Monday, July 21, 2008

Texas Longhorns Football - Interesting Facts - From Tommy Nobis to Earl Campbell to the Hex Rally

Today's college football facts deal with the Texas Longhorns...the information was gathered from the trivia book Longhornology Trivia Challenge....here are a Baker's Dozen of interesting facts:

- Tommy Nobis was the first Texas player to ever be taken with the first pick in the NFL draft...Nobis, who played linebacker, was taken first by the Atlanta Falcons in 1966...

- Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell was known as "Tyler Rose"...

- Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry played both defensive back and running back for Texas from 1943, 1946-49...after his first semester at Texas, Landry left to serve in World War II...

- Major Applewhite holds the Texas record for most yards passing in a season...in 1999, Applewhite had 3,357 yards...

- Running back Roosevelt Leaks was the first African-American to earn All-American and All-Conference honors...he was All-American in 1973 and All-Southwest Conference in 1972 and 1973...

- Prior to each home game, Texas players pass by and touch the photo of former Longhorn Freddie Steinmark...during Steinmark's junior year, he was diagnosed with cancer...he died at the age of 22...

- Bill Bradley holds the Texas record for most interceptions in a game...in 1969, Bradley intercepted Texas A&M four times en route to the Longhorns 49-12 win over the Aggies...

- Johnny "Lam" Jones holds the Texas record for most receiving yards in a game...Jones finished with 198 yards in a 1979 game against Baylor...

- Texas has appeared in the Cotton Bowl game 22 times...they have a record of 11-10-1...

- Hub Bechtol was Texas' first two time All-American...he received the honors in 1945 and 1946...

- Prior to each game, the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity displays the Texas flag on the field...the flag weighs 900 pounds and is made of 777 square feet of fabric...

- Following a victory over hated rival Texas A&M, the UT Tower is lit entirely in orange...

- A palm reader started the Hex Rally in which Longhorn supporters gather to put a curse on the Aggies prior to their annual battle...the tradition started prior to the 1941 game...the Longhorns had a long winless streak at Kyle Field and students approached a palm reader to have a curse put on the Aggies...Madam Agusta Hipple told the Texas students to burn red candles for a week leading up to the game - this would jinx the Aggies...Texas won the game...

Below is a 2:28 clip of Texas great Earl Campbell (aka Tyler Rose)...



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