Darrell Royal
Darrell Royal
Darrell K Royalwas an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Texas at Austin, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1924
CityHollis, OK
CountryUnited States of America
I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere.
I've enjoyed my retirement.
He's as quick as a hiccup.
We're as average as everyday's wash.
Once you cross the 50 you feel like an unsaddled horse.
I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between.
Old ugly is better than old nothin'
The majority of people pull for the underdog. Heck, even your friends don't like you to be too successful. We've lost enough over the years for me to maintain my friendships.
I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.
I was in a profession that received a lot of media.
I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time.
I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again.
The Texas-OU game is a big revenue bear. And because it's played at a neutral site, you don't have as many student body going as you would if it was home-and-home. These are full-price tickets.
Potential just means you ain't done it yet.