The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2017
Sport: Football (1966-69); Special Selection
Inducted: 2017
Bill Hall spent five years as a student manager and student assistant at Texas, but has dedicated a lifetime to supporting the Longhorns far beyond that. The Hall of Honor by-laws provide the Vintage Committee the option of recommending induction of men under the "Special Exception" category. Those are people who lettered as a manager or contributed in other ways to UT athletics. Bill Hall fits the category perfectly. As a manager, Hall joins other legends (some of whom also staff members) such as Rooster Andrews, Bob Rochs, Bill Sansing and Larry Falk. In fact, Hall was recruited to Texas every bit as much as some of its stellar players. When Darrell Royal was recruiting super star Bill Bradley out of Palestine High School in 1965, he was so impressed by Hall (with the added encouragement from Bradley) that he offered him a position as a manager. The two "Bills" — Hall and Bradley — continued their friendship as Bradley played on the freshman team and Hall became a manager at UT in 1966. The next season, Hall agreed to help Bill Ellington who had just taken over the UT freshman team, which included another East Texan, James Street. Hall, Bradley and Street would soon become great friends. Hall earned two letters as a senior manager during the seasons of 1968 and 1969, during the most successful run of Coach Royal's career. After graduation, Hall pursued a career in business, but he never forgot his Longhorn roots. He was instrumental in the formation of a group called the "DKR Longhorns," which includes all who played for Royal during his 20-year UT coaching career. That group has remained a driving force of support for Longhorn football.
After receiving his degree in Accounting, Bill became a CPA /private equity investor in Fort Worth where he resides with his wife of forty years, Carole and their four Longhorn children and one future Longhorn granddaughter. Bill is the CEO of Austin based, Align Capital, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in family office investments. Bill credits his success to his association with Coach Royal and his wife Edith, and The University of Texas and the DKR saying, "The harder you work, the luckier you get."
