75 years ago today, December 7th, 1941, “A date which will live in infamy,” the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor External, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans, plunging the United States into World War II.
There is a somewhat trivial, albeit interesting side story about that weekend that involves the 1941 University of Texas football team, and it concerns one of the biggest “What Ifs” in Longhorn history.
The late, great Lou Maysel, a long time columnist for the Austin American Statesman produced the definitive history of Texas Football from its beginning through the Royal Era entitled “Here Comes The Texas Longhorns.