An Autumn Remembered: Bud Wilkinson’s Legendary ’56 Sooners

Type

Book

Authors

Gary T. King

ISBN 10

080613786X

ISBN 13

9780806137865

Tags

United States, State & Local, Football, Football (American), History of Sports

Description

In 1956, a group of young mensons of the Great Depressionwere now student athletes in every sense of the phrase. Their young coach was on the verge of an unprecedented winning streak, and Bud Wilkinson’s ’56 Sooners formed the touchstone of the University of Oklahoma’s football dynasty. This team was the heart and soul of OU’s record 47-straight victories. An Autumn Remembered traces the details of the remarkable ’56 season and follows the team into the present through revealing interviews with the principal players. In this stirring account, Gary T. King brings to life a journey filled with memories, triumph, and gloryan autumn truly to be remembered, and an experience not to be missed. - from Amzon

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