Texas A&M is adding another statue outside Kyle Field, and this one belongs to the coach who defined an era in Aggieland.
A statue of R.C. Slocum will be unveiled at 2 p.m. on Sept. 4 in the north plaza outside Kyle Field, one day before the Aggies open their season. The news had started making the rounds on social media this week and was later confirmed with sources close to the situation.
Steven Whyte sculpted the statue. Whyte also created the John David Crow statue that was unveiled outside Kyle Field in 2010.
Slocum’s connection to Texas A&M runs deep. He arrived in 1972 as an assistant under Emory Bellard, later became defensive coordinator under Tom Wilson and again under Jackie Sherrill, and eventually took over as head coach in 1989.
Over 14 seasons at the helm, Slocum put together a 123-47-2 record. Texas A&M lost just 12 home games during that stretch, while also posting five 10-win seasons, four conference championships - three in the SWC and one in the Big 12 - and ten ranked finishes. He remains the longest-tenured and winningest coach in program history.
Slocum has also twice served as A&M’s interim athletic director, first in 2019 and again in 2024. His résumé already includes membership in the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Kyle Field’s surroundings are already packed with tributes to Aggie tradition, from the War Hymn Monument to statues honoring the Yell Leaders, Reveille, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, the Corps of Cadets and the A&M Core Values. Slocum will be the only coach represented with a statue there, and he’ll join just two former players in Aggieland with that distinction: E. King Gill and John David Crow.
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