1 hour ago, Joe D Villasenor said:

Eric Metcalf

Same. Then Major sealed the deal. 

Loved the athlete, competitor, and human that was James Street.  But also loved the backfield of Street, Steve Worster, Ted Koy, and Jim Bertelsen.

A few years later my favorite Longhorn to watch/look at was Farrah Fawcett.

Tony Brackens for me in football

Reggie Freeman for Basketball

Butch Hadnot in football. 

Terrence Rencher in basketball. 

 

13 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Butch Hadnot in football. 

Terrence Rencher in basketball. 

 

NICE!!! Loved watching both of these guys. Too bad Butch had such a rough last part of his Texas career what a talent!! My first favorite was Tony Jones!!!

2 hours ago, Midhorn75 said:

Tommy Nobis and Ernie Koy were a year later. I’m old. 

Haha. If you like myself know Tommy, yep we're old. But he was so good. 

James Brown, QB

Priest Holmes, RB

Ricky Williams, RB

Was a middle schooler in Austin hearing all over the tv how these 3 led UT to the final SWC championship and the first Big 12 championship.

Earl Campbell.

It's Vince for me, I watch UT before 2005 but he's the first player I can remember by name!

1 hour ago, southpaw said:

Loved the athlete, competitor, and human that was James Street.  But also loved the backfield of Street, Steve Worster, Ted Koy, and Jim Bertelsen.

A few years later my favorite Longhorn to watch/look at was Farrah Fawcett.

The 1969 team was so special

1 hour ago, southpaw said:

Loved the athlete, competitor, and human that was James Street.  But also loved the backfield of Street, Steve Worster, Ted Koy, and Jim Bertelsen.

A few years later my favorite Longhorn to watch/look at was Farrah Fawcett.

I worked in a research lab back in the mid to late 70s and we had a poster of Farrah on the wall.

Im pretty young so my first longhorn player that I loved watching was D'onta Foreman.

3 hours ago, Jack Lala said:

Better add Tommy Nobis.

i wore number 60 my entire football life.

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Butch Hadnot in football. 

BJ Tyler* in basketball. 

 

Same!

53 minutes ago, jcsmith21906 said:

James Brown, QB

Priest Holmes, RB

Ricky Williams, RB

Was a middle schooler in Austin hearing all over the tv how these 3 led UT to the final SWC championship and the first Big 12 championship.

Back when we had a Priest, a Bishop, and a God(father) 😂

James Brown

 

Brian Jones, Britt Hager.  I was a little kid and remember anyone wearing #60 being a big deal

Ricky Williams for sure; I didn’t become a college football fan until my older brother left the home and became a Texas Longhorn. James Brown was fun to watch as well.

2 hours ago, cmk4pres said:

Jerry Gray running down Bo Jackson at DKR and Eric Fn Metcalf

I was at that game as a student. Epic.

Marty Akins

Roy Williams. He caught everything!!

 

 

Oh and Rod B of course.

38 minutes ago, Texas84 said:

I was at that game as a student. Epic.

I was as well as a little guy. My first DKR memory 

Definitely Eric Metcalf.

3 hours ago, TheContractor12 said:

Same here, my first game was Route 66 but Rickey and then Major. I grew up in Baton Rouge, so I did grow up a die hard Lsu fan, but that changed the second I committed to Texas 🤘🏽

Ha. I also grew up as an LSU fan, though in Houston. Everyone in my family who went to college before me went to LSU. Still my second favorite team.

4 minutes ago, jkates said:

Ha. I also grew up as an LSU fan, though in Houston. Everyone in my family who went to college before me went to LSU. Still my second favorite team.

my dad, wife and a ton of friends went there. 2019 sucked for me but i thought we would get them back in 2020. I do think we will play at Lsu in 2026 for an Arch homecoming.