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Many legendary men have been associated with University of Texas football, but for most fans one man will always be "Coach"--Darrell K Royal. One of the most successful coaches in college football, Royal led the Longhorns to three national championships and eleven Southwest Conference titles during his twenty years (1956-1976) as UT's head coach. He coached some of the Horns' best players, including future Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell, and was named NCAA Coach of the Year three times. In 1969, an ABC-TV poll of sportswriters called Royal the Coach of the Decade. In 1996 UT recognized his unrivalled contribution to Longhorn football when it designated Memorial Stadium the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in his honor. Now, for the first time, Darrell Royal tells his life story in his own words. He remembers growing up poor in Hollis, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression, and describes playing college football for the University of Oklahoma and then coaching a succession of college teams and one pro team before settling in at UT for the rest of his career. He gives a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at Longhorn football during his time-recruiting strategies, coaching

Who reads Coach Royal : Conversations with a Texas Football Legend?

Author

Darrell Royal with John Wheat

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780292709836

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

4.6 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14