Mrs. Johnnie Manley

[Skipper]

Mrs. Johnnie Manley, wife of retired UT football coach Leon Manley, passed away in Austin last Sunday. Service will be Thursday August 7th at 11:00 am in the sanctuary of Austin Baptist Church. ABC is located at 9003 Waterford Centre Blvd. on the north frontage road of US 183 west of Burnet Road (next to Gold's Gym).

Condolences to Coach Manley and his family and friends.

 

[l00p]

Respects to his family and friends as well as all those they came in contact with throughout the years. Being a coaches wife has to be a demanding role. She is every bit a Longhorn as Coach so I give a second

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Maybe some former players or staff can read about this and be able to attend. Thanks for posting.

 

[Texanne]

I did my internship in the SID at Texas in spring 1979. I spent a lot of time visiting with Coach Manley and eating the cheddar cheese that Glenn Brown (Exxon Radio Network PBP guy and dairy lobbyist) would bring by. Coach Manley explained a lot to me about offensive line play, and taught me that to really appreciate a game, you watch the line of scrimmage, not the quarterback or running back.

I am sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs. Manley. My prayers and condolences to the Manley family.

 

[jhwutx]

I worked with Johnnie Manley at the Austin National Bank back in the mid 70's. She was the receptionist for the Trust Department. A truly lovely lady.

Glenn Brown has season tickets next to me at DKR, but the last couple of years, his attendance has been sporadic. What a great guy. He even kept stats during the games, I guess a leftover from his days in the pressbox. I always knew how many yards Ricky Williams had at any point during a game! I remember him telling me during the 2005 season that he believed it was the "best Texas team he'd ever seen." Glad he was around to see the championship!! I miss him, wish he and his wife were in good enough health to attend a game this year.