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Posted on 5/26/25 at 3:32 pm to OU Guy
The famous Kansas game. Lots of memes came from it
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Happy birthday
Happy Birthday to Sooner legend Tommy McDonald.
McDonald was a 2-time All American (‘55 & ‘56) a 6-time Pro Bowler in the NFL and is enshrined in both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 1959, he was the only player to not wear a facemask in the NFL.
McDonald once said in an interview, “facemasks are for wusses!”
In 1960, the NFL passed the “Tommy McDonald Rule” requiring facemasks.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Happy Birthday to Sooner legend Tommy McDonald.
McDonald was a 2-time All American (‘55 & ‘56) a 6-time Pro Bowler in the NFL and is enshrined in both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 1959, he was the only player to not wear a facemask in the NFL.
McDonald once said in an interview, “facemasks are for wusses!”
In 1960, the NFL passed the “Tommy McDonald Rule” requiring facemasks.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:11 am to OU Guy
Really great story about Bob and Sterling in case you didn’t know
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 4:36 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:57 pm to OU Guy
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Bet your band doesn’t have a game ball…
42 years ago today, Barry Switzer gifted OU_ThePRIDE a game ball after they played “Boomer Sooner” roughly 300 times
Band director Gene Thrailkill was escorted off the field as the Sooners trialed Oklahoma State 20-3, and challenged the band to play ‘Boomer Sooner’ until the team was ahead.
Oklahoma won the game 21-20!
Posted on 10/17/25 at 7:22 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:51 am to OU Guy
Posted on 10/25/25 at 6:46 pm to OU Guy
(Part 1 of 2)
Todd Lisenbee
@ToddOnSports
Here's a OU football history story that blew my mind...
Appreciation for Bennie Owen's influence on Oklahoma football history has slowly faded as time has gone by.
Owen was not only OU's first great football coach, but also its first athletic director and the man that is responsible for Memorial Stadium being built.
Perhaps you've seen this picture of Owen, missing his right arm, which was lost in a hunting accident on October 16, 1907. Owen was returning from a hunt and in a buggy with the bird dogs. As they hit a bump, one of the dogs began to fall and Owen reached out to catch it.
While reaching for the dog, his gun discharged and Owen was struck from point blank range in his right arm/armpit.
Owen's friend John Barbour tied a tourniquet around his arm and raced back to Norman. The pair went down the alley behind Main Street to avoid causing a scene.
Barbour took Owen to a doctor's office, but there was a small problem. It was the first day of quail season, and the doctor was also out quail hunting. According to Owen's wife, Bennie then walked another block to a different doctor, who did his best to stop the bleeding.
The second doctor was named Dr. Charles Bobo, who had an office above Mayfield's General Store on Main Street. The first word out of Norman was that Owen's state was dire. The loss of blood (especially in 1907) made it very possible that Owen wouldn't survive.
The local Norman newspapers gave three doctors the credit for dressing Owen's wound and saving his life, even if they couldn't save his arm. Those doctors were Dr. Bobo (pictured below), Dr. Robert Lowther and a third doctor that we'll just refer to as Dr. Roy.
Dr. Roy (pictured below) was only 30 years old, but a brilliant young man. In 1898, Dr. Roy was one of the first two Bachelor of Arts graduates in OU history. He went to Illinois, graduated from medical school in 1903, and got married to Eunice, herself also a doctor
Drs. Roy and Eunice moved back to Norman and opened up their own medical practice above Winan's General Store. Roy was also the county coroner and was chosen by OU president David Ross Boyd to lead the OU medical department in 1904.
Dr. Roy went on to have a long medical career, moving to Nebraska and then California to continue his career, but in October 1907, he was instrumental in saving Bennie Owen's life.
Todd Lisenbee
@ToddOnSports
Here's a OU football history story that blew my mind...
Appreciation for Bennie Owen's influence on Oklahoma football history has slowly faded as time has gone by.
Owen was not only OU's first great football coach, but also its first athletic director and the man that is responsible for Memorial Stadium being built.
Perhaps you've seen this picture of Owen, missing his right arm, which was lost in a hunting accident on October 16, 1907. Owen was returning from a hunt and in a buggy with the bird dogs. As they hit a bump, one of the dogs began to fall and Owen reached out to catch it.
While reaching for the dog, his gun discharged and Owen was struck from point blank range in his right arm/armpit.
Owen's friend John Barbour tied a tourniquet around his arm and raced back to Norman. The pair went down the alley behind Main Street to avoid causing a scene.
Barbour took Owen to a doctor's office, but there was a small problem. It was the first day of quail season, and the doctor was also out quail hunting. According to Owen's wife, Bennie then walked another block to a different doctor, who did his best to stop the bleeding.
