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  1. 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). He won three national championships at Oklahoma, and led the Cowboys to win Super Bowl XXX against ...

    • 157–29–4 (college), 40–24 (NFL regular season), 5–2 (NFL playoffs)
    • October 5, 1937 (age 86), Crossett, Arkansas, U.S.
  2. 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.”. And on Sept. 15, 1973 — 50 years ago to the day — Switzer got the first of his 157 wins as OU head coach.

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    • Sports Columnist
  3. Aug 27, 2023 · A five-part series celebrates the impact of Barry Switzer, who became OU's head coach 50 years ago and won three national championships. Part 1 ranks the 10 best teams of his 16-year tenure.

  4. Nov 15, 2023 · Learn about Barry Switzer, a native Arkansan who won both a collegiate national championship and the Super Bowl as a football coach. Find out his biography, achievements, awards, and career highlights.

  5. Sep 8, 2023 · Former Oklahoma football players and coaches honor Barry Switzer, the legendary coach who won three national championships and 12 conference titles. Switzer is remembered for his swagger, his recruiting skills, his kindness and his legacy as a player's coach.

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  7. Jun 11, 2012 · By Spencer Hall @edsbs Jun 11, 2012, 12:39pm EDT. 24 SEP 1988: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL COACH BARRY SWITZER LEADS HIS TEAM ON THE FIELD BEFORE THE SOONERS 23-7 LOSS TO THE USC TROJANS ...

  8. Sep 15, 2021 · Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer gets a ride from jubilant players Tony Casillas, left, and an unidentified player, right, following their win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl college football game in Miami, Fla. Twenty years later, Switzer says he no longer dwells on his tearful resignation as Oklahoma's football coach.

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