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Darrell Royal, legendary Texas coach, dies at 88
Washington Post, by Cyndi Boren with Matt Brooks
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Posted By:rarebear, 11/7/2012 5:24:53 PM
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| Darrell K. Royal, a legendary Texas football coach who won three national championships and was known for a distinctive blend of creativity on the field and down-home folksiness off it, has died at the age of 88.The University of Texas confirmed his death in Austin. Royal, who had Alzheimer’s disease, recently had fallen at an assisted-living facility. Royal’s decline was fairly recent and ESPN’s Ivan Maisel writes that “only in recent months had he lost the sharp intellect and deft people skills that elevated him to his status as a Texas icon for decades.”
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Not only a good coach, but a good man. College football will miss him, as will of of intercollegiate athletics. God speed, St. Darrell.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
lazlototh, 11/7/2012 5:32:30 PM (No. 8997753)
My dad was an OU alumnus and he was absolutely driven to distraction by Royal because he was such a great coach and so difficult to dislike.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam, 11/7/2012 6:12:46 PM (No. 8997884)
He beat us Arkies more times than I care to remember, but was always a class act.
R.I.P., Coach.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Italiano, 11/7/2012 6:14:28 PM (No. 8997889)
RIP, Coach. You're not going to miss anything down here.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
RoseOfTexas, 11/7/2012 7:07:15 PM (No. 8998013)
True that #3. I hadn't yet shed any tears over the election until I heard this news this morning, & then the dam burst.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
god of irony, 11/7/2012 8:00:05 PM (No. 8998124)
A memorable character and a good man.
Boomer Sooner!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee, 11/7/2012 8:09:10 PM (No. 8998150)
Sad, sad news. One of the great ones.
Prayers for comfort for his family and Texas Longhorn fans everywhere.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
redraider, 11/7/2012 8:12:52 PM (No. 8998160)
Guns Up!....Coach.
May the family find peace and comfort in the days ahead.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
dallasdude, 11/7/2012 8:42:32 PM (No. 8998207)
What a great man, father, coach and icon on the 40 acres.
I did a photo shoot with him 20 years ago and he was wonderful to work with. As a UT Alumni ~Hook em Horns.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
kanphil, 11/7/2012 8:46:23 PM (No. 8998216)
Ole Darrell. He once owned pretty good restaurant in Houston. Pretty good food and the talk was all about....FOOTBALL!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
pickle1, 11/7/2012 10:01:30 PM (No. 8998350)
He was my mothers favorite coach.
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