Oh sure Marc, Kangaroos may have coached and officiated the Red River Rivalry in the Cotton Bowl. But there’s no way a Roo player could have actually participated in the biggest college football game in the state of Texas, amirite? Oh ye of little faith. Despite a stellar career at Wichita Falls HS, Halfback /
It’s UT-OU this weekend in Dallas, with yet another edition of the Red River Rivalry at Fair Park. And you know what that’s got me thinking about, don’t you? Of course you do. Marc’s 1992 summer after Austin College graduation, the fighting Redhawks of Miami (OH) University, and a fellow named Chester Johnston. Chester Johnston
Before his four decades of service at Austin College, Bob Mason was a coach in the Texas High School ranks. In 1960, Mason was the Offensive Coordinator (OC) for the Marshall Mavericks football team when a new Defensive Coordinator (DC) arrived: Buddy Ryan. Marshall stumbled to a 2-8 season in 1960, as Buddy Ryan’s defense
I recently shared a piece from a Texas A&M fan site that ranked all college mascot logos. Kirk Hughes & I are big fans of the AC logo, but it was ranked poorly by A&M in part because the writer claimed that “the kangaroo has a human foot and now I can’t un-see it.” Not
“Roo Tales: The Rivals & Legends of Austin College” is all done and now available for purchase! As you may already know, this all started on a whim. I left AC in my rearview mirror after my 1992 graduation. But a 2015 trip back to campus rekindled a long dormant interest in the stories of
Austin College is family & tradition. And no further proof is needed than this story. See the photo on the left? I took that photo. The 1990 Austin College delegation to the National Model United Nations (NMUN) had some downtime in New York, so for fun a group of us headed to a recording studio
After sharing the photo of James A. Baker (great grandfather of Sec/State James Baker) and the earliest AC Trustees a few days ago, Roo Shannon Harpold Hutcheson asked me if this Austin College Baker family included the James Baker famously known as “the lawyer for William Marsh Rice?” The answer is yes Shannon! But that’s
It’s playoff time! The reborn United States Football League (USFL) concluded its first regular season this past weekend, and Austin College Kangaroo Larry Fedora’s New Orleans Breakers have secured a playoff berth against the Birmingham Stallions. On Saturday, June 25th, the Breakers Head Coach will lead his squad in the South Division championship against Stallions
July 4th, 1776 may be the most famous 4th. But there’s a close second. On July 4th, 1826, Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson passed away in his native Virginia. According to legend, his final words were “Is it the 4th?”. After receiving confirmation, our nation’s third President quietly slipped away. The legend is untrue.
The HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” will be used to tell the 2022 Memorial Day Roo Tale story of Kangaroo George Firor. His story will be told over 7 chapters in 7 days; the chapter titles come directly from titles of Band of Brother episodes. Chapter 1 will begin on Memorial Day, Monday May 30th.
