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Members of 1969 Football team remain part of the Longhorns program

The Longhorns celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 National Championship in 2019.

AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas Football gets set to start the 2019 season and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 National Championship, members of the 1969 team still have a presence around the program.

Legendary Longhorns like Ted Koy and Bob McKay can be seen out at practice on a regular basis, and they enjoy seeing the difference between today's game versus when they played.

"It's still The University of Texas, but it's fun to come out and see what the difference is between when we were here and what it's like now," said McKay, who is a College Football Hall of Famer "Heck, we would just throw the ball every once in a while, and we couldn't block anybody because we were in a four-point stance.