Product Description
Veteran sportswriter Bill Little takes Texas fans through the highs and lows of Longhorn football in this book of stories, photos, and anecdotes.
From the Back Cover
Relive Classic Moments in Longhorns Hoops!
Thrilling victories, crushing defeats, comical mishaps, and colorful coaches, players, and fans—these are the legendary moments and larger-than-life personalities that have made the Texas Longhorns a college hoops favorite.
In Hoop Tales: Texas Longhorns Men’s Basketball, veteran writer and broadcaster Bill Little shares his favorite memories of this beloved team. Together you’ll relive the highs and lows and become reacquainted with some of the team’s all-time greatest heroes and legends including:
• Slater Martin and the “Mighty Mice” team of the 1940s
• The magical, winning ways of legendary Longhorn coach Abe Lemons
• Guards Lance Blanks, Travis Mays, and Joey Wright, aka “BMW—the
Ultimate Scoring Machine”
• National Player of the Year T. J. Ford and the Longhorns’ glorious return to
the NCAA Final Four in 2003
