Horseshoe Bay community recalls former Longhorn coach’s legacy

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  • Diane and Fred Akers enjoy a happy moment at a past event. The former University of Texas football coach passed away due to complications of dementia on Monday, Dec. 7, at the age of 82. Contributed
    Diane and Fred Akers enjoy a happy moment at a past event. The former University of Texas football coach passed away due to complications of dementia on Monday, Dec. 7, at the age of 82. Contributed
  • Fred Akers led the Texas Longhorns to an 11-0 season and a Southwest Conference Championship in 1977. He was enshrined in the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 2015. Contributed
    Fred Akers led the Texas Longhorns to an 11-0 season and a Southwest Conference Championship in 1977. He was enshrined in the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 2015. Contributed
Surrounded by family at his Horseshoe Bay home, former Texas Longhorn football coach Fred Akers died Monday, Dec. 7, from complications of dementia at the age of 82. Akers’ death came a little more than four months after his wife, Diane, had pleaded with Gov. Greg Abbott to reconsider an executive order which prevented family visitations at Texas nursing homes in the wake of the COVID-19…

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