Darrell Royal

Why Is Darrell Royal Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Darrell K Royal was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University , the University of Washington , and the University of Texas , compiling a career college football record of 184–60–5. In his 20 seasons at Texas, Royal's teams won three national championships , 11 Southwest Conference titles, and amassed a record of 167–47–5. He won more games than any other coach in Texas Longhorns football history. Royal also coached the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League for one season in 1953. He never had a losing season as a head coach for his entire career. Royal was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma, where he played football from 1946 to 1949. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1983. Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, where the Longhorns play their home games, was renamed in his honor in 1996.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Darrell Royal?

Darrell Royal is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Oklahoma