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football
A legendary win
Courtesy photos
Courtesy photos
The Aggies, led by John David Crow (above), defeat the Texas Longhorns 34-21 in Austin in 1956. It was A&M’s first win in Austin in 33 years.
GUESTCOLUMN
The Twelfth Man delivers
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asked each of you, as part of the Twelfth Man, and I asked our players to give a fanatical effort Saturday and everyone delivered. A record number of students attended the game and the largest crowd ever at Kyle Field saw a great battle. I wish I could personally give each and every one of you a game ball for playing a major role in your Mike football team’s victory over Nebraska. You not Sherman only made it difficult for head football coach Nebraska, you also inspired our players and coaches. This season I talked to our team about taking the next step. Part of taking the next step is winning big games at Kyle Field. Your efforts Saturday night showed the world that there is no question that we have the “best student section in college football.” The atmosphere from Midnight Yell on Friday through the team sawing varsity’s horns off on the field with all of you was awesome. I hope you have a great and safe Thanksgiving. I know I have much to be thankful for, including the best student body in the country. God Bless & Gig Em,
“The one I will remember most” By Zachary Papas | The Battalion
“W
e absolutely despised the University of Texas beyond any sort of reality.” Class of 1959 Pat Robertson’s single statement sums up Aggies’ attitudes towards the Texas A&M and Texas rivalry during the era of Bear Bryant. Gerald Still, class of 1958, concurs with Robertson about the passion of the rivalry.
“It was very, very intense. There were very few baseball games back then that didn’t result in a fist fight between Aggies and Longhorns,” Still said. “It was usually an awfully hostile environment. And of course A&M being allmale at the time, there was testosterone raging more than it probably should have. It was pretty intense.” This fervor made A&M’s victory over Texas in 1956 all the more satisfying. The Aggies had not won in Austin since 1922 and lost 15 of the past 16 games against the Longhorns. “We had gone there with good teams
before, but it was as if there was a jinx,” Still said. “We just could not win in that Memorial Stadium. We made 16 previous trips there and had been defeated each time.” However, the Aggies reversed their luck that Thanksgiving day in 1956. “The athletes we had in that class were just unbelievable,” Robertson said. “John David Crow, [Charlie] Krueger, [Jack] Pardee. Those guys were just unbelievable.” “We had a powerhouse of a team. We had several players who would See Remember on page 2
Aggies make potluck turkey dinner
Men run 2,000 miles, pass through Aggieland
Haley Lawson
Connie Thompson
The Battalion Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and is often a time when many want to give back to the community. Those looking to give are in luck this holiday season with many opportunities to serve in the Bryan-College Station area. One group of friends received the chance to reach out to the Bryan community with a Thanksgiving potluck dinner Tuesday. “About a year ago now a group of friends were praying and looking for a place to do service in Bryan, Texas,” said Benjamin Travis, junior special education major. “Through a lengthy process, they were given a house.” This Thanksgiving Potluck was the first major event at the house. The group said they saw a need and decided they wanted to meet that need and love on the people. The house is a safe place for people who are homeless with various needs. “We see a need in Bryan, specifically in the community around Neal Park, and have the blessing to be able to provide an awesome thanksgiving meal for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy a good, warm meal this week,” said Andy Aguilar, senior industrial engineering major. “We want to share the love, joy and goodness that Jesus has brought into our lives.” The purpose of the potluck is simple. The group simply wants to love God and love others, they said. “Sometimes it is easy to get all technical and strategic about how to ‘reach out’ or how Biblical we can be, but if we just keep it simple, all we have to do is love God and love people,” Aguilar said.
The Battalion For some, running can be a drag. But for three men, running has become not only a way of life, but also an outlet to raise money for charities and to conquer the unthinkable. Early Tuesday afternoon, brothers Scott Jenkins, 29, Rhys Jenkins, 22, of Great Britain and friend Rusty Tolliver, 24, of Austin passed through College Station as part of a 2,000 mile run from Boston, Mass. to Austin, Texas in an attempt to break a distance running world record and raise money for numerous charities. “The runners are hoping that their chosen charities will benefit from their ultimate endurance run that will really see the men push their bodies to the sheer limit of human endurance,” said Abby Fleming, public relations representative for the run. The charities the young men hope to donate to include Salute America’s Heroes, Young Texans against Cancer, British Heart Foundation and Help for Heroes. “Salute America’s Heroes is a charity close to our hearts, so we cannot
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Students put on a potluck Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday for the residents of Bryan-College Station. They saw a need in the community and found a house to have the dinner.
wait to begin our 2,000 mile run,” Scott said. “To run 2,000 miles from Boston to Austin is an incredible challenge for us, but it’s nothing compared to the challenges our servicemen and women are facing every day.” The idea for the run was sparked by their increasing admiration for the bravery of their friends who are currently serving in the armed forces in Afghanistan. The run these men are facing is the equivalent of more than 75 marathons, running more than 40 miles per day. The men started the run on Sept. 15 from the US Army Department in Boston and hope to arrive at the U.S. Army Reserve in Austin, Texas on Nov. 26. The men have faced several challenges along the way such as running through numerous climate changes, as well as across mountain and desert terrains, running during a tornado warning, being chased by dogs and even having locals throw water at them. See Run on page 2
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