86 Days Until Kickoff: Who Was The Best No. 86?

[Blake Munroe]

We are 86 days away from Texas football, so today’s countdown looks at the best Longhorns to wear No. 86.

Tim Campbell has one of the strongest cases. He played defensive end at Texas from 1975-79 and remains one of the most productive pass rushers in school history. Campbell finished with 39.5 career sacks, which still ranks No. 2 all-time at Texas. He led the Longhorns in sacks in 1975, 1977 and 1979, including a freshman-record 13 sacks in 1975 and 14 sacks in 1977.

Campbell was also a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection in 1977, the defensive MVP of the 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl and a key member of the 1977 Texas defense that helped the Longhorns finish 11-1.

Monte Lee is right there in the conversation, too.

Lee was a two-way starter under Darrell Royal, earning first-team All-Southwest Conference honors twice: once at DE in 1957 and again as a guard/linebacker in 1960. He was Texas’ team MVP in 1960, served as a two-year captain and later earned induction into the Longhorn Hall of Honor.

No. 86 has a strong old-school Texas feel, and Campbell and Lee are the two names that define it.

[Joe Zura]

Great graphic producer Matthew 

[Alex Butler]

Tim!

[Oldest Horn]

Tim was a really great player. The reason 1978 wasn’t mentioned in his bio was he suffered a massive leg injury (can’t remember if he broke or if it was a knee) the home opener of the season so he got an injury redshirt. 
 

RIP