Collecting Longhorn Sports Memorabilia

[statsman 5,449]

I was hesitant about starting a new thread, but the card collecting and watches thread’s don’t seem to cover this topic, really. 
 
Anyone collect Longhorn-sports memorabilia- programs, magazines, jerseys, bowl swag, etc.?

I focus on watches and paper (programs, magazines and books), but will occasionally branch out. I’ll also pick up general SWC stuff, if it’s old and cool. Anyone else?

[Armybrat 40,814]

I started saving my Longhorn football ticket stubs as a freshman in 1962. 
The shoebox is pretty full, but this is my favorite:

 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Armybrat

[statsman 5,449]

Outstanding!

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

I have probably 50 or 60 game programs from the 40s through the 90s. A signed formal from Vince Young. A signed helmet from Colt McCoy, and a football from the win over Temple in the 40s. Also an assortment of other paraphernalia.

[statsman 5,449]

I like those old programs, especially those with cover art by Chase. Do you collect significant games, or just ones that come as opportunities?

Edited June 27, 2023 by statsman

[statsman 5,449]

One of the things I collect are Bowl Game watches. Here are my”dupes” (1946 Cotton Bowl Elgin, 1960 Cotton Bowl Hamilton, 1984 Cotton Bowl ladies watch, 1996 B12 CG Seiko, 2003 Cotton Bowl Fossil and 2010 Rose Bowl Fossil). Anyone have any to trade?

Edited June 27, 2023 by statsman

[TankedBevo 2,482]

Football signed by Earl Campbell (his wikipedia page pic is him signing my ball), a few framed pics of team signatures from a spring game during the Herman era. I need to take a look at them again and see who's all on them. Also a #2 jersey picked up at he fire sale that I plan on framing eventually. My son was 4 when we got it, hopefully I can somehow manage to get a Roschon signature on it.

 

[Steel Shank 9,421]

Got an ‘05 football signed by the team. Also have Johnny Treadwell’s chinstrap.

[msucolt45 4,052]

Hook’em!!

Dad’s roughed up watch and multiple bands/bracelets later over the decades. He wore it until the little spinner/dial came out. I told him that we should send it to Omega for refurbishing.

‘62 Cotton Bowl vs LSU.

Hook’em!!!

[statsman 5,449]

Anyone besides me go to the Dave Campbell estate sale? I upgraded a few of my older annuals, and picked up a lot of the newsmagazines and seasonal issues from the ‘70s and ‘80s. 

[Grade of D as in David 13,253]

On 6/27/2023 at 2:30 PM, statsman said:

One of the things I collect are Bowl Game watches. Here are my”dupes” (1946 Cotton Bowl Elgin, 1960 Cotton Bowl Hamilton, 1984 Cotton Bowl ladies watch, 1996 B12 CG Seiko, 2003 Cotton Bowl Fossil and 2010 Rose Bowl Fossil). Anyone have any to trade?

[Armybrat 40,814]

Pardon the Buckhorn beers, they were my Mom’s (she passed away in 1992). They are still unopened.
That’s what she drank while watching Longhorn football on TV.

The white glasses date from the early 1960s.

Edited July 16, 2023 by Armybrat

[Armybrat 40,814]

Almost forgot these….

 

[statsman 5,449]

Armybrat, those are awesome. The artist for the covers is John Chase, and as far as iconic program cover artists go, he may be second to Georgia’s Jack Davis (of EC comics and Mad magazine fame). 
 
(I would love to buy the original art for one of Chase’s Longhorn covers). 
 
I’m sure you know that the Arkansas game program is from one of TMS’ most legendary games. 

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

I like those old programs, especially those with cover art by Chase. Do you collect significant games, or just ones that come as opportunities?

I had a chance to buy quite a few at once so I did. Veggie that just piecemealed a few here and there. The people I bought the largest part of the collection from kept the most significant games for the most part. So I focused on the NC seasons and anything pre-1984. I do have two copies of the Texas Navy Cotton Bowl. And some other important games as well.

I have my tickets from the 2006 NC game framed with a photo of the Tower lit up. The AS and LAT front pages framed. I also have a UT football signed to me from Vince Young right after the 2005 Big XII championship and a helmet signed by Colt McCoy.

