100 day countdown - 2022 version

Meant to post this one yesterday:

#24 RB Tommy Ford

 

# 23 RB Ernie Koy Jr.

 

Koy vs. Alabama 1965 Orange Bowl:

 

Jeff Ward 1986 All-American

 

RIP Chris Samuels

 

Can anyone find a photo of Rodney Tate? Young man made one of the greatest fumble recoveries in Texas history against SMU in Texas Stadium. In the locker room after the game, I asked him how the hell he dove back into that pile and came out with the ball. He said something to the affect that he knew it was walk back to Tulsa or ride back with the team to Austin.

 

Tate recovery was HUGE in that win. I remember that @ SMU game well... was there with a UT date from Houston...absolute nail biter game to the end. Horns won 15-13 IIRC.

 

Lot's of #22's prospects coming up for Thurs..... don't forget Bobby Layne.

 

Ward was nails and automatic!

 

Billy Dale #22

 

# 22 QB bobby Layne

 

Meant to put up a photo of # 23, the late Danny Lester, yesterday. Made a pivotal INT vs arky in the 1969 Shootout:

 

# 22 RB - Selvin Young

 

Ryan Nunez

 

#22 Jim Hudson (middle)

 

Blake Gideon

 

Grady Cavness Jr.

 

Looking ahead...

We got anybody DECENT we can post up tomorrow that wore jersey #20 ???

Asking for a friend....

 

there was some stiff from Tyler, cant remember his name...........

 

wished I could find a picture of that TD run vs BlowU in 77 when Steve Hall made the block and Earl took it to the house............that game was a classic on the old SWC radio network............picked up WOAI out of San Antone ans stayed glued to radio all afternoon!

 

Yeah, I was at that game and what a thrill that run truly was!!! I too looked for photo of key Steve Hall block and Earl leaping over a defender to score a 24 yard TD - if IIRC.

 

Something like Rosie...Rosie Palm?...no, that's not it...Rosie Tyler?...Tyler Rosie?...something like that. IIRC he was a pretty decent player AND person...if I could only remember his name...

 

So many great moments from that 77 game, but the DMN front page Sunday was a photo of that turd from Ball HS lying face down in the middle of the Cotton Bowl is total disbelief that OU lost. Old Ball HC credited his stupidity in costing Ball a shot at the State Championship. Steve Hall laid his *** out.

How far was Erxleben's punt? Guy may have been lacking in the business world, but he was the greatest kicker (punt and FG) of all time.



OU run about the 1:15 mark

 

i thought Earl was tomorrow? WTF? Am I behind? This is 21 days to go isn't it?

 

Earl is tomorrow; I was just providing Worster a link to the run he couldn't find

 

Thanks Sabre,

UT vs. ou 1977. minute 1:19 mark in video he shared:

Earl takes the handoff from McEachern (McBath & Aune were already out with injured knees), HUGE hole, leaps over defender and Steve Hall seal block gives Earl a path to the End Zone!

Erxleben had 2 long FG's and later had a HUGE & KEY 71 yard punt that flipped the field.

Horns won a tight 13-6 game

 

Here is a link for a video from that 1977 game:


The drive that ended with the Campbell TD is joined at the beginning of the video with Earl's TD run at the 3:00 mark. You can also access more parts of the game beginning at this link:

 

They knew who would get the ball & where he was going; still couldn't stop him. For my $ & on my ballot, Earl is the G.O.A.T.