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Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is an American former football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Aug 27, 2023 · Oklahoma’s best teams under Barry Switzer were stamped with two overriding characteristics: an exciting triple-option offense, and an elite, punishing defense.
Sep 8, 2023 · Barry Switzer was honored by former players, coaches and others on the 50th anniversary of becoming the Sooners' head coach.
Jun 19, 2014 · NORMAN — The first five years that Barry Switzer no longer was the Oklahoma football coach seemed longer than the next 20. “The older you get, the faster it goes,” Switzer said Thursday, the 25th anniversary of the day he resigned. The Switzer era ended June 19, 1989.
Sep 15, 2023 · Barry Switzer was only given a nine-month contract when OU hired him as its head football coach in 1973, but Switzer didn’t care. “Hell, I don’t need a contract,” Switzer told the Board of Regents. “We’re gonna win.”.
Jun 3, 2024 · During his sixteen-year tenure in Norman, Switzer achieved one of the highest win percentages among Division 1 coaches. He secured 12 Big Eight titles, and his Sooners never finished lower than...
Jun 11, 2012 · SB Nation had a word with national champion and Super Bowl winner Barry Switzer. The College Football Hall of Famer shared his thoughts on everything from his Thunder's chances in the NBA...
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Sep 15, 2023 · Barry Switzer, who led the Sooners to three national championships, 12 Big Eight Conference titles, eight bowl wins in 13 appearances and a 157-29-4 overall record in 16 seasons as head coach ...
Switzer is the only coach to ever win a national championship, and his players won the Heisman Trophy, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy, Butkus Award, and Thorpe Award. He resigned as Oklahoma's coach on June 19, 1989.
