William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is head coach of the University of Texas Longhorn football team. During the 2005 season, Coach Brown led the Longhorns to a Rose Bowl victory and a National Championship. With the 2006 season, Brown led his team to win 10 games or more for six straight years, which is the best current ten-win streak in the NCAA. Prior to coaching at Texas, Brown coached at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina.

Darrell K. Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis, Oklahoma), is a College Football Hall of Fame member, and is the most successful football coach, in terms of wins, in University of Texas Longhorn history. Darrell Royal has a middle initial but no middle name. The "K" is in honor of his mother, Katy, who died when he was an infant. She died of cancer, but because of the taboo surrounding the disease at that time, …

Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football running back whose NFL rights are held by the Miami Dolphins. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas.

Bobby Keith Moreland (born May 2, 1954 in Dallas, Texas) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. In 1989, the final year of his career, he played for the Detroit Tigers, then the Baltimore Orioles. Moreland graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, and was drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round of the 1975 draft.

Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986 in Hobbs, New Mexico) is a quarterback for the Texas Longhorn college football team. As a redshirt freshman in 2006, he was the starting quarterback for the 2006 Longhorn team. On November 4 2006, McCoy threw his 27th touchdown pass in a win against Oklahoma State, to take sole possession of the UT school record for most touchdowns ever thrown by a quarterback in a single season.

Dustin Ross Mangum is a former placekicker for the University of Texas at Austin's college football team (The Texas Longhorns) from 2001 to 2004. Mangum, who began his college football career as a walk-on, is best known for capping UT's 2004-2005 season with a 37-yard game-winning field goal as time expired in the 2005 Rose Bowl versus No. 13 University of Michigan.

DeLoss Dodds is the current men's athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin. During his tenure, Texas has claimed 12 National Championships and 82 conference titles. Dodds is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he was also a conference champion in the quarter mile in 1959. Prior to taking his current position at Texas, he was the athletic director for the Kansas State Wildcats for five years, from 1977 to 1981.

Augie Garrido (born February 6 1939) is a coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. As of the end of the 2006 season, Garrido has compiled a record of 1,542 wins, 717 losses, and 8 ties over 37 seasons of collegiate coaching (.682). No other coach in the division has recorded as many wins. Garrido is currently the coach of the Longhorns of The University of Texas at Austin, …

Rick Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last eight seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Clemson University and Providence College. He is a 1977 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College.

Jeff Ward is currently an afternoon radio talk show host for KLBJ-AM in Austin, TX. Most of his show consists of reading headlines from the Drudge Report and belittling callers. Often when a caller politely says, "How are you?" he will respond with "Do you care?" He is also a lecturer at the University of Texas College of Communications, where he teaches Media Sales. As a placekicker for the Texas Longhorns in 1986, …

Craig Way is the current play-by-play announcer for the Texas Longhorns sports network. He does live play by play coverage for all major Texas Longhorn sports such as Longhorn football, men & women's basketball and baseball. He also hosts his own daily radio show on AM 1300 The Zone, the flagship station for Longhorn sports. Additionally, he serves as a host on "High School Scoreboard Live" on Fox Sports Southwest.

Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving, Texas) is currently a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for the The University of Texas Longhorns.

Catherine ("Cat") Leigh Osterman (born April 16, 1983) is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She started playing softball in first grade before quitting to play soccer, but she eventually found her way back to the diamond in fifth grade. She completed her collegiate eligibility in 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin, …

Rodrique Charles Wright (born July 31, 1984 in Houston, Texas) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas.

Jamaal Charles (born December 27, 1986 in Port Arthur, TX) is a running back for The University of Texas Longhorns. Charles is a speed back and has enough speed to compete in track at the collegiate level, yet he seems to bounce off tacklers like a power back.

Major Lee Applewhite (born July 26, 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American football coach and former star quarterback at the University of Texas. He currently serves as assistant to Nick Saban for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football as the Tide's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Applewhite grew up a fan of the Crimson Tide and was even named after Major Ogilive, a star player for Alabama in the late 1970s.

Selvin Young (born October 1, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American football player for the Denver Broncos. He signed as an undrafted free agent for the team in April 2007. Prior to that, he was a fifth year senior running back for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team during their 2006 season. He was also a starter for their 2005 National Championship Team. Young attended Jersey Village High School in Houston where he saw action at running back, …

Michael Devin Griffin (born January 4, 1985, in Austin, Texas) is a free safety for the Tennessee Titans. Griffin was drafted with the 19th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for college.