The second doctor was named Dr. Charles Bobo, who had an office above Mayfield's General Store on Main Street. The first word out of Norman was that Owen's state was dire. The loss of blood (especially in 1907) made it very possible that Owen wouldn't survive.
The local Norman newspapers gave three doctors the credit for dressing Owen's wound and saving his life, even if they couldn't save his arm. Those doctors were Dr. Bobo (pictured below), Dr. Robert Lowther and a third doctor that we'll just refer to as Dr. Roy.
Dr. Roy (pictured below) was only 30 years old, but a brilliant young man. In 1898, Dr. Roy was one of the first two Bachelor of Arts graduates in OU history. He went to Illinois, graduated from medical school in 1903, and got married to Eunice, herself also a doctor
Drs. Roy and Eunice moved back to Norman and opened up their own medical practice above Winan's General Store. Roy was also the county coroner and was chosen by OU president David Ross Boyd to lead the OU medical department in 1904.
Dr. Roy went on to have a long medical career, moving to Nebraska and then California to continue his career, but in October 1907, he was instrumental in saving Bennie Owen's life.
This post was edited on 10/25/25 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 10/25/25 at 6:48 pm to OU Guy
(Part 2 of 2)
Where this story gets really interesting is when you find out the full identity of Dr. Roy.
Because Dr. Roy's full name was Roy Philson Stoops.
Pictured below later in life.
After a little research, I found the 5-times great grandfather of Roy P. Stoops. His name was Christopher Stope and he immigrated from England to the colony of Virginia in 1635.
Christopher Stope is also the 9-times great grandfather of these two guys...
...and the 10-times great grandfather of these two guys...
It's impossible to know what would've happened to OU football if Owen hadn't survived that day, but he did, and one of the doctors responsible for his survival happened to be the sixth cousin, four times removed of the winningest football coach in the school's storied history.
Dr. Roy Lowther, Dr. Charles Bobo and Dr. Roy Stoops are all buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman.
The stadium that Bennie built is still there and the field still bears his name.
As it should...
History kicks arse.
Where this story gets really interesting is when you find out the full identity of Dr. Roy.
Because Dr. Roy's full name was Roy Philson Stoops.
Pictured below later in life.
After a little research, I found the 5-times great grandfather of Roy P. Stoops. His name was Christopher Stope and he immigrated from England to the colony of Virginia in 1635.
Christopher Stope is also the 9-times great grandfather of these two guys...
...and the 10-times great grandfather of these two guys...
It's impossible to know what would've happened to OU football if Owen hadn't survived that day, but he did, and one of the doctors responsible for his survival happened to be the sixth cousin, four times removed of the winningest football coach in the school's storied history.
Dr. Roy Lowther, Dr. Charles Bobo and Dr. Roy Stoops are all buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman.
The stadium that Bennie built is still there and the field still bears his name.
As it should...
History kicks arse.
This post was edited on 10/25/25 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:29 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:17 am to OU Guy
Sooner QBs from Oklahoma High Schools — Career TD Passes
1. Sam Bradford (Putnam North) – 88
2. Jason White (Tuttle) – 81
3. Cale Gundy (Midwest City) – 40
4. Bobby Warmack (Ada) – 22
5. Steve Davis (Sallisaw) – 21
6. Claude Arnold (Okmulgee) – 18
7. Darrell Royal (Hollis) – 13
8. Eddie Crowder (Muskogee) – 11
9. Garrick McGee (Tulsa Washington) – 11
10. Dean Blevins (Norman) – 10
10. Justin Fuente (Tulsa Union) – 10
12. J.C. Watts (Eufaula) – 9
1. Sam Bradford (Putnam North) – 88
2. Jason White (Tuttle) – 81
3. Cale Gundy (Midwest City) – 40
4. Bobby Warmack (Ada) – 22
5. Steve Davis (Sallisaw) – 21
6. Claude Arnold (Okmulgee) – 18
7. Darrell Royal (Hollis) – 13
8. Eddie Crowder (Muskogee) – 11
9. Garrick McGee (Tulsa Washington) – 11
10. Dean Blevins (Norman) – 10
10. Justin Fuente (Tulsa Union) – 10
12. J.C. Watts (Eufaula) – 9
Posted on 11/25/25 at 8:39 am to OU Guy
25 Nov 2025
110 years ago today: OU football clinched its first conference championship with a 26-7 win over Oklahoma A&M.
Bennie Owen guided the 1915 Sooners to a perfect 10-0 record and Southwest Conference championship. OU outscored opponents 370-54, including a 102-0 win over NWOSU.
110 years ago today: OU football clinched its first conference championship with a 26-7 win over Oklahoma A&M.
Bennie Owen guided the 1915 Sooners to a perfect 10-0 record and Southwest Conference championship. OU outscored opponents 370-54, including a 102-0 win over NWOSU.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 11:41 am to OU Guy
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