Scholar-Athlete Award at the National Football Foundation through 1977

 Friends To The End. By Carter Strickland – 2012. This last time Coach came to Willie – the music drew him in – just like that first time. Darrell Royal had won three national championship by the time Willie Nelson hosted his first Fourth of July Picnic. It’s been 60 years since that first time…

Three links to Julius Whittier’s story Texas Sports unveiled the statute at the link below. https://texassports.com/news/2020/11/26/football-longhorn-trailblazer-julius-whittiers-statue-to-be-unveiled-friday.aspx Julius Whittier – The Benchmark by Billy Dale link is below. https://www.texaslsn.org/julius-whittier-the-benchmark-1 Vince Young interviewed Julius Whittier and Billy Dale as a thesis to complete his undergraduate degree. https://www.barkingcarnival.com/2020/6/19/21297228/julius-whittier-darrell-royal-changing-the-face-of-texas-football?fbclid=IwAR15eLgByHyekNEVO-RRcuKp2yGzzSA-je42zWtBg2fFzPQOPM6BGn2kmhA