The last surviving member of TCU's 1938-39 National Championship team has left us. Here's a look back at Don Looney, 1916 - 2015
Don Looney, TCU Class of 1941, and the last surviving member of TCU's 1938 National Champion football team, passed away at age 98 on April 5th in Fort Worth. Looney was born September 2, 1916 in Sulpher Springs, TX, where he was a high school all-state player. Looney was recruited by coach Dutch Meyer for both football and baseball, and was part of a freshman squad that Sammy Baugh used to joke was the only team the then TCU seniors could not beat.