I wrote a story last week about my great uncle, a B-17 pilot who tragically died during WW2. B-17 pilots are the main characters in the latest Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg WW2 miniseries titled “Masters of the Air.” The miniseries is a companion piece to “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” The story of my great
The 2024 Detroit Lions were fighting for a Super Bowl berth in the NFC championship game when I suddenly got a text from Kirk Hughes. Kirk wanted me to comment on a teaser video he had just created for his interview with Austin College Coach Vance Morris. I told Kirk that the teaser looked great
The story of Benjamin Capp, fan of the 2024 Detroit Lions, has gone viral. Capp has been a Detroit Lions season ticket holder for 66 years, enduring decades of futility like no other fan. Capp says he became a fan after watching the dramatic 1957 Western Conference final between Detroit and the San Francisco 49ers.
What? Marc wrote a Paris Hilton Roo Tale? As Paris Hilton might say, “that’s hot.” Last fall, I did what most Roos do during Homecoming. I watched some Austin College football. And I stayed up late at the Hilton Garden Inn. Those two things go together like peas and carrots. And here’s a story explaining
40 years ago today, I saw the best college basketball team in the nation. Southwest Conference (SWC) basketball was a big deal in the 1980s, and no school was better than the Phi Slama Jama squad of Coach Guy Lewis at the University of Houston. Akeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Larry Micheaux, Michael Young, and Reid
If you want small NAIA D2 Austin College reasons to root for one of the Big Dogs in the NCAA football title game tomorrow, I’ve got a few for you. And they all point to that school in the Pacific Northwest on the Bay: the Washington Huskies. NAIA Division 2 existed from 1970 to 1996,
I’ll be watching the movie Napoleon with lovely Dianne this week, all the while thinking about the first Professor of French at Austin College nearly 150 years ago. And also, the Professor of French during my years at AC. Dr. Bernice Melvin. Dr. Melvin passed in 2020. From an Austin College notice announcing her passing:
The Texas Rangers & Houston Astros are battling for a World Series berth this week. As an Austin guy, I don’t have a big dog in this hunt. But I do know it is an opportunity for a Roo Tale. This tale is about an Austin College Kangaroo pitcher who played professional ball for an
It’s October 10, 2023, the 100th anniversary of an interesting day for Austin College and SMU. It’s been a big 2023 so far for SMU football. The Mustangs returned to a major conference after accepting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). SMU began the season with a victory at home over Louisiana
My son Mr. A. is a freshman at Texas A&M, which for me means a great opportunity to tell some Aggie Roo Tales. The Aggies host the Crimson Tide of Alabama at Kyle Field this Saturday, the latest installment of their annual SEC meeting since 2012. But Texas A&M and Alabama have met before they
