100 Days til Kickoff!

#21 Grady Cavness

 

Eric Jackson #21 2007

 

Duke Thomas #21 CB

 

Paul Campbell QB #21 1947

 

Joe Dixon

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Key defensive back for the 1963 national champs. Intercepted two Walter McReynolds passes and made a touchdown-saving tackle in a 10-6 victory over Rice 10/26/63. All-conference 1964.

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He also recovered the Danny Brabham fumble in this iconic photograph from 1962.

 

I like how this photo was taken just before Babers dropped yet another sure interception.

 

Here’s a guy who showed how we should be patient with new players, as he went from a frequently burned Freshman to an all conference Senior. He always had the raw talent. Due to a sorry state of recruiting and development, he was thrust into the game as a not-ready-for-D1-yet Freshman. And he often played like it. He was panned on the radio sports talk shows, etc. Well folks, when you put in a young raw CB to defend against the likes of pass happy BYU, and the run and shoot UH, you shouldn’t expect too much.

Over the course of his Longhorn career, he got better and better (as you would expect) to the point that he was one of our star players by his Senior year. His overall UT career was quite good and his early detractors ate much crow. Hook em Grady.

 

How’d you like to be the quarterback to follow Bobby Layne? Colt was up to the task of following Vince certainly but that’s not generally an enviable position in sports or anything else for that matter (see William Howard Taft).

 

Freshman. Holy crap, he's ripped.

 

Hand the ball off to RB’s and pass to Duvernay and Johnson. Offense is going to be good.

 

Notice whose name is misspelled! Fire the editor! Well, maybe it's a little late for that.

 

Texas' Mr. Heisman....

 

#20 Earl Campbell

 

My absolute favorite photo of Earl.

 

#20 RB Earl Campbell Trading Card

 

Mine too. I've always envisioned the SMU DB was at a frat party the night before this game boasting to his frat buds that "Earl wasn't so bad and if he comes around my side, I'm going to lay him on his a$$." Didn't work out too well for him.

 

This one is wow. Earl hits the DB at the 5 then carries/pushes him into the end zone.

 

IIRC, Earl made that run in The Cotton Bowl against SMU as we learned that Ohio State had lost, leaving the #1 spot open for the taking.

I have a poster made of that photo, which Earl autographed for my son

 

Third row last player on the right; Scooter Monzingo.

Punter on the ‘69 Natty team, in addition to being on my All-Name team. Playing on a team that averaged 40 points a game, I hope he brought a good book.

 

Anthony King, WB on the 1963 national championship team.

"We're ready."

 

Oh, and this guy. Can't find his name anywhere. Maybe someone can help me out.

 

I present to you Blaine Irby- never quit

 

Another good shot of Blaine. What could have been....

 

Jeremy Jones, celebrating like it's 1999.

 

Brandon Jones

 

Kerry Cash

 

#19 Justin Tucker (celebrating after a pretty important kick)

 

Tucker's kick....