Matthews joined Darrell Royal’s staff in 1972-73, helping the Longhorns during his playing stint with the Green Bay Packers.
In that time, Matthews also acted as an assistant coach with the Texas Longhorns from 1972 to 1973 — the Darrell Royal era — making Matthews Texas’ first Black coach. Austin American-Statesman: Texas ...
The Texas Longhorns moved on from college basketball coach Rodney Terry, signing Sean Miller to the position after a ...
Al Matthews, the first black coach in Texas Athletics history, has died, Texas Football announced on Tuesday evening. He was 77. Matthews coached on Darrell Royal's staff from 1972-73 while he was ...
The Longhorns sat in the UT Club in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in front of two screens, as they watched ESPN ...
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian met with the media Monday and provided some details on what the spring practice ...