A Players' Salute to Coach Barry Switzer

A PLAYERS' SALUTE TO COACH BARRY SWITZER WEEKEND August 12-13, 2005
2005 marked the 30th anniversary of Coach Barry Switzer's 1974-75 back-to-back National Championships and the 20th anniversary of the 1985 National Championship.
To celebrate this occasion, the University of Oklahoma Houston Alumni Association (OU Club of Houston) and the former players of Coach Barry Switzer organized a two-day event in August 2005, which reunited 125 of Coach Switzer's all-star players and coaches.
Relive this special tribute to Coach Barry Switzer, which brought together players and All-American legends from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Including Brian Bosworth, George Cumby, Eddie Hinton, Daryl Hunt, Jack Mildren, John Raley, Lee Roy Selmon, Billy Sims, Spencer Tillman, Joe Washington, J.C. Watts and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.
Many Stories were told, much laughter heard, hugs exchanged, and by the end of the weekend, a few tears of joy shed. This special gathering of so many Sooner players and coaches has never happened before...and may never happen again.

[@stevep8994]

Growing up in the 80s in Oklahoma, Coach Switzer will always be the greatest football coach of all time. Coach Saban might have more NC's, but Switzer is loved by his players like no other.

[@MegaSammy70]

The man averaged at least 10 wins a season back when teams only played 11 regular season games,no conference championship games,and just 1 postseason game..Amazing!

[@tommybarker8292]

Thanks Sean , never get tired of sooner memories.

[@MyNatboy]

Its amazing how he remembered alot about every player.

[@soonerbobby70]

Barry, you are not perfect. None of us are. But you are a good man for giving young men second chances in life.

[@9879SigmundS]

Well said.

[@davebenchoff6802]

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[@dbtoney1]

People that have negative things to say just don't look at him objectively. He loves life, loves to have fun, and would do whatever he could to help a needy player or anyone for that matter in a tough situation. A testament to his influence is obviously all the folks showing up out of their own free will.

[@2HRTS1LOVE]

Met him once at a Big Brother's/Big Sister's event...whatever his faults, Barry is a Giver. Ask my hubby, who met him at Christmas...in Iraq. Great man, warts and all.

[@cfbexpert]

onikuno is a great ou fan. alot of great videos he takes the time to download or upload or however he does it to put on youtube for alot of fellow sooner fans to watch. thank you onikuno

[@gregoryyates988]

This is why my brother and I have been and are Sooner fans...BOOMER!

[@bobbyfox4416]

Great coach! Love him

[@47STRAIGHTTMSportsGifts]

Great video. Authentic emotion! Never any doubt he loved his players! *****

[@bryantm5490]

Im a lifelong Sooner Fan, so cool to see videos like this

[@damilitantone]

Barry still knows how to work a room.

[@ANNEAVES]

THANK YOU!! this is so wonderful, I'm in my early 60's, so I remember most all of this..thank you, thank you.

[@wallyhenry6203]

Thanks for sharing...

[@jerryrobertts3234]

What a Great Video.. Brings back wonderful memories of my youth.!! A MUST WATCH 4 ALL Sooners..

[@StevenCason]

bro august 12th 2005 i was just 8 days old and probably already screaming boomer sooner. but damn this videos over 16 years old now thanks to technology for me to be able to go back and look at stuff that i’d never be able to see without it. and BOOMER SOONER TILL I DIE❤️🤍

[@barryrobinson8085]

I'm from Texas and love the Sooners

[@joecookDE]

coach George Cumby is my head coach at Texas college in Tyler. Its an honor to have him.

[@nlwanok]

Thanks for the videos and all the work you put in to do all of them.

[@easy2120]

Thank you for posting this. Great video.

[@OUSoonerfan75]

Thank you so much for this video! Great video!

[@michaelhapgood782]

It is amazing how not just Switzer but all the great coaches can remember not only the players from 20 years before, but the high schools they went to. who their team mates were, and even their mothers names. That's love. Leroy Salmon, and Dick Butka's are the two best defensive football players alive. hand down

[@johnestep5271]

❤

[@kenberry8504]

The former walk on player John Railey was really funny. He should give stand up comedy a try.

[@jeangriffith8017]

As a huge football fan, I would put coach Switzer right up there with Nick Saban and Urban Meyer. Coach Switzer owned Tom Osborne and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Owned them.

[@sheilasmith5992]

Barry Switzer is a cool dude. Just has that “it” factor.

[@bv9613]

Where’s Aikman?

[@ab9957]

Wonder how his defenses like the 74 and 86 teams would have performed against today's powerhouse offenses like last years LSU.

[@dwighta8215]

Not very good.

[@sterlingray5520]

I wonder why it wasn't held in Norman or Oklahoma City.

[@onikuno]

It was all set up by the OU Club of Houston.

[@BradleyJuby]

14:01 That's Lee Morris' dad.

[@sOUnerfan]

Download realplayer & you can record it from here on your pc. Should be able to burn it to a dvd from your hard drive.

[@ronaldhowland4655]

BOOMER SOONER

[@moriahlutcher9627]

The alleged power morphometrically trip because organisation ultrastructually camp except a delightful sunday. sloppy, true ox

[@jazzwatts839]

My uncle truly thinks hes a comedian 😆 Boomer!