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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the
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545:. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 25, 1966. p. 13.
509:. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
527:. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
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home after returning from a brief recruiting trip to north
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Wildcats football—Sagarin national champions
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Razorbacks football—FWAA national champions
618:. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 13.
600:. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 3B.
695:. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 2, 1967. p. 10.
636:. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 1, 1967. p. 15.
563:. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 25, 1967. p. 10.
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557:"Nebraska loses bid for college crown"
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503:"Mackenzie faces two big problems"
185:Big Eight Coach of the Year (1966)
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689:"Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach"
1486:Missouri Tigers football coaches
576:"Nebraskans lead All-Big 8 team"
347:, the first-year head coach at
539:"Sooners upset Nebraska, 10-9"
521:"Coaching 'musical chairs' on"
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630:"OU to name grid coach soon"
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343:Recently departed assistant
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301:for the first time in
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253:University of Missouri
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221:University of Oklahoma
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398:Big Eight Conference
359:Head coaching record
160:Head coaching record
36:Biographical details
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1273:George Young
1264:Wes Mitchell
1255:Chet Freeman
1235:Frank Cahill
1220:Vince Kaseta
1213:Hal Mitchell
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1143:Don Heinrich
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66:(1967-04-28)
18:
1471:1967 deaths
1466:1930 births
1445:Gary Howard
1399:Jim Lindsey
1394:Jerry Jones
1389:Harry Jones
1291:Russ Hudeck
1279:Gil Bartosh
1270:Bill Kelley
1267:Jim Monahan
1246:Jim Creamer
1232:Gene Little
1189:Jim Hammond
1186:John Kastan
1182:Billy Shipp
1153:Don Menasco
1064:Bear Bryant
940:(2017–2021)
932:(1999–2016)
924:(1996–1998)
908:(1989–1994)
900:(1973–1988)
892:(1967–1972)
876:(1964–1965)
874:Gomer Jones
868:(1947–1963)
852:(1941–1945)
844:(1937–1940)
836:(1935–1936)
828:(1932–1934)
820:(1927–1931)
812:(1905–1926)
810:Bennie Owen
796:(1902–1903)
780:(1897–1900)
273:Gomer Jones
245:Bear Bryant
227:Early years
141:(assistant)
130:(assistant)
1460:Categories
1300:Joe Arnold
1294:Jim Dillon
1276:Tom Lavery
1258:Bob Bickel
1242:Rex Boggan
1238:John Adams
1229:Les Molnar
1223:Paul Burns
1198:Dick Ochoa
1192:Pat Knight
1123:selections
946:Bob Stoops
930:Bob Stoops
922:John Blake
906:Gary Gibbs
834:Biff Jones
802:Fred Ewing
459:References
382:Conference
349:Cincinnati
345:Homer Rice
303:nine years
267:After the
47:1930-01-15
1297:Ray Suchy
1252:Bob Raley
1226:Bob Karpe
1205:Pat Brady
1201:Bill Ward
1026:Dom Fucci
858:Jim Tatum
484:March 10,
431:Oklahoma:
385:Standing
135:1958–1965
114:1955–1956
106:1953–1954
83:1949–1951
1261:Bob Ward
1138:Ray Beck
1036:Bob Gain
1016:Al Bruno
956:(2022– )
948:# (2021)
770:No coach
664:June 23,
415:Oklahoma
379:Overall
310:Nebraska
263:Oklahoma
150:Oklahoma
139:Arkansas
128:Missouri
87:Kentucky
1021:Bob Fry
364:College
287:(until
239:at the
190:All-SEC
165:Overall
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884:(1966)
860:(1946)
804:(1904)
788:(1901)
772:(1896)
764:(1895)
446:Total:
403:(1966)
334:Norman
178:Awards
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
376:Team
373:Year
338:Texas
324:Death
307:rival
299:Texas
296:rival
666:2010
486:2012
425:5th
410:1966
289:1996
281:1965
269:1965
194:1951
146:1966
124:1957
61:Died
41:Born
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438:4–3
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