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Barry Switzer

Barry Switzer

Acting

Biography

Born October 5, 1937, in Crossett, Arkansas, Barry Layne Switzer grew up under difficult circumstances, losing his mother to suicide in 1959 and his father to murder in 1972. He accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Arkansas, where he played center and linebacker, joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and served as a "Tri-Captain" during his senior season in 1959. He led the Razorbacks to a 9-2 record, a share of the Southwest Conference championship, and a victory over Georgia Tech in the 1960 Gator Bowl, finishing ranked ninth nationally in head coach Frank Broyles' second season. After graduation and a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Switzer returned to Arkansas as an assistant coach under Broyles. In 1966, Switzer moved to the University of Oklahoma as an assistant under head coach Jim Mackenzie. Following Mackenzie's fatal heart attack in 1967, Switzer continued as offensive coordinator under Chuck Fairbanks. Coaching strengths included exceptional recruiting ability, particularly in Texas, innovative offensive schemes, and the capacity to build deep personal relationships with players. As offensive coordinator, Switzer perfected the wishbone offense, developing it into the most prolific rushing attack in college football history. Under his coordination, Oklahoma set an NCAA rushing record of 472 yards per game in 1971 and scored over 500 points in both 1971 and 1986. Switzer became Oklahoma's head coach in 1973 and led the Sooners to undefeated seasons in 1973 and 1974, winning national championships in 1974, 1975, and 1985. The team won or shared the Big Eight Conference championship every year from 1973 to 1980. During a 1972 game against Ole Miss while serving as offensive coordinator, Switzer's wishbone attack orchestrated a dramatic last-second victory when quarterback hit running back Brad Davis for a touchdown as time expired, winning 17-16. His 1985 national championship team featured future NFL stars Keith Jackson, Jamelle Holieway, and Brian Bosworth. After resigning from Oklahoma in 1989 amid NCAA probation, Switzer was hired by the Dallas Cowboys in 1994, succeeding Jimmy Johnson. He led Dallas to victory in Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers, making him the second coach to win both a college national championship and a Super Bowl. Switzer compiled a 157-29-4 record (.837 winning percentage) at Oklahoma and 45-26 (.634) in the NFL, ranking among the highest winning percentages in college football history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Known For

Coach
6.7

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

Coach

1989
Arli$$
6.8

A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

Arli$$

1996
Saving Grace
7.3

Grace Hanadarko is a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite having an excellent career in solving crimes, takes self-destruction to new heights. After seeing tremendous tragedy, both professionally and personally, Grace reaches a turning point one night and meets a rough-hewn angel with a similar past who wants to help lead her back to the right path.

Saving Grace

2007
Any Given Sunday
6.8

A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

Any Given Sunday

1999
Varsity Blues
6.1

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

Varsity Blues

1999
America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys
7.0

Team owner Jerry Jones' journey transforming the Cowboys. Leading players/coaches to 3 NFL titles in '90s, becoming innovative sports leader with world's most valuable franchise.

America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys

2025
The Turkey Bowl
5.1

A 30-something urbanite is pulled back to his rural hometown by his high school buddies on Thanksgiving to finish The Turkey Bowl – an epic football game against their cross town rivals that was snowed out fifteen years prior.

The Turkey Bowl

2019
Possums
6.2

When the town of Nowata votes to cancel its losing high school football team, the Possums, a local radio announcer decides to keep broadcasting imaginary games, team or no team.

Possums

1998
The Best That Never Was
6.9

In 1981, college athletic recruiting changed forever as a dozen big-time football programs sat waiting for the decision by a physically powerful and lightning-quick high school running back named Marcus Dupree. On his way to eclipsing Herschel Walker’s record for the most touchdowns in high school history, Dupree attracted recruiters from schools in every major conference to his hometown of Philadelphia, Miss. More than a decade removed from being a flashpoint in the civil-rights struggle, Philadelphia was once again thrust back into the national spotlight. Dupree took the attention in stride, and committed to Oklahoma. What followed, though, was a forgettable college career littered with conflict, injury and oversized expectations. Eight-time Emmy Award winner Jonathan Hock will examine why this star burned out so young and how he ultimately used football to redeem himself.

The Best That Never Was

2010
College Football 150 - Football Is US: The College Game
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Features several of the sport's major stars, past and present, including NCAA record-setting wide receiver Jerry Rice, national championship-winning head coaches Barry Switzer and Nick Saban, Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware and many more.

College Football 150 - Football Is US: The College Game

2019
Brian and the Boz
7.0

In some ways, Barry Switzer and Brian Bosworth were made for each other. The Oklahoma coach and the linebacker he recruited to play for him were both out-sized personalities who delighted in thumbing their noses at the establishment. And in their three seasons together (1984-86), the unique father-son dynamic resulted in 31 wins and two Orange Bowl victories as Bosworth was awarded the first two Butkus Awards. But then Bosworth's alter ego: "The Boz," took over both their lives and ultimately destroyed their careers. In "Brian and The Boz," Bosworth looks back on the mistakes he made and passes on the lessons he learned to his son. It's a revealing portrait of a man who had and lost it all, and a trip back to a time when enough just wasn't enough.

Brian and the Boz

2014
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BCS Selection Show

2004
The Oklahoma Heisman
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Ed Harris narrates this feature length documentary which takes a look at how Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims and Jason White became the first four Heisman Trophy winners for the University of Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Heisman

2006
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The fabulous offensive troika of quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith, and trouble-filled wide receiver Michael Irvin led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in the decade, capped by a marvelous performance in the Super Bowl. Of the three championship seasons, this was the most interesting. NFL Films does a masterful job examining the highs and lows of a 12-4 season, with much of the story told in the words of players other than the big three.

1995 Dallas Cowboys: The Official Super Bowl Film

1996
Lazy Circles
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Welcome to Goshé, Oklahoma's largest wind turbine farm. Where the mayor has hijacked the police department, a co-librarian is raiding houses for late books, and an aging weatherman is predicting the storm of the century based on what he smells.

Lazy Circles

2017
Sports Headlines II: Battle of the Big Reds
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This exciting video captures many of the finest moments in collegiate football when the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Oklahoma Sooners clash on the field. Coaching legends Bud Wilkinson, Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne and Barry Switzer provide insight and humor as to how this mere conference contest became a showdown between two powerhouses in the national spotlight. Encompassing highlights from over forty years, "The Batte of the Big Reds" proves that whether it's for a shot at the national championship or Big Eight bragging rights, the gridiron action between the Sooners and the Huskers always includes talented athletes, masterful coaching, precise execution and sometimes.. a little bit of magic.

Sports Headlines II: Battle of the Big Reds

1991