Duke Carlisle quarterbacked the Texas Longhorns to their first national championship in 1963. He has been inducted into The University of Texas Athletic Hall of Fame and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.
Duke quarterbacking the Longhorns to a 28-6 victory over the undefeated US Naval Academy in the 1964 Cotton Bowl.
Coach Darrell Royal and Duke would earn The University of Texas its first national championship in 1963. Coach Royal would eventually win two more in 1969 and 1970.
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Longhorns & Tall Tales by Duke Carlisle
As quarterback for The University of Texas Longhorns’ first national championship team, Duke Carlisle was in an enviable position to experience virtually everything that went into building a football dynasty.
In Longhorns & Tall Tales, Duke weaves one humorous tale after another about what life was like on and off the field.
Duke came in at safety for one play during the ‘63 season, and it resulted in a last second interception against Baylor that saved the undefeated season. It’s been called one of the two most significant moments at Royal Memorial Stadium history.
Duke briefly played for the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys upon graduating from The University of Texas. He spent time enlisted in the Army Medical Corps, in the investment banking business in New York City and Dallas, and eventually got into the oil business in McComb, Mississippi where he lives, works and writes today.
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