Coach Royal : : Conversations with a Texas Football Legend /

Coach Royal : : Conversations with a Texas Football Legend / / John Wheat, Darrell Royal.

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 title...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Royal, Darrell,
Wheat, John,
MitwirkendeR:
Culpepper, Pat,
Pryor, Cactus,
Wheat, John,
TeilnehmendeR:
Culpepper, Pat.
Pryor, Richard "Cactus".
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2005
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Voices and Memories, Oral Histories from the Center for American History
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Physical Description:1 online resource (153 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Note on the Interviews
  • Growing Up
  • Early Days of Football
  • Becoming a Football Coach
  • Coming to Texas
  • Coaching at Texas: The Early Years
  • Recruiting
  • Racial Integration
  • Player Preparation
  • The Wishbone
  • Lyndon Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, and JFK
  • Willie
  • Tragedies
  • ”Climbing Is a Thrill. Maintaining Is a Bitch.”
  • Bear Bryant
  • Retirement
  • Politics
  • The Southwest Conference and the Business of College Athletics
  • Public Service
  • Freeport-McMoRan, Jim Bob Moffett, and Barton Springs
  • Catching the Cheaters
  • Mike Campbell
  • After Royal
  • Fred Steinmark
  • Remembering Katy

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