I had a great weekend my good friend Britt invited me to go with him to the UT vs Iowa St. game. It was my first time in the stadium. In addition to the Veterans Day tribute where the band formed the leading image of each branch of the military, it was also a time to pay tribute to Darrell Royal.
Royal took over as head coach at University of Texas in December 1956, and achieved success almost instantaneously. The team went from a 1–9 record, their worst record ever, in 1956 to a 6–4–1 mark and a berth in the Sugar Bowl in 1957. In Royal's 20 years as head coach, Texas never had a losing season. Royal posted a 167–47–5 career record at Texas. His overall coaching record was 184–60–5.
With Royal at the helm, Texas won three national championships (1963, 1969, and 1970), won or shared 11 Southwest Conference championships, and made 16 bowl appearances.The current stadium where the Longhorns play football bears his name.
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