Battles of Texas
1980's Television
Hoops
Halftime
Free Throw Greats
100

This battle, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Houston, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.

The Battle of San Jacinto

100

This series makes the most of its Hawaiian setting

Magnum P.I.

100

Billy Hoyle is a white basketball hustler who banks on black players underestimating his skills on the court

White Men Can't Jump

100

Coffee additive 

Half and Half

100

He was a wizard in the pick and roll, special on the fast break, and undeniably creative with the ball. He shot 49.0% from the field, 42.8% from three-point range, and a ridiculous 90.43% from the free throw line

Steve Nash

200

This battle was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers.

The Battle of Gonzales

200

Four mature women live together in Miami and experience the joys and angst of their golden years

The Golden Girls

200

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town

Hoosiers

200

Janet Jackson's breast was reported 

A wardrobe malfunction

200

In his 12-year career, he led the NBA in free throw percentage three times, including the 1992-93 season when he made 289 out of 305 attempts

Mark Price

300

This battle was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, killing the Texian and immigrant occupiers.

The Battle of the Alamo
300

When Danny Tanner's wife dies, the San Francisco sportscaster gets support in the form of two new roommates: brother-in-law and party boy Jesse, and his stand-up comic friend, Joey

Full House

300

 NBA Official Game Ball

Spalding

300

Place you may find Tony Hawk

Half pipe

300

He’s an MVP, an NBA champion, and arguably the greatest shooter the game has ever seen

Stephen Curry

400

This battle was a naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from a coastal city in Texas on January 1, 1863.

The Battle of Galveston

400

A smart-mouthed creature, crash-lands in a suburban garage

ALF

400

Offensive strategy used in basketball. Its basic ideas were initially established by Hall of Fame coach Sam Barry at the University of Southern California later adopted by Tex Winter

Triangle offense

400

Emmitt Smith leads a highly contested HOF position 

Half back

400

He is the only player on this list to have been been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame

Rick Barry

500

This battle was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. In the early-morning hours of October 9, 1835, Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers garrisoned at Presidio La Bahía, a fort near the Mexican Texas settlement.

The Battle of Goliad

500

This show tracks life in the turbulent late 1960s and early '70s through the eyes of the increasingly less innocent Kevin Arnold 

The Wonder Years

500

Type of flooring used on NBA basketball courts 

Parquet floor

500

Exhibiting or feeling little interest

Halfhearted

500

Drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 14th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft

Peja Stojakovich

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