The ties between Austin College & Texas A&M? They run deep. I’ve been working on the “Roo book” for most of 2020. It’s almost done! I’ve also been writing weekly stories as a part of my College Station high school’s centennial committee. Those stories will also become a book. This week’s story was about the
There’s a new AC Cheerleaders group. See the link in the comments. Typical of me, I went looking for something interesting about AC cheerleaders. Here’s something. The ties between AC and Texas A&M are strong. I’m a College Station boy, so I’m a fan of the ties. There are AC cheers going back to the
Roo football played at Kyle Field (Texas A&M) nine times back in the day. But have the Roos ever suited up at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, home of the Longhorns? Yes. One time. Against St Edward’s University at the end of the 1929 season. See photos. When the Roos kicked off the 1929 season, American prosperity
“Lance,” the two-part ESPN 30-for-30 documentary about Lance Armstrong, airs tonight and next Sunday night (May 31st). I’ve shared a photo of Armstrong with his very first manager. Austin College Kangaroo Scott Eder. Armstrong was a phenomenal young swimmer and runner from the Dallas area at age 14. Eder, AC Class of 1980, took young
At first glance, this interview just looks like some Texas high school committee huddling up with an accomplished alumnus on the occasion of that school’s 100th anniversary. But look at little closer, and you’ll see it’s just one Roo chatting with another. Thanks Larry. ~Marc Texas A&M had their guy. After leading the University of
Y’all: The Last Dance is a great documentary, but no way can you find any Roo ties Marc. Me:
This one goes out to Clayton Oliphint & Stuart Oliphint. “It is a pantheon of concrete & steel.It’s a city that rises defiantly in the DeltaAlongside the Father of Waters.It is the humidity of autumn eveningsThat drapes stately oaks and broad magnolias.It is haunted…and it is loud.It is Halloween night & Cannon blasts.It is a
In 1949, Coach Frank Leahy and Notre Dame were in the middle of an historic unbeaten streak. Michigan, Ohio State, and Minnesota were also expected to field national champion contenders. But the Sporting News did something unheard of. Their national champion pick was a team from the south. Tulane, coached by AC Kangaroo Henry Frnka.
“Untold Stories” are the Roo Tales yet to be written for a second book after the first book is finished and published. Hope you enjoy these untold story previews. Here’s one: The 1981 team gets all the glory. Sure, I mean, yeah. They did win a national championship and all. Not too shabby. But the
“Untold Stories” are the Roo Tales yet to be written for a second book after the first book is finished and published. Hope you enjoy these untold story previews. Here’s one: The city of Dallas had big dreams for SMU, but the Mustangs just couldn’t get past the Roos. Founded in 1911, Dallas immediately began
