Here’s a breakdown of the facts provided, focusing on the two individuals mentioned:
Individual 1: (Unnamed Defensive Line Coach)
Current Role: defensive Line Coach (promoted in 2024).
Previous Role: Defensive Line Coach in 2023.
Tenure: In his third year with the team.
NFL Experience: Participated in the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship in the summers of 2016 and 2017, observing the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.
Education: Returned to Austin to complete his bachelor’s degree in applied learning and development in December 2011.
Individual 2: Bobby Mitchell
Athletic Background:
Two-sport letterwinner for the Longhorns in Football and Track and Field.
High School: Wheat Ridge High School, Colorado. Lead team to a state football championship in 1966 with teammate Freddie Steinmark.Earned all-state honors at fullback. Two-time state track and field champion and record holder in the shot put.
College (Texas Longhorns):
played briefly as a running back as a freshman in 1967.
Found a career home on the offensive line as an offensive guard (1968-1970).
Part of the Wishbone offense era under Darrell Royal.
Team Record (1968-1970): 30-2-1, including a 30-game winning streak, two National Championships, and three Southwest Conference titles.
Played in three straight cotton Bowl games.
Starting guard on an offensive line that led the nation in rushing and scoring offense in 1969 and 1970.
Key offensive achievements: 611 yards rushing at SMU in 1969 (single-game record), 3,745 rushing yards in 1970 (program best).
Awards/Recognition:
Earned a letter in track in 1968. Consensus first-team All-SWC as an offensive guard in 1970.
Second-team All-SWC as a junior in 1969. Adversity faced: Moved from running back to offensive lineman, brother killed in Vietnam, best friend Freddie Steinmark diagnosed with cancer.
Post-Football Career:
Highly accomplished dentist.
Served the Dallas area for over 50 years.
Received numerous awards for his work.
Graduated from Baylor/texas A&M Dental School in Dallas. Appointed by University of Texas Chancellor to serve as the Dental Representative on the University of Texas Task Force on Tobacco Smoking for the American Cancer Society.
Legacy/Contributions:
Critical contributor to the research of his era of Longhorn football. Preserver of the legend of Freddie Steinmark.
* His personal story was a significant part of the feature film “My All-American.”
