What It Means to Be a Sooner Barry Switzer, Bob Stoops and Oklahoma's Greatest Players

by Snook, Jeff; Switzer, Barry; Stoops, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781572437593
• ISBN10: 1572437596
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

Taking a decade-by-decade approach to the University of Oklahoma football tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the program. The spirit of Sooners football is not captured by just one phrase, one season, or one particular game; instead, the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over the decades blend their experiences to capture the true essence of their beloved school. Sooners fans will relish the intimate stories told by the figures they have come to cherish.

Author Biography

Jeff Snook is an author and a freelance writer who has covered college football for more than 20 years. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. Barry Switzer is the former head football coach with the University of Oklahoma. The team won three National Championships under his leadership and participated in post-season bowl games nearly every year he was head coach. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob Stoops is the head football coach for the University of Oklahoma. He led the team to a National Championship in 2000 and has been recognized for several Coach of the Year awards. They both live in Norman, Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

Foreword: What It Means to Be a Sooner	vii
Barry Switzer
Foreword: What It Means to Be a Sooner	xv
Bob Stoops
Introduction	xix
Jeff Snook
The Forties	1	(34)
Paul ``Buddy'' Burris
Jack Mitchell
Darrell Royal
Wade Walker
Leon Heath
The Fifties	35	(38)
Eddie Crowder
J. D. Roberts
Bill Krisher
Bob Harrison
Prentice Gautt
Jerry Thompson
The Sixties	73	(60)
Wayne Lee
Leon Cross
Jim Grisham
Carl McAdams
Granville Liggins
Steve Zabel
Ken Mendenhall
Steve Owens
The Seventies	133	(120)
Jack Mildren
Tom Brahaney
Eddie Foster
John Roush
Joe Washington
Tinker Owens
Lee Roy Selmon
Jimbo Elrod
Mike Vaughan
Thomas Lott
Uwe von Schamann
Daryl Hunt
George Cumby
Billy Sims
The Eighties	253	(74)
J. C. Watts
Louis Oubre
Terry Crouch
Jackie Shipp
Rick Bryan
Spencer Tillman
Brian Bosworth
Mark Hutson
Anthony Phillips
The Nineties and the New Millennium	327
Rocky Calmus
Josh Heupel
Roy Williams
Teddy Lehman
Jason White