Former Texas national championship QB Duke Carlisle dead at 84
Duke Carlisle, the former Texas quarterback who led the Longhorns to an undefeated season and the national championship in 1964, died Friday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 84. Carlisle was named the game’s MVP in the 1963-64 Cotton Bowl victory over Roger Staubach and Na.

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