#61 Bud McFaddin AA from the 1949 and 1950 teams. #61 Scott Henderson from 1968 - 1970 NC teams #61 Tillman Holloway early 2000's.
This is the problem with a task this large. Great players like Tony Degrate and Hub Bechtol we’re missed already this year. Players like Clyde Littlefield and Louis Jordan (above) didn’t wear numbers (the Yankees didn’t wear numbers until the 1929 season). I have yet to find a source that lists player numbers before 1957. Omissions are going to happen.
Johnny Treadwell All-SWC, consensus All-American. Perhaps because there were so many great players who wore number 60, Treadwell often gets left out of the conversation. His legacy however speaks for itself. I was only four years old when this picture was taken, and have absolutely no recollection of the game although I’m sure it was on the radio in my house. The story of Treadwell rallying his teammates in the defensive huddle, however, was one I learned early. For a great read from somebody close to him, take a few minutes for this IT article: Culpepper: Johnny Treadwell - Inside Texas “The real number 60 was Johnny Treadwell.” - Tommy Nobis
Seems like #60 and #77 are two of the most coveted numbers in UT history. #10, #20 and #34 are close as well. I am sure I am forgetting one somewhere.
^^^^^ AC - I might add # 11. Worn by Duke Carlisle, Major, Ricky, Derrick Johnson, Ramonce Taylor off the top of my head... think I'm forgetting someone more current.
Duke Carlisle. My mom says she went out with him a few times back in the early 60's before she met my Dad. I'll have to ask her about that again. But yes, #11 too. The current one is SE but you were being sarcastic. I saw you slip that in!
Couldn’t omit this guy. Jeff Leiding. All-SWC, consensus All-American, team captain 1983. September 1, 1980 he authored the most violent collision I ever saw in organized sports.
#59 Rick Burleson....... ..... scrambles for a loose ball with Steve Collier, Rick Fenlaw, Tim Campbell, and Ray Clay to the dismay of Rodney Allison on a very forgettable day in Lubbock, 1976.
Sorry, sorry, tied up yesterday. Ryan Fiebuger. All-Big 12 during a dismal 1997 season. Wes Hubert. All-SWC center 1979, shown here protecting Randy McEachern. Not the first paper I’ve turned in late.
Mike Ruether. Center on the great 1983 team. Drafted in the 1st round by the Cardinals in 1984, but played in the USFL in 1984 and 1985 instead. Also played on the Broncos and Falcons. The below linked article (with relevant portion quoted below), griping about the best draftees going to the USFL, ranked Mike Ruether as "the best center" in the NFL draft. The Choice Is Leftovers "By conservative estimate, the new league has already signed nearly one-third of the top players available—26 of the 84 who would have gone in the first three rounds, 32 of the top 100. They've got the best two runners, Herschel Walker (who joined as a junior) and Mike Rozier; the best quarterback, Steve Young; the best defensive lineman, Reggie White; the best offensive tackle, Mark Adickes; the best center, Mike Ruether; the best tight end, Gordon Hudson; and the best kicker, Tony Zendejas. And wait, they might still take more. There's always the publicity value of grabbing some of the NFL's choices, even though the USFL season will be more than two months old when the NFL drafts next week." OLU !!!!
