Alamo heroes helped make Texas free

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ^ | Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | Editorial

[353FMG]

Audie Murphy.

[Alberta's Child]

Now there's a real Texan for you! Very good, Brujo!

It seems silly to have an athlete included in this elite group of historical figures, but Campbell was quite a mythical figure who had the unusual distinction of excelling at all levels of football right in Texas -- from his days at Tyler High School to a storied career at the University of Texas (including winning the Heisman Trophy in 1977) to his All-Pro days with the Houston Oilers.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"Gonna have to read up on the Battle of Goliad,hadn`t heard of it."

Murtha would have approved of Fannin's decision. He would probably have approved of the outcome.

Michael Frazier

[Enosh]

Sí señor, entiendo. Usted piensa que el Presidente es culpable de Traición.

[Brujo]

Campbell's got a new statue at the stadium, but the poor man's pretty much confined to a wheelchair now. All that punishment he took over the years has taken its toll ...

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The Texas Navy is not well known but the three small frigates kept Mexico from landing troops and supplies.

After the war the three frigates were in such bad shape that they were useless.
Texas bought two more frigates and a steam Ship that had been damaged in a hurricane, they repaired it and armed the Ship with cannons.
They used the small fleet to harass the much larger Mexican Navy.

[Tennessee_Bob]

"Remember The Alamo! Remember Goliad!"

Damn - I'm proud to be a Texan.

[NATH]

" Alamo..... You'd be shocked by what's around it."

Oh, I dont know. I like the Menger Hotel.

[ASOC]

From the monument--

Measured by its results, (the battle of Ed) San Jacinto was one of the decisive battles of the world. The freedom of Texas (not part of the United States at the time) from Mexico won here led to annexation and to the Mexican-American War, resulting in the acquisition by the United States of the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma. Almost one-third of the present area of the American Nation, nearly a million square miles of territory, changed sovereignty."

[From One - Many]

William Travis

[Alberta's Child]

That's too bad. I got a hint of that from reading an interview he gave a couple of years ago.

A lot of us think of professional athletics as a desirable career because of the money involved, but here he was telling the interviewer that the best thing all that money did was give his kids the opportunity to get educated so they could earn a living without beating the crap out of themselves.

His life is a fascinating "rags to riches" American story -- from humble origins, overcoming racial hostility, etc.

[Spirochete]

there are between 20 and 30 million ILLEGAL ALIENS, MOSTLY MEXICANS

Equivalent to a populous state like Caliphornia. Its like a large state was added to the union.

[stainlessbanner]

Going with Audie Murphy on this one.

IIRC, the Texas state capital is the tallest capital building of any in the US (including the Fed).

[mad_as_he$$]

Tom Landry?

[Alberta's Child]

Brujo got this one right -- it's Earl Campbell, who played high school football in Tyler, college football at the University of Texas, and played most of his professional career for the Houston Oilers.

[Alberta's Child]

That's an excellent guess, but see #35.

[12th_Monkey]

Ditto to your comments. Texas may fall without a shot, just absorbed back into Mexico.

[WestTexasWend]

Right....the TX capital is about 20ft taller (but the US capital has more square footage).

[The Pack Knight]

Brujo got this one right -- it's Earl Campbell, who played high school football in Tyler, college football at the University of Texas, and played most of his professional career for the Houston Oilers.

And ran over a full-grown cow... on foot! Don't forget that. He deserved it for that alone!

He's also one of only eight (8) Heisman winners enshrined in Canton, but that's not quite as important.

[353FMG]

And the Bush family may either become Mexican citizens or just move back to Kennybunkport.