With trivia boxes, pep talks, records, and Longhorn lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Texas fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things Longhorns covers the team's first live mascot, the season they broke the NCAA record for points scored, and the player that caught every single touchdown pass thrown in the 1972 season. Now updated through the 2013 season, McEachern has provided additional chapters bringing the book up through the retirement of Mack Brown and the hiring of Charlie Strong, as well as the 2009 perfect regular season and trip to the BCS title game. Jenna Hays McEachern has been a freelance writer and editor for 30 years. She formerly worked for the University of Texas Sports Information Department, served as an editor in the oral history department of the LBJ Library, and was a senior editor for the presidential election study series Snapshots of the 1988 Presidential Campaign . She is the editor of One Heartbeat: A Philosophy of Teamwork, Life, and Leadership and One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship . She lives in Austin, Texas. 100 Things Longhorns Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die By Jenna Hays McEachern Triumph Books Copyright © 2014 Jenna Hays McEachern All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-60078-978-6 Contents Introduction, Acknowledgments, 1. Legislated to Be Great, 2. Worship at the Shrine of "Santa Rita", 3. D.X. Bible: The Answer to Prayer, 4. The Coach: Darrell Royal, 5. The Innovator, 6. The 800-Pound Gorilla: DeLoss Dodds, 7. Mack Brown, 8. We Eat Our Own, 9. Strong Medicine, 10. The Oblivious Pioneer: Julius Whittier, 11. The 1963 Season, 12. The 1964 Cotton Bowl, 13. The 1969 Season: The Wishbone and Worster, 14. The Big Shootout, 15. "I Play to Win", 16. The 1970 Cotton Bowl, 17. The 1970 Season, 18. The 2005 Season, 19. Frank Medina, 20. Lutcher Stark, 21. Chairman Frank, 22. Bloody Mike, 23. Earl Campbell, 24. Ricky Williams, 25. The Academic Heisman, 26. Celebrate on the Drag, 27. Vince Young, 28. Colt McCoy, 29. James Saxton, 30. Roosevelt Leaks, 31. Steve Worster, 32. Cedric Benson, 33. Scott Appleton, 34. Bobby Layne, 35. Tommy Nobis, 36. Chris Gilbert, 37. Kenneth Sims, 38. Jack Crain, 39. Nine National Champions, 40. The Formidable Longhorn, 41. The War Between the States, 42. Go to OU Weekend, 43. The Southwest Conference, 44. The Cotton Bowl, 45. The Tunnel, 46. The Dear Old Texas Aggies, 47. The Longhorn Network, 48. The Beginning, 49. The 1890s, 50. Meet Me at Scholz's, 51. Clark Field, 52. Great Teams 1900–19, 53. Show Band of the Southwest, 54. The Eyes of Texas, 55. Texas Taps, 56. PMS 159, 57. Bevo, 58. The 1920s, 59. Memorial Stadium, 60. The Trees of Texas, 61. Clyde Littlefield, 62. The 1930s, 63. The Knothole Section, 64. Cowboys and Spurs, 65.The 1940s (The First Half), 66. Traditions, 67. The 1941 Season, 68. The Little Rose Bowl, 69. The 1940s (The Second Half), 70. Rooster Andrews, All-American Waterboy, 71. The 1950s, 72. The "T" Ring, 73. The Longhorn Hall of Honor Banquet, 74. Vincent R. DiNino, 75. National Awards, 76. Four Outta Four, 77. The Wishbone, 78. World's Tallest Fat Man, 79. Take a Number, 80. The 1970s, 81. Jerry Sisemore, 82. The Spy Game, 83. The 1977 Season, 84. The 1981 Season, 85. The 1983 Season, 86. Celebrate Texas Independence Day, 87. The 1990s, 88. The Impostor, 89. Take a Tower Tour, 90. More Traditions, 91. The 2000s (The First Half), 92. The 2008 Season, 93. The 2009 Season, 94. 2010–13, 95. And It's Goodbye to A&M, 96. Take Another Number, 97. Conference Realignment v.2.0, 98. Nate Boyer, 99. Things Lost, 100. Branding the Horns, Trivia, Notes, CHAPTER 1 Legislated to Be Great The University of Texas was legislated to be great. As any Texan worth his Charlie Dunn boots will tell you, Texas is the only state in this country that was ever its own sovereign nation. And when the Texians drafted their Declaration of Independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836, high on their list of grievances was the failure of the Mexican government to "... establish any public system of education...." After Texas won its independence, education was a top priority to the founders of the Republic ... or so they said, again and again, yet it took Texas 44 years before they managed to open The University of Texas. In 1838, President of the Republic Mirabeau Lamar urged Congress to establish a system of education, saying, "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy," a quote The University later borrowed for its motto. The 1839 Congress of the Republic set aside 50 leagues of land to be used for a university and another public college. Then, in a foreshadowing of the habits of future Texas legislato