In his lecture, the coach mentioned that the wishbone was made popular in the late 1960s by Darrell Royal. A puzzled player inquired, ”Who is Darrell Royal?” Most football Americans know ...

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I am, of course, talking of Darrell Royal. Royal is the only man who truly understands both ends of this bitter rivalry. His boyhood home was Hollis, Okla., just five miles from the Texas border.

Darrell Royal of Texas & Barry Switzer of Oklahoma were mentioned in the piece: The Red River Rivalry reached its peak in 1976, when Royal, in his last season at Texas, accused Switzer and OU of ...

When it comes to talking football, David McWilliams likes to borrow quotes from the man, the Longhorn legend, their Bobfather — Darrell Royal. Just as Bob Devaney was always right in Nebraska ...

Ferguson averaged 42.9 yards per punt throughout his OU career. 2 – Darrell Royal The second great punter on here from the Wilkinson Era later went to the dark side of the Red River Showdown.

Former Texas coach Fred Akers, who was tasked with replacing the legendary Darrell Royal as the head coach of the Longhorns, died Monday, the school announced. He was 82. After serving as an ...

That was Darrell Royal, who came from Mississippi State, coached the Huskies to a 5-5 record and left for his dream job. Texas. Royal turned the Longhorns in a national power. In 20 seasons ...

Texas lit the UT Tower orange on Wednesday night, and the stadium named for him, Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium now bears his initials, DKR, at midfield. After the game, Brown said that ...

To all the Vince Young touchdown runs and James Street fourth-quarter heroics, to all the Darrell Royal and Mack Brown moments of glory, and to all those nights when the University of Texas tower ...