STALEY FAULKNER – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

STALEY FAULKNER - FOOTBALL (1959-64)

As one of 17 tackles recruited to play at Texas in 1959, Staley Faulkner had to climb a depth chart to start for the Longhorns. In his freshman year, he sat so far down the pecking order he could barely get a properly fitting helmet. He ended up borrowing one from Denton High School for the first half of the year, earning him the nickname “Bucket Head.”

Faulkner persevered and eventually ....



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