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Austin College: 1990 NAIA Domination
Today is Jason Johnson’s birthday. HBD Jason. Most of y’all know Jason as the guy who has scored more touchdowns than any other Roo in history. Jason found the end zone 32 times during his career. In 1990, Johnson scored 15 times in just 11 games. The 1990 Kangaroos are this year’s Roo Season in
Mark Kellogg, Caitlin Clark, & the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
Caitlin Clark. It’s been all Caitlin Clark this year in NCAA women’s basketball. The star guard from Iowa is considered the best player in the history of the women’s game. Clark became the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball in February, launching a 3-pointer from the logo in Iowa City for the record. Two
Coach Antoine Thompson, Stony Point, and my neighbor Danny Glowacz
To kick off a story for 2024 Austin College Giving Day, I’d like to introduce you to a neighbor of mine. Meet Danny Glowacz. Danny is the son of our good friends and next-door neighbors Luann & Mark Glowacz. Danny, who grew up with Dianne’s and my kiddos, has been shooting hoops in his driveway
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
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
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,
A Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Roo Tale – PREVIEWS
Philadelphia Eagles QB Davey O’Brien led the NFL in passing yards in 1939. The former Heisman trophy winner from TCU was a media darling in the City of Brotherly Love that year. But O’Brien would have been nothing without his Eagles supporting cast. That cast included center Maurice Harper, who hiked the football to O’Brien,
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
The Cowboys or Niners? Which Gene Babb team you got?
Who you rootin’ for today? The San Francisco 49ers of Kangaroo Gene Babb? Or the Dallas Cowboys of Kangaroo Gene Babb? The photo of Cowboy Gene Babb comes from October 23, 1960. Babb had multiple carries in a reserve role, as Coach Tom Landry’s Cowboys fell to the Cardinals at old Sportsman’s Park in St.
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