Happy Birthday Roosevelt Leaks!

[THookem]

 

[THookem]

 

[Jeff Howe]

My late father's all-time favorite Longhorn.

[THookem]

https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2162

[THookem]

https://www.texasfootball.com/hof-roosevelt-leaks?ref=search

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https://texaslonghorns.com/honors/hall-of-honor/roosevelt-leaks/691

[THookem]

https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/roosevelt-leaks-2005/

[THookem]

https://www.brenhambanner.com/brenham360/out-of-nowhere-the-1969-season-of-roosevelt-leaks/article_972bac82-5e8e-5c71-91b8-54ae8d9c4730.html

 

 

https://www.brenhambanner.com/brenham360/the-breakthrough-the-records-of-roosevelt-leaks-at-texas-in-1973/article_b7a3f46e-3623-52f9-9624-bb55cdec0a07.html
 

 

 

[THookem]

https://www.easttexashistorical.org/ath/hitting-a-hole-for-history-roosevelt-leaks-and-the-university-of-texas-aug-11-2024

[GetHooked]

When I was a student at UT, Roosevelt and a guy named Lonnie Bennet used to go to the Gregory gym annex at least twice a week to play basketball.

We played a lot of pickup basketball games.  I used to guard Rosey a lot.  As a basketball player,........well, he was a good football player.  He was also a terrific guy.  Quiet but had a good sense of humor.

One time I told him, "If I was a defensive back and I was the only thing between you and scoring a touchdown, you were going to score.  Whether you made a move or not, I was going to dive at it, and you were going to score untouched."  He just chuckled.

There was no way I was going to get in front of him trying to make a tackle.

Edited February 1 by GetHooked

[Waxahorn]

I was there for that game against SMU in the Cotton Bowl. Rosey was like Superman in 1973.