There was a distinct edge to spring football at UT in 1968.Three years earlier, Darrell Royal and the Longhorns were the toast of college football. Texas won a national title in ’63 and seriously flirted with three other conquests. A magnificent run of 10-1, 9-1-1, 11-0 and 10-1 from ’61-’64 made for forty victories against…
A 1966 Saturday Evening Post quote from sports writer Myron Cope stated that DKR was the “patron saint of clean-cut coaches.” DKR was handsome and charismatic, often called the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list of 115 prospects for the head coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours after…
>“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other football sites in this grid” The Longhorns were 40-4-1 in 1968,69,70, AND 72 DKR – image from the Cactus President Johnson said of DKR, “I am not a football fan, but I am a fan of people, and I…
A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine book stores about Texas Longhorn Sports or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. In the biography of Darrell Royal,…
Jones Ramsey said, “ Darrell had charisma. A disease you can’t get rid of.” “Darrell was a sweet Bear Bryant,” However , Royal’s players never saw that side of him. Please go to this website’s “credit” section to view books you can purchase from many fine bookstores about Texas Longhorn Sports or visit the official…
“I don’t care about my gas and oil, as long as I’ve got my Darrell Royal, sitting on the dashboard of my car.” (from the article. It was the feature article in Sports Illustrated with UT on the cover. 1963 – Edith shares a part of Royal that few knew. 1963 Edith Royal.jpg 1963 Edith…
Frank Broyles, the Arkansas coach, says, “The Texas game, for everybody in the conference, is as much psychological as it is scheme and strategy.” “You can define scheme and strategy, but you can’t accurately script morale and attitude in that game.” Arkansas Coach Jack Crowe says the Razorbacks seem to change their personality” for the…
December 1982 Issue Texas Monthly by Jan Reid Images added by Billy Dale Coach Royal Regrets Why he won. Why he quit. Why he doesn’t miss it? Raising a great cloud of caliche dust, Darrell Royal zoomed away from the lake house in his van. He explained his haste as a measure of consideration for…
TLSN is building bridges to the past, present, and future Darrell K Royal – The Bridge Builder. There is no period after Royal’s middle name. Darrell lost his mother a short time after his birth and the “K” is the first initial of his mothers name – Katie . DKR’s Story is a Horatio Alger…
Crossing the Bridge- The most significant years of Coach Royal’s life were inspired by a poem that helped him overcome a fear of public speaking. In the process, the poem’s message was the epiphany that directed him to his true calling, which was, as poet Will Allen Dromgoole said, “ to help youth whose feet…