Coach Royal : Conversations with a Texas Football Legend

Foreword vii Cactus Pryor Introduction xi Pat Culpepper Note on the Interviews xiii John Wheat Growing Up 1(8) Early Days of Football 9(4) Becoming a Football Coach 13(4) Coming to Texas 17(4) Coaching at Texas: The Early Years 21(10) Recruiting 31(2) Racial Integration 33(14) Player Preparation 47(7) The Wishbone 54(9) Lyndon Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, and JFK 63(9) Willie 72(11) Tragedies 83(1) ``Climbing Is a Thrill. Maintaining Is a Bitch.'' 84(3) Bear Bryant 87(3) Retirement 90(7) Politics 97(1) The Southwest Conference and the Business of College Athletics 98(11) Public Service 109(4) Freeport-McMoRan, Jim Bob Moffett, and Barton Springs 113(6) Catching the Cheaters 119(3) Mike Campbell 122(2) After Royal 124(3) Fred Steinmark 127(6) Remembering Katy 133