Table of Contents
Foreword Jerry "Rat" Rhea '58 Ray "Grubworm" Stevens '58 vii
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Oldest Army 1
Chapter 2 When Did the Bryant Era Really Begin? 8
Chapter 3 Howdy, Rat and Grubworm! 11
Chapter 4 It Ain't Always What You Know 16
Chapter 5 You Can Call Me Grubworm 23
Chapter 6 Howdy! My Name Is Smokey 27
Chapter 7 When Wild Willie Met Gabby 36
Chapter 8 But Can Pardee Lead? 40
Chapter 9 Recruiting, 1954 44
Chapter 10 Foresighted in Aggieland 48
Chapter 11 Roddy Osborne: Mr. Versatility 52
Chapter 12 The Sugar Land Express 56
Chapter 13 One-Armed and Dangerous 61
Chapter 14 How High Can a Frog Jump? 64
Chapter 15 Team Photo Day 68
Chapter 16 The Day the Rain Came Down 71
Chapter 17 He-e-e-re's Mickey Herskowitz! 75
Chapter 18 "I Like Little People!" 79
Chapter 19 Dr. Richard Steadman, Left Tackle 103
Chapter 20 Those Hallettsville Boys 107
Chapter 21 Bonnie Prince Charlie 111
Chapter 22 Dub Kendrick from Cowtown 116
Chapter 23 Rice vs. Texas A&M 119
Chapter 24 Dennis Goehring: Mr. Junction Boy 123
Chapter 25 The Aggies Are Back! 126
Chapter 26 Charlie Caldwell from Krueger 131
Chapter 27 John David and Bobby Joe 134
Chapter 28 Spur's Favorite Son 139
Chapter 29 The Other Howard Payne 144
Chapter 30 Jimmy Wright: Villanova and Such 146
Chapter 31 Odds and Ends 149
Chapter 32 Rings around the Brazos 151
Chapter 33 Goodbye, College Station! 155
Chapter 34 Skipping Finals 157
Chapter 35 Smokey Harper: The Rest of the Story 165
Afterword. When Billy Pete Was Just a Lad 171
Index 177
A gallery of images follows page 80.
