The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
January 30 proclaimed ‘Mack and Sally Brown Day’
01.31.2014 | Football
Former head football coach and wife honored by the City of Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – Former head football coach Mack Brown and his wife, Sally, were honored by the City of Austin.
Thursday, Jan. 30 was proclaimed 'Mack and Sally Brown Day' in Austin.
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell presented the Browns with a proclamation at Thursday's City Council meeting.
Edith Royal, wife of the late former head coach Darrell K Royal, Horacio Villarreal, UT Student Body President, and Texas State Senator Kirk Watson joined the Browns at the ceremony at Austin City Hall.
Brown stepped down as UT head coach at the conclusion of the 2013 season, leading the Horns to a 158-48 (.767) record in his 16 years.
He led the Longhorns to the 2005 BCS National Championship and an appearance in the 2009 national title game. Brown, who secured the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, is one of a handful of coaches in the history of college football to lead two separate programs to a top five national finish.
A member of the Longhorn Hall of Honor, Brown's 244 career victories ranked 10th on the NCAA all-time and he was one of just four active coaches to reach the 200-victory plateau at the end of the 2013 season.
While Brown led the Longhorns to new heights during his tenure on the sidelines, the proclamation was also in recognition of the tremendous community service efforts of he and his wife.
In May 2012, they were named Couple of the Year at the Tenth Annual NFL Alumni Caring for Kids Banquet for their continued commitment to children, and for their overall commitment to be a charitable force in central Texas. The Browns serve as honorary co-chairpersons of the Capital Campaign for the Helping Hands of Austin. They have been instrumental in the opening of The Rise School of Austin (an early childhood education program that integrates children who have disabilities with their typically developing peers) and served on the school's Board of Directors.
The Browns also endorsed a new Texas license plate, which was designed to raise public awareness for child abuse and neglect and the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers. After the Bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M in 1999, the couple initiated a blood drive on the UT campus that attracted more than 250 blood donors.
