105-year-old Texas A&M alum recalls historic teams, including 1939 national championship squad
At 105, Edward Sterling III recalls John Kimbrough, Texas rivalry games and watching Texas A&M's 1939 national championship team win it all.
Edward Sterling III, a 105-year-old Texas A&M alumnus, recalls fond memories of the school's historic 1939 national championship football team. Sterling, who served in World War II and worked as a pastor, watched that team's perfect 11-0 season and eventual victory. He remembers the team's dominance, including their three straight Southwest Conference championships and the 1939 national title, when they finished with a 11-0 record and were ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll.
Sterling, now the fifth-oldest living Texas A&M alumnus, watched the Aggies play the Longhorns in 1941, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and recalls the team's dominance under head coach Homer Norton. He praises fullback John Kimbrough, who led the team in 1939 and finished second in Heisman Trophy voting in 1940, as one of the brightest stars of that era.
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