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…
>“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…
Hand written resume’ written circa 1966 by High School Coach Gustafson ! 1968- 1996- Coach Cliff Gustafson Darrell Royal, then the athletic director at Texas, gets credit for hiring Cliff in 1968. Royal was asked in 1994 if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that,…