UT/UH - 50 Years Later

[83Horn 1649]

Pretty cool article about a game I knew nothing about.  Sorry if posted elsewhere:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/50-years-later-texas-vs-houston-the-wishbone-integration-and-a-tie-that-binds/ar-BBNyyXJ

[swatmitchell 0]

Cool article - thanks for sharing!!

[NeverMarryAStripper 21975]

I love Bradley's comment after winning the coin toss against aggy

Quote

Along the way, they also exacted sweet revenge against the Aggies, with Bradley, who had been moved to defensive back late in the season, again in the spotlight. Summoned to midfield for the coin toss and asked to decide whether the Longhorns would kick or receive, Bradley replied, "We don't give a (bleep)."

 

Edited September 20, 2018 by NeverMarryAStripper

[kopp0e 1135]

Here are highlights of the 1968 Longhorn football squad...

 

[Al_4_ISU 12507]

You guys didn't have a black player until 1970?

I'm not trying to talk shit, but that is absolutely mind blowing.

[TwiceHorn 31597]

Just now, Al_4_ISU said:

You guys didn't have a black player until 1970?

I'm not trying to talk shit, but that is absolutely mind blowing.

Texas, as a university and as a football team/athletic program, has a fairly shameful record of integration.  Or segregation.  There's a famous Supreme Court case involving the integration of the law school that finally put a bullet in "separate but equal," in 1950.  Sweatt v. Painter

[Al_4_ISU 12507]

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Texas, as a university and as a football team/athletic program, has a fairly shameful record of integration.  Or segregation.  There's a famous Supreme Court case involving the integration of the law school that finally put a bullet in "separate but equal," in 1950.  Sweatt v. Painter

Thanks.  Didn't know that.  1950's before Brown v. Board of Education, IIRC.

[salonghorn 206]

I was at this game. My junior year.

[Valmy77 13282]

9 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

You guys didn't have a black player until 1970?

I'm not trying to talk shit, but that is absolutely mind blowing.

Well we did have a black player in 1969 but back in those days Freshmen couldn't play varsity for some reason. I think Texas A&M was the same, and had their first black player in 1970 as well.

Anyway we beat Alabama by one whole year. So I wish I could say we were unique among our peers but sadly not. The old south...glad its gone.

Edited September 21, 2018 by Valmy77

[Turkleton 145]

19 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

You guys didn't have a black player until 1970?

I'm not trying to talk shit, but that is absolutely mind blowing.

Yes, we were late to the game, shamefully, but we did win the NC that year.

[Sgt Hulk 13870]

we need more people like this  

 

"Along the way, they also exacted sweet revenge against the Aggies, with Bradley, who had been moved to defensive back late in the season, again in the spotlight. Summoned to midfield for the coin toss and asked to decide whether the Longhorns would kick or receive, Bradley replied, "We don't give a (bleep)."

[notre dame joe 197]

4 hours ago, Turkleton said:

Yes, we were late to the game, shamefully, but we did win the NC that year.

Finally something controversial in this thread.

[Pato del Muerto 52634]

23 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

You guys didn't have a black player until 1970?

I'm not trying to talk shit, but that is absolutely mind blowing.

Maybe we just didn’t want one of our opponents to kill a black player on the field...

[Al_4_ISU 12507]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Maybe we just didn’t want one of our opponents to kill a black player on the field...

Hey, if it happened in Minnesota it definitely could have happened in the SWC.

[horn_of_the_morning 978]

we need more people like this  
 
"Along the way, they also exacted sweet revenge against the Aggies, with Bradley, who had been moved to defensive back late in the season, again in the spotlight. Summoned to midfield for the coin toss and asked to decide whether the Longhorns would kick or receive, Bradley replied, "We don't give a (bleep)."

I can see Herman becoming this person if he has some success. Let's face it, we would fellate Herman s dickishness like a drunk tridelt on dirty sixth ona Friday night if he started dominating the likes of fat Pat and little Lincoln.

[Turkleton 145]

3 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

Finally something controversial in this thread.

Not really. Us beating you in 1/1/70 and you beating us in 1/1/71 had no bearing on the outcome of the NC.

[notre dame joe 197]

8 hours ago, Turkleton said:

Not really. Us beating you in 1/1/70 and you beating us in 1/1/71 had no bearing on the outcome of the NC.

I read once on Huskerboard once that the 70 title was argued by Texas, but otherwise not much.

We remember 70 as a wouldabeen national title that ended in Pasadena the final week, as happened so often in the Ara-McKay era.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

Super bill didnt say what he was quoted in that article. He said "It don't make a shit."

First black football player I remember at Texas was Lonnie Bennett fall '71. He was a running back and pretty good but he fumbled a lot.