How did Earl Campbell prove that he was worthy of the Heisman? How did a Snickers bar help convince Ricky Williams to return to Texas for his senior year? What was Vince Young really thinking just before the 2006 Rose Bowl? In Game of My Life Texas Longhorns, fans will find the answers to these questions and many more as twenty of the greatest players relive the moment that shaped their college football career. Within these pages, Texas fans will finally get the chance to step into the game and onto the grass with their favorite Longhorns legends from past and present. Texas natives Michael Pearle and Bill Frisbie walk readers down memory lane to capture some of the most exciting, poignant, and fulfilling games ever played by the Horns. A must-have for any Horns fan.
In Game of My Life: Texas Longhorns several prominent Texas players of the past share their fondest single game experience and memories, largely in their own works, with authors Michael Pearle and Bill Frisbe of Inside Texas.
Game of My Life Texas A&M Aggies describes, in colorful detail, the single-favorite game of some of Texas A&M’s greatest football legends.
... games—the Blue-Gray Game, the Senior Bowl, and the College All-Star Game against the Baltimore Colts—Jackson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in Vince Lombardi's first season as head coach. Although Jackson was only with the Packers ...
2 Ohio State 31, No. 1 Miami 24 (2OT) – January 3, 2003 e confetti rained down on the Fiesta Bowl turf, this time for the second time. And for good. Double-digit underdog Ohio State had stunned Miami 31–24 in double overtime, ...
From the famous "Hook 'em" hand sign, to the story of a World War II hero who has not missed a home game since 1945, this book is truly about the legends who make the Longhorns.
There have been many events that have shaped my life, both as an individual and as a broadcaster of Texas Longhorns football, basketball, and baseball games for more than 30 years and of Texas high school sports for more than 40 years.
Something crazy would always happen. ... We were good enough to play; we just had to show it on the field. ... my whole mentality; you're going to boo me now, but you're going to watch me run a couple of plays and make something happen.
Among these are: Johnny Treadwell, whose "Now we've got 'em where we want 'em" challenge became the emblem of the Darrell Royal teams of the early 1960s; former head coach David McWilliams, whose departure from the coaching ranks may have ...
As you'll see in this book, I wouldn't be where I am today without their valuable input and hands-on parental guidance.
But I only served one year under Coach Brown, so I didn't feel comfortable asking if I could come back to school. I started going back to school on my own, took courses at the University of Phoenix, the online campus, just trying my ...