RIP Chris Gilbert?

[cochamps]

58 minutes ago, Thailand T Sip said:

Jim Bertelsmann replaced Gilbert. Ted Koy was in the original 1968 wishbone backfield 

True, original wishbone was Koy, Worster, and Gilbert.  1969 Champs were Bertelsen, Worster, and Koy.

That 1968 team was pretty awesome by the end of the season.  A lot of great players in their last season such as Chris: teammates like Bill Bradley, Corby Robertsen, Loyd Wainscott, Deryl Comer (injured & returned a little in 1970), Ken Gidney, Danny Abbott, Denny Aldridge and others I'm forgetting.  But that team blew aTm's socks off (defending SWC Champs with a lot of returners and monkey stomped Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 05:18 AM by cochamps

[Thailand T Sip]

2 hours ago, cochamps said:

True, original wishbone was Koy, Worster, and Gilbert.  1969 Champs were Bertelsen, Worster, and Koy.

That 1968 team was pretty awesome by the end of the season.  A lot of great players in their last season such as Chris: teammates like Bill Bradley, Corby Robertsen, Loyd Wainscott, Deryl Comer (injured & returned a little in 1970), Ken Gidney, Danny Abbott, Denny Aldridge and others I'm forgetting.  But that team blew aTm's socks off (defending SWC Champs with a lot of returners and monkey stomped Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last time we played Tennessee. Happened to be my first Cotton Bowl. I was 9. My seat was in front of Tommy Nobis. He and his buds smoked the biggest cigars I'd ever seen. Had that team started the season in the wishbone, they'd probably have gone undefeated. 

[cochamps]

On 2/11/2026 at 2:15 AM, Thailand T Sip said:

Last time we played Tennessee. Happened to be my first Cotton Bowl. I was 9. My seat was in front of Tommy Nobis. He and his buds smoked the biggest cigars I'd ever seen. Had that team started the season in the wishbone, they'd probably have gone undefeated. 

Nitpicking here, but they did utilize the Wishbone from the outset of 1968.  They tied UH in the opener and lost to Tech in the second game in Lubbock.  They fell way behnd Tech early and nearly pulled a off a come back win when they switched QBs to James Street.  I think the consensus is that the switch to Street was the pivotal moment for that season and the program.

[Thailand T Sip]

10 hours ago, cochamps said:

Nitpicking here, but they did utilize the Wishbone from the outset of 1968.  They tied UH in the opener and lost to Tech in the second game in Lubbock.  They fell way behnd Tech early and nearly pulled an off a come back win when they switched QBs to James Street.  I think the consensus is that the switch to Street was the pivotal moment for that season and the program.

Agreed about Street and the wishbone. QB's weren't used the same then as the are now. Duke Carlisle won our first natty in '64. There were a couple who played that season. Bradley was a true DB. He earned All SWC honors that year. Played something like 12 years with the Eagles afterwards.  Just to clarify, we tied UH 20-20. I went to the game. Imagine 14-8 yo kids sitting in the bleachers alone while their parents sat in stadium seats today. Lost to tech, and won out. I'm a nerd about that era due to my real awakening to college football and our beloved Longhorns!

[Thailand T Sip]

1 minute ago, Thailand T Sip said:

Agreed about Street and the wishbone. QB's weren't used the same then as the are now. Duke Carlisle won our first natty in '64. There were a couple who played that season. Bradley was a true DB. He earned All SWC honors that year. Played something like 12 years with the Eagles afterwards.  Just to clarify, we tied UH 20-20. I went to the game. Imagine 14-8 yo kids sitting in the bleachers alone while their parents sat in stadium seats today. Lost to tech, and won out. I'm a nerd about that era due to my real awakening to college football and our beloved Longhorns!

You are 100% right about using the WB. I should have said started with Street at the beginning of the season.

 

10 hours ago, cochamps said:

Nitpicking here, but they did utilize the Wishbone from the outset of 1968.  They tied UH in the opener and lost to Tech in the second game in Lubbock.  They fell way behnd Tech early and nearly pulled a off a come back win when they switched QBs to James Street.  I think the consensus is that the switch to Street was the pivotal moment for that season and the program.

 

[No13Seed Jim]

Four of us in the dorm drew tickets together for the 1966 TCU game. Henry was an amateur photographer with a great telephoto lense. He got this Pic of Chris Gilbert on his 96 yd TD run. He gave me a print of it. I went over to Moore Hill Dorm, found Chris, got him to autograph it. He was so kind to do it and said he'd never seen that angle. Lordy, he was so good and a thrill to watch.