Texas Football Game Legend Darrell Imperial To Auction Memorabilia

I’m hoping that Darrell’s fans volition hold upward the ones that buy the UT things in addition to they volition treasure them similar nosotros have,” said Edith Royal. “I dearest the memories – it was fun to rediscover them.”

By Bob DeMarco

Darrell Royal

In Texas Darrell Royal is known equally "The Coach". The winingest double-decker inward University of Texas football game history. Darrel in addition to his wife, Edith, accept shared their lives together for to a greater extent than than 65 years.

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Darrell right away lives alongside Alzheimer's disease.

Mrs. Royal said that she in addition to Darrell very treasure all of the awards in addition to mementos existence offered at auction, simply accept institute a withdraw to downsize.

“I’m hoping that Darrell’s fans volition hold upward the ones that buy the UT things in addition to they volition treasure them similar nosotros have,” said Edith Royal. “I dearest the memories – it was fun to rediscover them.”

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Included inward the auction are 3 rare Apollo Luna flags, originally presented to Mr. in addition to Mrs. Royal equally gifts yesteryear the lunar astronauts.

The highlight is a Texas flag carried to the Luna on the 1972 Apollo sixteen Luna mission, signed yesteryear astronauts Charles Duke, John Young in addition to Ken Mattingly.

Included is a photograph of Charles Duke alongside arm outstretched in addition to Federal Reserve notation to Darrell Royal,

“I could non quite come upward up alongside a claw um horns sign.”

The flags were loaned to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in addition to Museum, yesteryear the Royals, equally business office of the demo “To the Moon: The American Space Program inward the 1960s,” which ran until the 40th anniversary of the Apollo eleven Luna landing inward 2009.

As for this exceptional flag, Mrs. Royal said, “Charlie got it out in addition to rubbed it on the moon’s surface. It is framed, then if it has whatever dust on it, it’s Luna dust!”

The Royal collection likewise contains sports memorabilia including University of Texas entitle rings, signed footballs, vintage programs in addition to signed photos.

The Auction is scheduled for eleven AM, on Nov 11.

For details contact Austin Auction Gallery at 512-258-5479, Ross Featherston, #8069; or, teach hither to banking concern agree it out - http://www.austinauction.com/auction_calendar.htm

You tin likewise bid online.

Some of the proceeds volition hold upward donated to Alzheimer's research.

The 'Royal Collection' is an incredible lineup of sports memorabilia, Championship rings, signed footballs, the United States in addition to Texas Flags From Apollo Missions in addition to many other historical items from the mortal collection of Coach Darrell K in addition to Mrs. Edith Royal.

Source Austin Auction Gallery

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