R.I.P. - Darrell K Royal
- Thread starter olderelk
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just went by the stadium... camera crews starting to arrive
older than dirt
11-man fan
Coach Royal was a great football man! He will be missed!!!!!!
cleverunicorn73
11-man fan
Nice pieces in a lot of place, including nytimes.com... great audio from LBJ's phone call to DKR after Cotton Bowl win over Navy on 1-1-64
http://www.kvue.com/home/1964-phone-conversation-between-Coach-Royal-and-LBJ-177649661.html
LHN will be showing the 1969 UT-Arkansas game this evening and has been running a non-stop tribute all day
http://www.kvue.com/home/1964-phone-conversation-between-Coach-Royal-and-LBJ-177649661.html
LHN will be showing the 1969 UT-Arkansas game this evening and has been running a non-stop tribute all day
Wish I had LHN. Just read his autobiography within the last year. He was truly a down to earth, caring person - about his players, the University and Austin among other things. Very giving of his time for multiple causes.
Read an amusing story in another source just a couple of weeks ago. Texas country singer Johnny Bush's autobiography.
In the early 80's after a show a young couple came up and the lady introduced herself as Norma Strait and husband George. George was just starting to get popular. They went to the bus, talked, agreed to play golf sometime. Some months later George was getting BIG fast but still living in San Marcos. Johnny went by and picked him up and they went to a local course. George went up and said we need a cart and 18 holes. Be about a a 2 hour wait. Johnny said Willies is 45 minutes away and it won't cost us nothing. George said you can do that? Got there, no Willie but 8 people in a foursome (it said this was typical there). Among the 8 Ben Crenshaw and Darrel Royal. Johnny introduces George around. Coach Royal keeps a straight face, doesn't smile or say a word. Reaches in his pants pocket for his keys and throws them at Strait finally saying "go get us some beer".
Read an amusing story in another source just a couple of weeks ago. Texas country singer Johnny Bush's autobiography.
In the early 80's after a show a young couple came up and the lady introduced herself as Norma Strait and husband George. George was just starting to get popular. They went to the bus, talked, agreed to play golf sometime. Some months later George was getting BIG fast but still living in San Marcos. Johnny went by and picked him up and they went to a local course. George went up and said we need a cart and 18 holes. Be about a a 2 hour wait. Johnny said Willies is 45 minutes away and it won't cost us nothing. George said you can do that? Got there, no Willie but 8 people in a foursome (it said this was typical there). Among the 8 Ben Crenshaw and Darrel Royal. Johnny introduces George around. Coach Royal keeps a straight face, doesn't smile or say a word. Reaches in his pants pocket for his keys and throws them at Strait finally saying "go get us some beer".
