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If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em.

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Darrell Royal
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: July 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 7
American Football Player
Football Player
Hollis
Oklahoma
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Worms
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Carried
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Pistols

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Coaching at Texas and playing at the University of Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to see a lot of guys in Texas - Texas lettermen - who I played against.
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When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.
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I had hoped God would be neutral.
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I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players.
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I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.
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