captain Jay Arnold says about Randy’s induction into the Cotton…
Head manager Roy Jones remembers longtime Longhorn assistant coach Mike Campbell, known to his players as “Iron Mike,” had special nicknames for two of his top prospects—Scott Appleton and Robert “Big Bob” Young. Coach Campbell, a battle-hardened World War II veteran who flew 50 missions in a B-24 bomber targeting German targets, dubbed the pair…