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Jenna Hays McEachern with Edith Royal : DKR: The Royal Scrapbook

University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 2012

ISBN 9780292704930

Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. BA1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Jenna McEachern with "Hook 'Em" written on the top left corner of the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has less than an inch tear on the top spine, some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tiny tears of the edges and corners, some scattered light scartches, rubbing and dents, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, fading on some edges, previous owner's inscription written on the bottom corners and top right corner of the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear. 12.25"x10.75", 178 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Decades after his last game in 1976, Darrell K Royal remains "The Coach," the winningest football coach in University of Texas history. The driving force behind eleven Southwest Conference and three national championships, winner of Coach of the Year and Coach of the Decade awards, and honored namesake of the Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, Royal is still revered as "a coach who would rather lose a game than engage in unsportsmanlike tactics; who would neither make excuses for losing nor brag about winning; and who by his own example contributes to the building of stalwart character in men, "in the words of the City of Austin's "Darrell Royal Day" proclamation. The perfect introduction to The Coach for younger Longhorns and a must-have keepsake for all his loyal fans, DKR offers an intimate, insider's view of the private life of the man behind the legend through an extraordinary collection of never-before-published photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, football ephemera, recollections, and "Royalisms" lovingly preserved by Royal's wife of more than sixty-five years, Edith. This irreplaceable family archive offers revealing snapshots of Royal's entire life, from his impoverished youth in Oklahoma, through his courtship of Edith and his glory days as a player at Oklahoma and a coach at Texas, to his retirement career as a goodwill ambassador for the The University. Accompanying the images are moving recollections from fellow coaches and former players, family members, and friends who testify to Royal's honesty and integrity and the transformative effect that his character has had on the legions of people whose lives he has touched.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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