I love the cover art on the programs though. Just phenomenal.

I need to get a better setup for my longhorn room so I can display everything properly.

[msucolt45 4,052]

Armybrat, those are awesome. The artist for the covers is John Chase, and as far as iconic program cover artists go, he may be second to Georgia’s Jack Davis (of EC comics and Mad magazine fame). 
 
(I would love to buy the original art for one of Chase’s Longhorn covers). 
 
I’m sure you know that the Arkansas game program is from one of TMS’ most legendary games. 

I too love the old game day programs. It’s a shame the we got away from printing game programs around 10-15 years ago and went to the smaller game “booklets” that are free.

I used to always purchase a program, as besides the ticket stub, that was your “proof” that you were there. I still have many of those boxed up in the garage, against my wife’s opinion.

Hook’em!!!

[Armybrat 40,814]

9 hours ago, statsman said:

Armybrat, those are awesome. The artist for the covers is John Chase, and as far as iconic program cover artists go, he may be second to Georgia’s Jack Davis (of EC comics and Mad magazine fame). 
 
(I would love to buy the original art for one of Chase’s Longhorn covers). 
 
I’m sure you know that the Arkansas game program is from one of TMS’ most legendary games. 

 

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1,566]

Started my collection this spring 

 

[ROFL BOX 6,647]

I have an "autograph panel" football with hand procured sigs by...
~ James Brown
~ Richard Walton
~ Major
~ Mack
& Ricky

I also have a fitted ballcap that is signed by Mack, Coach Royal & Ricky. I don't wear that one as much anymore because I don't want the sigs to suffer sun damage.

I sorta had to chase Major down for the football when he was doing afternoon radio for AM 1300 (on Lamar just N of 6th).

Waited in the parking area under the building, got there around 1 hour prior to his daily air time & sure enough, he was driving a freebie vehicle from Apple Leasing.

I also have a pair of season ticket stubs that were signed " W I D E "by Chris Simms & Major on the whole piece prior to bei g separated.
The idea is to reassemble them as a single piece (the way they were mailed) & have that professionally framed up.

[CatManDo 205]

I’ve been lurking on shag and surly going back to about 2015.  As a 64 year old guy, I was finally inspired to make my first post earlier today on the “getting old sucks” thread, providing some advice on afib and cardio ablation.  So, I thought I would continue to introduce myself and share some photos of a couple of my favorite pieces of Longhorn memorabilia: my personalized M. Brown and D. Royal autographed photo, and my 1969 National Champs mini-helmet with autos of Royal, Worster, Koy, Speyrer, and Street.  Another hobby is collecting autos of Baseball HOF members, I’ve also attached a photo of part of that collection.

[mininghorn88 2,275]

2 hours ago, CatManDo said:

I’ve been lurking on shag and surly going back to about 2015.  As a 64 year old guy, I was finally inspired to make my first post earlier today on the “getting old sucks” thread, providing some advice on afib and cardio ablation.  So, I thought I would continue to introduce myself and share some photos of a couple of my favorite pieces of Longhorn memorabilia: my personalized M. Brown and D. Royal autographed photo, and my 1969 National Champs mini-helmet with autos of Royal, Worster, Koy, Speyrer, and Street.  Another hobby is collecting autos of Baseball HOF members, I’ve also attached a photo of part of that collection.

That is an impressive collection and nicely displayed. How many HOF autographs are you up to?

[Lhorn 4,907]

Wow!!

[CatManDo 205]

Thanks mininghorn88.  I have a total of 667 autographs of 220 different HOFers, which obviously means that I have multiples of most.  There are 117 HOFers that I don’t have yet, primarily because they’re too expensive and/or very rare.

Edited January 12 by CatManDo
Typo

[BabaYaga 15,286]

My treasured SI Texas football and autographed pic from Mack post graduation

[CatManDo 205]

Here’s some more of my Longhorn memorabilia:

-Huston Street ROY batting helmet, signed at a Coop signing in 2005 or so;

-Press Pass auto cards l bought on eBay, which I then framed myself;

-photo signed at 2004 fan appreciation day with Mack, Chance Mock, Tony Jefferies, Vince Young, Derrick Johnson, and Cedric Benson;

-mini-helmets: upper left, Mack on the 2006 Rose Bowl helmet, obtained thru the athletic office; upper right the 1969 helmet that I posted previously; lower left, Mack, Vince, R. Wright, & L. Dibble from 2005 fan day; and lower right D. Johnson, C. Benson, Mack, & Vince from 2004 fan day.

