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Darrell Royal

(1924–2012) American Football Player

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Darrell Royal was an American football player, best known for What it means to be a Longhorn.

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Born
July 6, 1924
Died
November 7, 2012
Profession
American Football Player
Notable works
What it means to be a Longhorn

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.

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