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ATX Horn Navy Fan Member since Aug 2011 415 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 12:43 pm to pioneerbasketball) quote: He and Frank Broyles were good friends. Two great coaches who retired on the same day.
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TejasHorn Texas Fan High Plains Driftin' Member since Mar 2007 2555 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:58 pm to ATX Horn) Some more Coach Royal sage advice... "Sometimes you have to suck it up and call a number." "He's not very fast, but maybe Elizabeth Taylor can't sing." "I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday." "I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time." "I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere." "Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones." "Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day." "I had hoped God would be neutral." (believe this was said in reaction to an anti-UT sign at an Arkansas church). "All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter." "You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish."
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choupiquesushi LSU Fan yaton rouge Member since Jun 2006 8361 posts Online	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:54 pm to H-Town Tiger) quote: H-Town Tiger Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 RIP. I was surpirsed how young he was when he retired. He was not that much older than Bowden or Paterno. Any orangeblood types know why he hung it up so early? Coaching is a very hard life
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Backinthe615 Member since Nov 2011 1390 posts Online	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:58 pm to 805tiger) Somebody probably already put this up, but it's a great tribute from Mack. R.I.P. Darrell.
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COTiger LSU Fan Colorado Member since Dec 2007 6885 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:59 pm to TejasHorn) Although Darrell is often given credit for coming up with the wishbone formation it was his O coordinator Emory Ballard who went on to become a HC @ A&M & Miss St who received the lions share of the credit for making the wishbone a viable offense. Barry Switzer did a great job of incorporating it into the Sooners offensive philosophy.
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Muahahaha Ohio State Fan Ohio Member since Nov 2005 3132 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:59 pm to JLock) RIP. One of the all time Greats. This post was edited on 11/7 at 9:15 pm
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sms151t SMU Fan Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION Member since Aug 2009 15902 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 9:01 pm to COTiger) Chuck Fairbanks ran it at OU before Barry did.
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H-Town Tiger Virginia Tech Fan DIANELANEPANETRANE Member since Nov 2003 41133 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 9:09 pm to choupiquesushi) quote: Coaching is a very hard life yes it, still rare for successful coaches to retire at 52 without an illness.
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Hook Em Horns USA Fan 350000 posts Member since Sep 2010 7996 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/7/12 at 9:29 pm to H-Town Tiger) Rip Coach Royal.. You were a great man, and a great coach. You will be missed..
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Big12fan Texas Fan Dallas Member since Nov 2011 812 posts	re: Former Texas Coach Darrell Royal Dies At 88 (Posted on 11/8/12 at 6:31 am to H-Town Tiger) quote: I was surpirsed how young he was when he retired. He was not that much older than Bowden or Paterno. Any orangeblood types know why he hung it up so early? Royal's daughter was killed in a bus accident in 1973. This incident caused him to reassess where he was in life and he admittedly was less aggressive as a coach at a time when college recruiting was becoming more aggressive. By 1976, he knew it was time to move on with life. Essentially, he decided to "stop and smell the roses" as it were. He lost a son in a motorcycle accident in the 1980's.
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