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Darrell K Royal Remembered

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Hundreds of friends, family, and fans gathered yesterday for an on-campus memorial service honoring former Texas head football coach, Darrell K Royal. Coach Royal,...

 
 

Mind Faded, Darrell K Royal’s Wisdom & Humor Intact Till End

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Three days before his death last week at 88, Darrell K Royal told his wife, Edith: “We need to go back to Hollis”—in Oklahoma. “Uncle Otis died.” “Oh,...

 
 

Longhorn Legend Darrell K Royal Dies

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He was the football coach who brought The University of Texas its first-ever national championship—then two more. He was the innovator of the wishbone offense,...

 
 

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Oklahoma Boy, Texas Legend

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Before he became The University of Texas’ winningest coach, Darrell K Royal was a small-town Oklahoma boy. In DKR: The Royal Scrapbook, family friend Jenna Hays McEachern...

 
 

Darrell Royal’s Wife Announces Alzheimer’s Research Fund

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Flanked by Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey, Darrell K Royal’s wife, Edith Royal, announced the creation of the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s...

 
 

Darrell K Royal Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Former UT head football coach Darrell K Royal received a Lifetime Achievement Award last Friday from the Rise Across Texas Foundation. The Rise Schools are preschools...

 
 

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Return of the Mack

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Of all the coaches football writer John U. Bacon has studied, none has ever tried what Texas coach Mack Brown is now attempting—turning around a program he’s...

 
 
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