You are official Eric, if Hayden Fry swore you in. We take our football heroes seriously !! I’m not clear on this but I think any Texan in good standing can start the paper work.
As long as you haven’t bad mouthed Wattaburger,big hair, and complained too frequently about the traffic cones placed in strategic locations around Dallas/Ft. Worth then you’re OK
The U of I football field is named for him.