The Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease (DKR Fund) is dedicated to raising awareness and funding research initiatives throughout Texas for Alzheimer’s disease. The epilogue to the book of life of Darrell and Edith Royal’s love story is never-ending. A Longhorn cultural stamp that represents the compassionate heartbeat of the Longhorn Nation. Their legacy lives on…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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:…
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…