The Austin airport and the Drag after the win against Arkansas in the Big Shoot-out in 1969 was an event that I will never forget. The comments below from an unknown author describe the whole scene. It was such a joy for the team to win one for all the loyal Longhorn fans.
Texas is National Champion in the 100th year of College Football.
After the Arkansas game, Royal says “We had one great play, and we had a gutsy call, but the rest (of the game) stunk.”
Getting off the plane in Austin after returning from the Big Shoot-out. Fans surrounded the plane. Royal said, “I don’t think I’ll ever see the time where I had to remain aboard the airplane simply because I was afraid to get off.” Security finally got Royal a squad car that got clearance from the airport to use the runway to exit on the other side of the airport.
After the game, the streets around the university were wildly joyous and crammed packed with cars not moving and thousands of students hollering and hugging each other. Not everyone was happy with the events that disrupted Austin that night.
“The police, outmanned, mostly watched. A student wrote the “Texan” that he asked a cop when the police action would start, the cop asked him what he was talking about, and he protested. “But officer, they’re disrupting the orderly flow of traffic, they’re disturbing the peace, they’re drinking in the streets, they’re drinking while driving, they’re breaking beer bottles all over the Drag, they’re defacing public and private property.” The officer responded, “Beat it, kid, we don’t want any trouble makers around here. “
Texas is National Champion in the 100th year of College Football.
After the Arkansas game, Royal says “We had one great play, and we had a gutsy call, but the rest (of the game) stunk.”
Getting off the plane in Austin after returning from the Big Shoot-out. Fans surrounded the plane. Royal said, “I don’t think I’ll ever see the time where I had to remain aboard the airplane simply because I was afraid to get off.” Security finally got Royal a squad car that got clearance from the airport to use the runway to exit on the other side of the airport.
After the game, the streets around the university were wildly joyous and crammed packed with cars not moving and thousands of students hollering and hugging each other. Not everyone was happy with the events that disrupted Austin that night.
“The police, outmanned, mostly watched. A student wrote the “Texan” that he asked a cop when the police action would start, the cop asked him what he was talking about, and he protested. “But officer, they’re disrupting the orderly flow of traffic, they’re disturbing the peace, they’re drinking in the streets, they’re drinking while driving, they’re breaking beer bottles all over the Drag, they’re defacing public and private property.” The officer responded, “Beat it, kid, we don’t want any trouble makers around here. “
