The former Army tank commander will be honored during the coin toss when Texas Football hosts K-State.
The football contest on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will be uniquely special for DeLoss Dodds. The Texas Longhorns and visiting K-State Wildcats are Big 12 Conference competitors, yet they are connected by their connection to Dodds.
A Kansas native, Dodds guided both programs as a level-headed servant leader. He was director of athletics at K-State for three years, before coming to Texas for a record-setting 32-year tenure as Men's Athletics Director for the Longhorns.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Dodds' deft touch as an administrator, team builder and tactician was developed in the Army.