39 years ago today

We still remember.

 

I was a senior in 1969. I still remember.

 

I was a junior. I remember.

 

We love you, Freddie.

 

I had a high school English teacher that was a very good friend of his at UT. My father-in-law also passed away that same day. My wife to be was 12 years old at the time.

 

I was at the Cotton Bowl when we played Theismann and Notre Dame in 1970 and remember Freddie on crutches on the sideline. A true Longhorn until the end.

 

in '69 i was 17...i still remember...i still get a lump in my throat & a tear in my eye. hook 'em Freddie...you have long been my favorite Longhorn & you will always be. my leg was amputated 9 years after Freddie's (with a much more positive outcome) & he has been a mentor since '69.

 

thanks for posting. i still have his book

 

I was in junior high, but I remember the player and the story.

 

I will never forget Freddy. Can't believe his movie has not been produced.

 

My screen is sorta blurry.

Freddie is the best.

 

Longhorn Royalty.

 

Hookem Freddie.

 

First time I've read that article. Thanks pop999. Even though I was 3 yrs old at the time, this story still goes down as one of huge magnitude in my Longhorn pride.

 

Thanks for posting that column, I had never read it.

RIP Freddie.

 

Thanks for posting.
Gone but definitely not forgotten

 

I read his book at the start of football season every year. It is an inspiration.

Freddie will never really be gone as long as there are true Longhorns.