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Darrell Royal was a 20th-century American football player and coach. Darrell K Royal was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 1954 to 1955, the University of Washington in 1956, and the University of Texas from 1957 to 1976, compiling a career record of 184 wins, 60 losses and five ties. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and fun, then decides he wants to play.”
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“You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.”
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“I'm still healthy as can be.”
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“You've got to be in a position for luck to happen. Luck doesn't go around looking for a stumblebum.”
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“The only place you can win a football game is on the field. The only place you can lose it is in your heart.”
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“As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.”
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