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Sikes Bears Royal As Coach of Year For Texas Elevens
East Texas State coach J W Sikes earns Texas Coach of the Year honors from the Texas Sports Roundup Association amid a 97 to 91 member poll over Darrell Royal. Sikes led East Texas to a 8-1-0 1957 season, Lone Star Conference title tie, and Citrus Bowl bid. This marks Sikes fourth year at East Texas and his first bowl as head coach.
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Texas University
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Mississippi Southern
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