Top Texas Sports Moments of All Time | Marty Lancton

It's no secret that Texas is a state with its own unique character. A big part of this special culture is sports' significance. Whether it's the prolific and passion-filled high school football rivalries or the state's 11 major league sports franchises, sports are everywhere in the Lonestar State. Here are three of the very best moments from that legacy.

3. San Antonio Spurs Complete Their Dynasty

Starting in the late 1990s, the San Antonio Spurs were a dominant force in the NBA. Anchored by perennial all-stars Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker, the Spurs won 5 NBA Championships from 1999 to 2014, establishing coach Gregg Popovich as one of the all-time greats setting a new bar for small market sports franchises. The culmination of this era came with a pair of back-to-back NBA Finals match-ups against the Miami Heat, who superstar LeBron James led. The Spurs came up short in 2013 but came back for revenge in 2014, defeating the Heat in only five games to win their fifth title.

2. Dallas Cowboys 90s Titles

In the early 1990s, the Dallas Cowboys experienced great success behind the offensive firepower of quarterback Troy Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith. This combination brought two Super Bowl titles to Dallas, both against the Buffalo Bills. Super Bowl XXVII at the end of the 1992 season was something of a coronation for the Cowboys, cementing their dominance of the NFL at the time. They resoundingly defeated the Bills 52-17 to win their first Lombardi Trophy since the 1970s, earning the admiration of Texans everywhere.

1. Vince Young Runs into the History Books

As the 2005 NCAA college football season unfolded, it became clear that two teams stood head and shoulders above all the rest. The USC Trojans finished the season 12-0 while the Texas Longhorns were 11-0, and both were winning their games by wide margins over the competition, setting up an epic clash in the National Championship game that year. Longhorn quarterback Vince Young threw for 467 yards and ran for three touchdowns, the last of which gave the Longhorns the lead for good with less than a minute to go. As Texas won the title that year, confetti rained down on the celebrating Young in an image that Longhorn fans will remember forever.

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About Marty Lancton

Patrick "Marty" Lancton is a Houston, Texas native and a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience as a union President and Vice President, business owner, partner, board member, and state-certified firefighter. He's incredibly involved in and passionate about the lives of the first responders, especially firefighters, from all around the Houston, Texas area.

Marty Lancton's journey as a firefighter and paramedic with the first responders began in the year 2000, when he joined the City of Cedar Park Fire Department in Cedar Park, Texas. After three fulfilling years, he then moved to the City of West University Fire Department in West University, Texas. He stayed at the fire department until 2009 before moving to the City of Houston Fire Department, and has remained there to this day.

Marty Lancton has served in a number of positions of authority within the first responders community. For example, since 2015, Marty has served as the Chairman of the Executive Board for the Houston Professional Firefighters Association Charitable Foundation. Not only that, but also in 2016, Marty was elected President of the Houston Professional Firefighters Association, and in 2017, he even joined the State Association of Firefighters as the Vice President for the Executive Board of Directors. Marty Lancton also joined the Texas AFL-CIO as Vice President of the Executive Board of Directors. In 2019, Marty accepted a senior fellow position from the British American Project. Most recently, Marty made huge career advancements by joining the American Leadership Forum and the United States Executive Committee of the British American Project as a Senior Fellow in 2020. To learn more about Marty Lancton, visit his websites!