Instead, he drove from his hometown, Sealy, Texas, to Dallas and Southern Methodist University.
At the time, Mr. Dickerson’s cars (S.M.U.
gave him one, too) were a symbol of the wretched excess of big-time college sports.
It was a time when boosters in the Southwest Conference doled out “$100 handshakes” and the S.M.U.
Mustangs went 34-11-1 over Mr. Dickerson’s four years — the team’s vaunted Pony Express era.
Persons:
Eric Dickerson, ”, Dickerson’s
Organizations:
Pontiac, Texas, Southern Methodist University, Southwest Conference, Mr, titans, Petroleum Club of Houston
Locations:
Sealy , Texas, Dallas