Cedric Leonard Griffin (born November 11, 1982) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings. He was born in Natchez, Mississippi and graduated from Holmes High School in San Antonio, Texas. He played college football for The University of Texas Longhorns and was a stand-out performer on the 2005 National Championship team. He was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Limas Sweed will be a redshirt senior wide receiver for the Texas Longhorn college football team during their 2007 season.

Gerald Glynn "Dirk" West was an editorial cartoonist and journalist from Lubbock, Texas most famous for his caricatures of collegiate mascots. He was born in Littlefield, Texas but his family moved to Lubbock soon after. He attended Texas Tech University where he drew cartoons for "The University Daily" student newspaper. He appeared as "Uncle Dirk" on a local children's program for three years while heading up his advertising agency, West Advertising.

Ramonce Taylor (born September 11, 1985 in Temple, Texas) is a running back who played for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team. He played for the 2005 National Championship Team and scored 15 total touchdowns that season (12 rushing and 3 receiving). In 2004 he accumulated 284 yards rushing and in 2005 he had 513 rushing yards. After the 2005 season, Taylor was arrested on illegal drug charges. He later left UT due to academic and legal troubles.

Bradford Alexander Halsey (born February 14, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Oakland Athletics. Halsey was an eighth-round pick out of University of Texas at Austin in 2002, when he was the No. 1 starter on the Longhorns' College World Series championship team--a team which also featured current teammate Huston Street. Signed by the New York Yankees, Halsey spent most of 2004 at AAA Columbus, …

Slater Nelson "Dugie" Martin, Jr. (born October 22 1925 in El Mina, Texas) is a former pro-basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of five World Championship teams and played in seven NBA All-Star games. Martin was one of the NBA's best defensive players in the 1950s while playing for the George Mikan-led Minneapolis Lakers that won four NBA championships between 1950 and 1954. In 1956 he joined Bob Pettit's St.

Ahmard Rashad Hall (born November 13, 1979 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football fullback who currently plays for the National Football League's Tennessee Titans. Ahmard Hall served in the United States Marine Corps prior to walking on the football program at the University of Texas. He played fullback for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team; including their 2005 National Championship Team.

Henry Melton (born October 11, 1986 in Cedar Hill, Texas) is a junior defensive end for The University of Texas Longhorns college football team. He was a running back for the 2005 National Championship Team and he has also played on special teams. In high school Melton was a second-team "All-USA" selection by USA Today; he gained over 800 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a senior.

Fred Akers was the football coach of The University of Texas Longhorns from 1977 to 1986. His notable accomplishments include a Heisman Trophy for Earl Campbell in the 1977 season and national title chances in the 1978 and 1984 Cotton Bowls. In both of those years Texas went undefeated in the regular season only to lose in their bowl game. Akers received criticism because he failed to live up to the standard set by previous head coach Darrell Royal.

Harry Warren (Rip) Collins (February 26, 1896 - May 27, 1968) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1920-21), Boston Red Sox (1922), Detroit Tigers (1923-27) and St. Louis Browns (1929-31). Collins batted and threw right handed. He was born in Weatherford, Texas. A four-sport star at Texas A&M University, Collins was chiefly known for his ability as a football punter.

Cliff Gustafson is a former Texas high school & college baseball coach who was, for twenty-nine seasons, the head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn baseball team. During this time he became the most successful head coach in NCAA Division I baseball history, a record relinquished in 2005 to his successor as UT baseball head coach, Augie Garrido. Gustafson, born February 17, 1931, is a native of Kenedy, Texas.

Jeff "Mad Dog" Madden is the strength and conditioning coach for the college football team of The University of Texas, the Texas Longhorns. He helped the team win the 2005 National Championship. Included among his students are two Heisman Trophy winners: Rashaan Salaam and Ricky Williams.

William J. "Billy" Disch was the baseball coach for the University of Texas Longhorns from 1911 to 1939, and served as an advisory coach for 12 seasons afterwards. Often called the Connie Mack of college baseball, Disch earned a 513-180-12 record at Texas and garnered 20 Southwest Conference titles. At the time he coached, there were no NCAA postseason playoffs for national honors. Along with Bibb Falk, Disch is one of the two namesakes of UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

Johnson Blair Cherry (August 7, 1901 - September 10, 1966) was a baseball and football coach for The University of Texas, and is a member of the Longhorn Hall of Honor and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.