It was quite an outstanding banquet. The thrill of a lifetime. I was so very proud to be able to accept the award in behalf of my father. Everyone in Waco was so nice to our family. Sid's wife is 81 years old now and attended the banquet although an invalid with severe alzheimers and dementia, I ...

Thanks for the words about those "47 Mustangs. And although Sid will be going to the University of Arkansas @ Monticello this year I am hoping Coach Bennett will contact me about next year. And yes that would be neat seeing Ryan and Sid together in 2005. Couldn't you picture Sid and Doak looking ...

Sid Halliday graduate of Bishop Lynch in 2002, grandson of Sid Halliday ponies 1947 football captain will be attending the University of Arkansas @ Monticello and playing football as a kicker. Sid was recently an All State Soccer player on the TAPPS 5A Champions Bishop LYnch Friars. He played soccer ...

Sid Halliday, Mustangs 1947 Captain of Doak Walker team to be inducted May 1, 2004 in Waco Texas at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Here is the bio on Sid,
Sid Halliday
Woodrow Wilson High School 1938-1939
Coach - Wade Thompson
Height - 5’11" Weight - 155lb. Position - End
Halliday was an All ...

Originally posted by Bergermeister:
Nine Rotundas from the 30s and 40s, Cotton Bowl blankets (green with the chenile cotton boll), game programs from all home and away games played in 1947 and 1948, including the Cotton Bowl Classics of 1948 and 1949, Doak Walker game jersey (crimson with the ...

Originally posted by MrMustang1965:
Sid1947: Welcome to the board and congrats on your father's honor! You should contact Joe Redwine Patterson, an attorney in Dallas. He was the head 'yell leader' for the Mustangs when your father was at SMU in 1947-48. He and my father, I.T. Hurst, are the ...

Originally posted by Sam I Am:
Welcome to the board. I grew up listening to the SMU games of the Doak Walker era. Although I do not remeber your father's name on those rosters, I would love to hear about the stoires of when he played for the mustangs. Congratulations on your the honor shown your ...

Just registered to this great Pony site. My Dad was Sid Halliday, captain of the 1947 team. Recently he was nominated to be inducted into the 2004 class at the Texas High School Hall of Fame in Waco, May 1, 2004 for his play at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. Is there any old Mustangs out ...