It’s Crimson & Gold Challenge week. Your contribution to the AC sport of your choice will assist that sport’s coaching, equipment, & travel. See a link in the comments to give and thank you in advance. The landmark Title IX law recently celebrated its 50thanniversary. To encourage giving over the five days, I will be
“I know your life on earth was troubled, and only you could know the pain You weren’t afraid to face the devil, you were no stranger to the rain.” – “Go Rest High on that Mountain,” by Vince Gill Vince Gill wrote “Go Rest High on that Mountain” to pay tribute to country singer Keith
I’ll always share every Kangaroo interviewed by James Kowalewski (Coach Kovo) on his Team Player Podcast (TPP) here in the Go Roos FB group. By my count, Kovo has interviewed nine Roos: Benjamin Moran, DeMarcus Harris, Eric Shon, DeAndre Holmes, Keith Johnston, Jessica Tully-Mitchell Bragg, Pat Abernathey, Marvin Nash, & Carlos Longoria. This week is
I’m a big fan of the corner of 50th & 6thin New York City. You got Radio City Music Hall to the northeast, 30 Rock to the southeast, and the famous Christmas Balls Fountain to the southwest. But the northwest corner is my favorite this week. That’s the site of the Time & Life building.
I’ll admit it. My brain is a little weird. I saw this recent graphic from a baseball game in California. I quickly realized I could use it as a writing hook to promote Austin College Legends 2023 and give a shout out to a Kangaroo! The ANAHEIM Angels scoreboard operator had a little fun at
A word of advice for my Roo friends. Always, ALWAYS wear your Roo gear. The #1 reason I wear my Roo gear is to collect Roos. They’ll let you know when they see you. It happened again this past weekend. I was recruited to play in a USTA tennis league this summer in Austin. Sunday
Kilgore, TX lies right in the heart of the Pine Curtain of East Texas, within 30 miles of Tyler, Longview, Marshall. Kilgore was on its way to ghost town status in 1930 with a population of only 500, until the discovery of the “East Texas Oil Field” changed the fortunes of the town overnight. By
What are my summer plans? Write a Memorial Day Roo Tale of course. This year’s tale will honor Richard Earl (R.E.) St. John (AC ’36), who died in the Atlantic saving his fellow sailors after an attack by a Nazi U-Boat. What are my summer plans? Attend Legends 2023 of course. Gordon Eiland (’79), Matt
While digging for some boring billing documents last weekend, I came across this 1988 letter to me from Dr. Carol Daeley. Dr. Daeley, a former Austin College Professor of English, mentioned a number of potential classes I might take that fall as a freshman. She also said that if I “have questions about anything before
In honor of NASA’s announcement yesterday of the crew which will return to the moon, here’s a photo of Neil Armstrong training for the original moon landing in Sherman, TX not far from Austin College. Neil was in Grayson County for parachute training on May 27, 1968. Three weeks earlier, a lunar module testing malfunction
