DKR Archives - Texas Legacy Support Network

2024 | Newsletters

12/19/2024 newsletter, Chris Gilbert, 42 game win streak, walk-ons, Shawn Clynch, DKR Fund ,

ByBilly Dale 12/20/202402/06/2025

https://texaslsn.org?fluentcrm=1&route=email_preview&fc_newsletter=f6ebfe26fe71544e52c2d4f30c0c9a94 The Dale family wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and a joyful and exciting New Year!! This is the last TLSN newsletter for 2024 Chris Gilbert will be honored at the Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet in 2025.Chris Gilbert was a standout running back for the Texas Longhorns from 1966 to 1968. He…

2023 | Newsletters

Ken Ehrig, DKR Research, Heart memories, Julius Whittier, Moore-Hill Hall,

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/26/2024

View in Browser Volume VIII Newsletter #6 03/03/2023 For those of you who may not already know, Ken Ehrig is in the last stages of Alzheimer’s and is now in a residential nursing home. He is no longer able to walk or speak well. His wife, Nancy, reached out to the T-Association to express her…

2022 | Newsletters

DKR Fund and UT Southwestern study

ByBilly Dale 07/17/202410/28/2024

View in Browser The DKR Research Fund To format the TLSN newsletter for cell phones, it is necessary to Click on the white lettered “VIEW IN BROWSER” at the top of this page. Not doing so reduces the quality of photos and the text font. The following letter, denoted in burnt orange, is informational only,…

Football 1893-2014 | Football 1893-2014

1961-1964- Just missed earning three national championships- Coach Royal football

ByBilly Dale 05/28/202406/03/2025

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…

Football 1893-2014 | Football 1893-2014

DKR 1971-1976 football

ByBilly Dale 12/12/202306/03/2025

In 1972, Glen Gaspard and Randy Peschel were the leaders of the team in tackles with 110 and 80, respectively. But in the Cotton Bowls against Alabama and Penn State, Braband did a great job. I think Glen started in the three Cotton Bowls. Football Captain Jay Arnold says about Randy’s induction into the Cotton…

Football 1893-2014 | Football 1893-2014

DKR Texas recruits and the NFL

ByBilly Dale 12/11/202311/23/2024

Steve Ross writes For most of Coach Royal’s career, the NFL was an afterthought in terms of a full-time career. Most NFL players had off-season jobs. When that started to change, so did coach. Just look at his last 4 or 5 recruiting classes – that’s when more NFL-caliber players began showing up on campus:…

Basketball Men's History

Abe Lemons vs DKR

ByBilly Dale 07/26/202206/03/2025

Abe Lemons and Darrell Royal Comparisons Abe Lemons’s legal name is A E Lemons (no periods after A or E). When he joined the armed service, the recruiter told him he needed a name, not initials, so. A E Lemmons put a B between his initials, and he became Abe. He regrets not…