DKR- The “patron saint of clean-cut coaches”. A ““““““““`1966 Saturday Evening post quote from sports writer Myron Cope. DKR was both handsome and charismatic, often referred to as the “Sweet Bear Bryant.” Little did Royal know that Texas had a list fo 115 prospects for the Texas Head Coaching job. The Interview process 5 hours…
Reggie Bush’s Ill-Conceived Lateral And Horn Fumble Recovery Gives Texas New Life. McConaughey told Oprah Winfrey that watching Texas beat USC for the national championship was better than winning an Oscar. In the years 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009 the Longhorns compile a 49-3 record. TAKING DEAD AIM FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. The road…
Roy Miller 2005- 2009 ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH MACK BROWN As a boy living in Virginia, he loved the ACC, particularly Mack Browns and North Carolina’s Tar Heels. A decade later, destiny called, and Roy got his wish to play for Mack Brown as a Longhorn. However, the road…
Longhorns that participated in State Championship teams. https://www.burntorangenation.com/2023/1/3/23533187/history-of-all-time-texas-longhorns-who-won-high-school-football-state-championships Private Schools The number of Longhorn lettermen who came to Austin from the private school ranks is not large, and historic records of private school state champions are harder to track down than those of public school champions. So this list of Longhorns who played for championship…
. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…
“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other football sites in this grid” The Longhorns were 40-4-1 in 1968,69,70, AND 72 DKR – image from the Cactus President Johnson said of DKR, “I am not a football fan, but I am a fan of people, and I…
The hiring of COACH JOHN MACKOVIC “Winds of Change” 1993 Tom Landry quote about Mackovic 1991-1992 football (13).jpg 1991-1992 football (19).jpg Tim Layden writes in a Sports Illustrated article that says “Texas coach John Mackovic, a taciturn man” spent his years at Texas “under the blade of a guillotine. “ Texas convened a committee to…
Houston lawyer Joe Jamail says about Mack Brown, “ he’s the closest thing we’ve had to Darrell Royal since Darrell Royal.” TILLMAN HOLLOWAY AGREES WITH JOE JAMAIL Tillman Holloway shares his story with the TLSN readers, detailing his successful recruitment to Texas under Mack Brown. A recruiting process that led Tillman Holloway and many others…
From 1893- 1933 Texas football was consistently good, but by 1933 Texas football was ugly. Texas had its first losing season. In 1936 the Horns were bottom dwellers in the SWC. Texas needed a football guru to turn the program around from the Chevigny debacle and found one in former Aggie and Nebraska coach D.X….
A condensed bullet point history of Texas Longhorn football during the Royal years follows. Please go to the “credit” section of this website to view books you can purchase from many fine book stores about Texas Longhorn Sports or please visit the official University of Texas Longhorn site Texassports.com. In the biography of Darrell Royal,…