Author Archives: Marc Parrish

Paul Pearce & the Battle of the Sexes

Billie Jean King was mad as hell, and ready to take on the patriarchy of male-dominated professional tennis. Margaret Court, then the #1 female player in the world, elected to not be in Billie Jean’s court. But guess who was on the side of this women’s tennis icon? An Austin College Kangaroo.   Paul Pearce

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An Oppenheimer Roo Tale

Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, is a Roo Tale. Take a look at this photo from the 1919 Austin College yearbook. The members of the Austin College Philennoian Literary Society are pictured here. One of these men was an AC tennis player, champion debater, and English major. But after 1919, his life took a very

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A Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Roo Tale

The Philadelphia Eagles will be looking for another Super Bowl title this weekend.  I’ll be watching that game alongside a bunch of Roos at the Austin College Super Bowl party hosted by Kevin Carnes.  Hope to see you there!  Invite in the comments.  Your party hosts include Cliff Brooks, Kevin Spencer, Wayne Whitmire, Bill Didlake,

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AC, Lee Burnett, and the San Antonio Spurs

This is a cool pic. It’s a pic of Austin College Kangaroo Lee Burnett (#45), a shooting guard for Bob Mason’s AC squad in 1970-71. AC faced the SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum that year. The Roos would put up 76 points against the Southwest Conference (SWC) juggernaut in the loss. Despite transferring from junior

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Even Marc Parrish made a Roo Tale :)

Former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman mentioned that the Cowboys “might be looking for a new kicker after tonight” after Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four extra points in a playoff win against Tom Brady & Tampa Bay. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, however, says there will be no change. If you find yourself agreeing with Aikman

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A Landolt family Kansas City Roo Tale

I don’t have any 1949 AC Centennial commemorative plates to offer in the AC Alumni Group, but I’m not surprised that Roo John Landolt did. The Landolt family name is synonymous with Austin College. But I do have something else to offer! It’s basketball season, so here’s a 1958 newspaper clipping of the AC basketball

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