Darrell Royal Archives

Head coach Joey McGuire of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts after an interception during the first half against the Texas Longhorns at Jones AT&T Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Lubbock, Texas.

September 29, 2022

Joey McGuire Is Riding High in His First Season at Texas Tech

The Red Raiders coach said he received hundreds of congratulatory text messages after beating Texas, and he's just getting started.

By Richard Justice

One by Willie|

May 4, 2022

Vince Gill on Willie Nelson’s “Healing Hands of Time” and Finding Salvation in Song

The 22-time Grammy winner talks faith, Ray Price, and the power of an irresistible first line in a lyric.

University of Texas Baseball Coach Bibb Falk in the 1960s.

Sports|

August 30, 2021

Memo Shows UT Coaches Wanted to Keep Black Players off Their Teams

The document, from 1959, describes the view of Darrell K. Royal, Bibb Falk, and others that integration would be "ruinous for recruiting."

By Asher Price

One by Willie|

November 13, 2020

‘One by Willie,’ Episode 6: Sonny Throckmorton on ‘What a Way to Live’

The lauded songwriter behind many of country’s greatest hits talks Willie's picking parties with Darrell Royal and why you should never beat Willie Nelson at poker.

Sports|

February 12, 2014

Not Just Semi-Opinionated

The legendary Dan Jenkins has been covering sports since the forties. Things have not improved.

By Jake Silverstein

Texas History|

January 21, 2013

People We’ll Miss

Big Tex will be back. Sadly, we cannot the say same of Larry Hagman, Darrell Royal, Amarillo Slim, Leslie, and the many other Texans we lost in 2012.

By Jason Cohen

Sports|

January 21, 2013

DKR Honored by Willie, Mack Brown

Texas and the University of Texas said goodbye to Longhorns coaching legend Darrell K. Royal at a public memorial service at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

By Jason Cohen

Sports|

January 21, 2013

Darrell K. Royal, 1924-2012

The best college football coach the state has ever seen died early Wednesday morning at the age of 88. Memories & tributes from the Texas Monthly archives and around the state and country.

By Jason Cohen

Sports|

January 20, 2013

Legends of the Fall

Texas football heroes Darrell Royal, Doak Walker, Sammy Baugh, and John David Crow are off the field, but they’re still having a ball.

Sports|

January 20, 2013

Horns Aplenty

Will this be the year that the University of Texas Longhorns—the most talented college football team in the country—win their first national title since 1970? Yes. Hook ’em.

By Brian D. Sweany