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Legendary Texas A&M head coach Jackie Sherrill is named to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Legendary Coach Jackie Sherrill has been named to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2024 class

On Wednesday, it was announced by The Board of Trustees of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame that former Texas A&M Athletic Director and Head Football coach Jackie Sherrill will be part of the 2024 Hall of Fame Class.

Below is the excerpt from the announcement from the official website of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame:

Jackie Sherrill started coaching as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Alabama during the 1966 season. From there, he moved to the University of Arkansas, Iowa State University, University of Pittsburg, Washington State University, Texas A&M University, and Mississippi State University. Sherrill coached Texas A&M from 1982-1988 and had a 52-28-1 record. He led the Aggies to three Southwest Conference Titles (1985, 1986, & 1987) and won the 1986 Cotton Bowl over Auburn and the 1988 Cotton Bowl over Notre Dame. Over his coaching tenure, he compiled a record of 180–120–4, recognized for his coaching prowess by receiving the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1981) and winning Southwest Conference Coach of the Year three times in (1985-1987). In 1983 he revitalized Texas A&M’s beloved 12th Man traditions when allowed walk-on tryouts from the student body to field members of the Aggies kickoff coverage team.

Congratulations to former Texas A&M AD and head football coach Jackie Sherrill in the 2024 induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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Texas Longhorns oldest living letterman John Henderson passed away on Friday

The Texas Longhorns family is in mourning as John Henderson passed this past Friday. He was 107 years old.

It was a sad day this past Friday as news broke of the passing of John Henderson. He was often referred to as the oldest letterman. Henderson lettered with the Texas Longhorns back in 1935 as a guard for the football team. Each year from 1932 to 2019, Henderson attended at least one game per season. That streak ended this year. He was born in 1912 and lived to the age of 107. Along with his wife Charlotte, the couple was named the oldest living couple.

The Hendersons married in 1939 during the Great Depression and spent just $7 on the hotel room for their honeymoon. They later moved to Port Arthur, where John coached and taught at a junior high school for three years. He then took a job at Humble Oil and Refinery Co., later to become Exxon, where he worked for the next 36 years, first in the controllers department, and then as head of business services. The couple celebrated 80 years of marriage on Dec. 15, 2019.

A charter member of the Longhorn Foundation and longtime season ticket holder, Henderson would travel to Austin for football games and attended at least one for 84 consecutive seasons up until 2019. In 2009, he returned to Austin as the first resident of Longhorn Village, a retirement community for the school’s alumni, where he lived until his passing.

Texas recognized Henderson as the oldest living Longhorn Letterman during Texas’ win over Louisiana Tech in 2019. He also served as the Longhorns’ honorary captain prior to a victory over Kansas State in 2013. – Texas Sports

The Longhorn community mourns the loss of John Henderson. Rest in peace to an absolute Longhorns legend.