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…
Mike Campbell is in the hospice section, and his arm is fine now. Courtney and I went on the 4th of July for a big luncheon they were hosting for the family. He is so bad now that he has to always be fed. It took me forever to cut up and feed him his…
Sam Acho played from 2007 to 2010. He was known for his leadership, academic excellence, and on-field dominance. He won the William V. Campbell Trophy and the Wuerffel Trophy in 2010, both prestigious awards recognizing athletic and academic achievement. Emmanuel Acho, the younger brother, followed closely behind, playing from 2008 to 2011. He was a…
Roy Miller 2005- 2009 ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN As a boy living in Virginia, he loved the ACC, particularly Mack Browns and North Carolina’s Tar Heels. A decade later, destiny called, and Roy got his wish to play for Mack Brown as a Longhorn. However, the road…
Longhorns that participated in State Championship teams. https://www.burntorangenation.com/2023/1/3/23533187/history-of-all-time-texas-longhorns-who-won-high-school-football-state-championships Private Schools The number of Longhorn lettermen who came to Austin from the private school ranks is not large, and historic records of private school state champions are harder to track down than those of public school champions. So this list of Longhorns who played for championship…
. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation, which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…
Humor interviews for the Royal years are in the link below.https://texasarchive.org/2016_01031 >“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…
The hiring of COACH JOHN MACKOVIC “Winds of Change” 1993 1991-1992 football (13).jpg Tim Layden writes in a Sports Illustrated article that says “Texas coach John Mackovic, a taciturn man,” spent his years at Texas “under the blade of a guillotine. “ Texas convened a committee to search for a new coach when…
Houston lawyer Joe Jamail describes Mack Brown as “the closest thing we’ve had to Darrell Royal since Darrell Royal.” “TILLMAN HOLLOWAY AGREES WITH JOE JAMAIL Tillman Holloway shares his story with the TLSN readers, detailing his successful recruitment to Texas under Mack Brown. A recruiting process that led Tillman Holloway…
From 1893 to 1933, Texas football was consistently good, but by 1933, it was ugly. Texas had its first losing season. In 1936, the Horns were bottom dwellers in the SWC. Texas needed a football guru to turn the program around from the Chevigny debacle and found one in former Aggie and Nebraska coach D.X….