DKR- The “patron saint of clean-cut coaches”. A ““““““““`1966 Saturday Evening post quote from sports writer Myron Cope. DKR was both handsome and charismatic, often referred to as the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list fo 115 prospects for the Texas Head Coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours…
A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine book stores about Texas Longhorn Sports or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. In the biography of Darrell Royal,…
December 1982 Issue Texas Monthly by Jan Reid Images added by Billy Dale Coach Royal Regrets Why he won. Why he quit. Why he doesn’t miss it? Raising a great cloud of caliche dust, Darrell Royal zoomed away from the lake house in his van. He explained his haste as a measure of consideration for…
TLSN is building bridges to the past, present, and future Darrell K Royal – The Bridge Builder. There is no period after Royal’s middle name. Darrell lost his mother a short time after his birth and the “K” is the first initial of his mothers name – Katie . DKR’s Story is a Horatio Alger…
Crossing the Bridge- The most significant years of Coach Royal’s life were inspired by a poem that helped him overcome a fear of public speaking. In the process, the poem’s message was the epiphany that directed him to his true calling, which was, as poet Will Allen Dromgoole said, “ to help youth whose feet…
Much of the information below is compliments of Jenna McEachern’s book “100 things” and Larry Carlson’s article about punters at LONGHORN PUNTERS AND KICKERS (squarespace.com) Russell Erxleben 1975- As of 2007, Russell was one of two Longhorns who was a three-time All-American. He is the greatest punter and kicker in Longhorn sports history. Breaking Bill…
Renowned sports writer Mark McDonald wrote the definitive book on Texas -Arkansas 1969 Big Shoot-out. His storyline explores more than the game highlights. In his book, Mark manages to merge game highlights, political upheaval, racial tensions, and the Vietnam protest into a cacophony of America in 1969. The author variously spent 30-plus years covering team…
For an introduction to Mark McDonald’s works as a former Journalist and now a book publisher, click on the link that follows. INTRODUCTION BY BILLY DALE (squarespace.com) Royal Moments in Time- By Mark S. McDonald Sr. “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” –…
1976- DKR’s last year by Steve Ross Doug English said in the book “Darrell Royal Dance With Who Brung Ya” “Suddenly, Darrell looks up and a game that he’s worked his whole life in -a game of who works the hardest and prepares the best wins- has become a game where the ones who cheat…