[Farmerted 125]

wife got them for me at round top probably will be at crate and barrel fall ‘24 

[Sir Ulrich 5,187]

Back into collecting cards again and here are my Longhorn acquisitions/pulls from the first 2 months. Accidentally bought two Melendez's but the more the merrier. 

 

[utee94 15,797]

I have a bunch of random stuff, including a set of white national championship highball glasses just like armybrat's upthread.

But my most cherished item is an autographed football signed by Darrell Royal, Earl Campbell, Mack Brown, and Ricky Williams. My aggie father-in-law knew the equipment manager at UT back in the '98 timeframe and got them all for me.  Earl signed in a massive gold paint pen, it's awesome.

[Gale Snoats 242]

My aunt came to Texas on a basketball scholarship but got hurt and ended up being a trainer for the football team. One day in one of the big trash bins outside the locker room was a an earl Campbell helmet with a cracked face mask. Had is name written in marker inside the ear hole, athletic tape around the bottom middle of the face mask, different color paint marks on the outside. Looked just like one that you see in all his pics. She grabbed it and gave it to me when I was little. It was my prized possession. When I was in my twenties in the early 2000’s I had to spend some time at MD Anderson. My head and neck cancer surgeon was a UT grad and a huge Texas fan - really cool young doc from Cuba. He successfully performed a life saving surgery on me and, after many trips back over the next few years and getting the all clear, I gave him the helmet. He loved it and it was a great feeling to celebrate with him when that particular section of MD doesn’t have a ton of all clears. I now have a boy of my own who is crazy about UT. I wish I had it to give to him but am still ok with what I did. It was a cool helmet though!

[bEastTexas 497]

 

Had a buddy pull this from a pack a few weeks ago numbered /49, absolutely sick patch card. 

[statsman 5,449]

On 2/1/2024 at 9:36 PM, Farmerted said:

wife got them for me at round top probably will be at crate and barrel fall ‘24 

I have this decanter, too, bought from an estate sale. 

[Bevo&Pevo 5,120]

There is some great stuff here.  Very impressive.  At one time we had discussed a remodel of the living room with vintage college football items.  The idea was to shadow box a player's uniform, official's uniform and cheerleader from the day.  Then accent it all with vintage pennants, programs, concessions, etc.  Sometimes it is more about the hunt than the kill.  Anyhoo, about the only thing I can add of value is don't forget to check around for some Texas Monthly or SI magazine covers.  Both printed many articles on TEXAS sports and would be an easy way to get a collection going. 

[Hpara759 1,778]

Quilt my 13 year old grand nephew made and entered in a quilt competition...

Made his own memorabilia 

[brownboy 45]

Nothing particular special about my TX/ou tickets from the 2000s but they give me joy (despite some beatdowns)

Digital tickets are not the same

[Armybrat 40,814]

On 7/16/2023 at 1:31 PM, Armybrat said:

Almost forgot these….

 

Found some more in Mrs. Brat’s scrapbook. 
She was in the Taylor HS band as a freshman and they played at Band Day for the Rice game in Memorial Stadium 1959. 
She doesn’t remember how she got the OU game program

Edited July 18 by Armybrat

[Armybrat 40,814]

When she was in the SWT band, they marched & played at a Houston Oilers game once, and picked this one up…

 

[msucolt45 4,052]

I have a ‘77 UT “Undefeated” coffee mug, printed and purchased prior to Christmas of that year. Of course we know we didn’t finish the season undefeated (Notre Dame), but it’s in my keep sake cabinet, as I bought it Christmas shopping (7 yr old). It was on a school trip to a Dallas area mall and I spent money on a coffee mug that not knowing Dad never drank coffee? Pen/Pencil holder throughout my youth.

Hook’em!!!