Table of Contents
Foreword Mike Gundy ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 National Championships 1
2 Edward C. Gallagher 2
3 Henry Iba, the "Iron Duke" 4
4 Bob Fenimore, the "Blond Bomber" 13
5 Bob Kurland 17
6 Eddie Sutton 20
7 Barry Sanders and the Heisman 25
8 Mike Holder 29
9 Gary Ward and Decade of Dominance 33
10 Mike Gundy 37
11 John Smith 45
12 Rickie Fowler 49
13 Josh Holliday 52
14 T. Boone Pickens 57
15 Boone Pickens Stadium 60
16 Gallagher-Iba Arena 63
17 Sherman Smith Center 67
18 Allie Reynolds Stadium 68
19 Karsten Creek 71
20 Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center 73
21 Chris' University Spirit 76
22 Hideaway Pizza 79
23 Eskimo Joe's 81
24 Garth Brooks 83
25 Walt Garrison 87
26 Terry Miller 90
27 Thurman Thomas 92
28 Super Bowl Cowboys 94
29 Walk-Ons 96
30 Rob Glass: Gundy's Most Important Hire 98
31 Uniforms 100
32 America's Greatest Homecoming Celebration 103
33 Tailgating 106
34 The Walk 109
35 Pistol Pete 111
36 Paddle People 114
37 Bullet 117
38 Dave Hunziker and "Pistols Firing" 118
39 Cowboys "Ride with the Voice" Larry Reece 122
40 1945 National Football Champions 125
41 1945 Cotton Bowl and 1946 Sugar Bowl 128
42 Jim Lookabaugh 130
43 Neill Armstrong 132
44 Pappy Waldorf 134
45 1958 Bluegrass Bowl 136
46 1974 Fiesta Bowl 137
47 1976 Big Eight Championship and Tangerine Bowl 138
48 Jimmy Johnson 140
49 Pat Jones 143
50 1984 Gator Bowl and First 10-Win Season 146
51 1987 Sun Bowl and Second 10-Win Season 147
52 1988 Holiday Bowl: The High Point under Pat Jones 148
53 2006 Independence Bowl 151
54 2008 Win at Missouri: the "Program Changer" 153
55 Brandon Weeden 155
56 2011 Loss at Iowa State 160
57 2011 Bedlam Football 163
58 2012 Fiesta Bowl vs. Stanford 165
59 Justin Blackmon 168
60 2010 Alamo Bowl 171
61 Will History Repeat Itself with Mason Rudolph and James Washington? 173
62 2016 Alamo Bowl 177
63 The Start of Mason Rudolph and Bedlam 2014 179
64 Dez Bryant 182
65 Dan Bailey 185
66 Rashaun Woods and the Woods Brothers 188
67 Leslie O'Neal 191
68 Hart Lee Dykes 193
69 Remember the Ten 195
70 Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna 198
71 Alma Mater of the Founder of FCA 200
72 Final Fours 202
73 A Byron Houston 205
74 Bryant "Big Country" Reeves 207
75 Desmond Mason 210
76 Tony Allen 211
77 Doug Gottlieb 215
78 The Shooters: Phil Forte and Keiton Page 218
79 Oklahoma State Wrestling Tradition 219
80 Myron Roderick 221
81 Yojiro Uetake Obata 223
82 Tommy Chesbro 224
83 Kenny Monday 226
84 Kendall Cross 227
85 Pat Smith 229
86 Johny Hendricks 230
87 Cowboys Wrestling and MMA 232
88 Oklahoma State Golf Tradition 235
89 Scott Verplank 236
90 Labron Harris 238
91 Michele Smith 239
92 1959 Baseball National Champions 241
93 The Best Pitching Coach in College Baseball and a Father Son Story 243
94 Inky and the Home Run Record 246
95 Robin Ventura and the Streak 248
96 John Farrell and the Red Sox 251
97 Dave Smith's Building Dynasty 253
98 Bedlam 255
99 The Rant 257
100 Underwood Departs Abruptly, Enter Boynton as Basketball Coach 261
Sources 269
