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Darrell K Royal (July 6, 1924 – November 7, 2012) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University (1954–1955), the University of Washington (1956), and the University of Texas (1957–1976), compiling a career college football record of 184–60–5.
Nov 7, 2012 · Darrell K Royal, the former Texas football coach known as much for his folksy, simplistic approach to life as for his creative wishbone offenses and two national championships, has died. He was 88.
Nov 7, 2012 · Former Texas coach Darrell Royal has passed away at the age of 88, a school spokesperson said Wednesday. Royal had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. The AP wrote a story updating his health a week or so ago, and things did not sound promising at the time. In 20 years at the University of Texas, Royal won 11 Southwest Conference titles, 10 ...
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Nov 7, 2012 · Darrell K Royal (the middle initial was in honor of his mother, Katy, who died of cancer when he was a few months old) was born in Hollis, Okla., on July 6, 1924.
Nov 7, 2012 · AUSTIN, Texas A son of Depression-era Oklahoma, Darrell Royal came to Texas to take over a sleeping giant of a football program. Over 20 years, his folksy approach to sports and life, his ...
Nov 7, 2012 · Darrell Royal is carried off the field after the Longhorns defeated Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl in 1962. AP Photo. By the early 1960s, the Texas program reflected Royal's thinking and his ability ...
Nov 8, 2012 · CNN —. Darrell Royal, the football coach who led the University of Texas to at least a share of three national championships in the 1960s and 1970s, died Wednesday in Austin after a battle with ...
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