The Darrell Royal Story (1973) Banks & Royal and similar items

6.25" x 9.25", 178 page hardcover with dustjacket titled THE DARRELL ROYAL STORY by Jimmy Banks/ Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., ISBN # 0-88319-016-8, First Edition (unstated), Copyright 1973/ This is the story of Darrell Royal's fascinating and spectacular climb to being the most successful coach in the Southwest conference. Darrell K. Royal (July 6, 1924 ? November 7, 2012) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University (1954?1955), the University of Washington (1956), and the University of Texas (1957?1976), compiling a career college football record of 184?60?5. In his 20 seasons at Texas, Royal's teams won three national championships (1963, 1969, and 1970), 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 (CFL) 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. The book itself complete and in FINE or better condition with some overall light wear. The dustjacket is in GOOD - VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear that includes some rubbing, edge wear and small tears. The spine of the dustjacket is heavily sunfaded. On the front free endpaper, the author has inscribed, "To Marion Richard, With best wishes, Jimmy Banks". Underneath the inscription, Darrell Royal has signed, "Hook 'Em! Darrell Royal." (see pictures)