Darrell Royal

Darrell Royal

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American football player and coach (1924–2012)

About Darrell Royal

Darrell K Royal was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 1954 to 1955, the University of Washington in 1956, and the University of Texas from 1957 to 1976, compiling a career record of 184 wins, 60 losses and five ties. During his 20-year tenure as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns, Royal's teams won three national championships and 11 Southwest Conference titles while finishing ranked in fifteen seasons. He amassed a record of 167–47–5 while in Austin and won more games than any other coach in Texas Longhorns football history. Royal never had a losing season as a head coach for his entire career.

Notable works:

What it means to be a Longhorn

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