Sooner Great Passes Away
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OU Great Eddie Crowder passes away at 77: Eddie Crowder, the All-American quarterback who lent his own brand of Sooner magic to the Bud Wilkinson era and later helped Colorado to new heights as football coach and athletic director, died late Tuesday at 77. Crowder had fought a blood disorder the last few months, and the Boulder Daily Camera reported he was weakened recently by a fall in his Boulder, Colo., home. "God almighty," a shaken Jimmy Harris said when informed that the quarterback who preceded him under Wilkinson had died. "Nobody was better than Eddie Crowder, I've got to say." Reactions from Sooners of Crowder's era — he backed up Claude Arnold on OU's 1950 national championship team before starting in '51 and '52, and he returned to OU to coach under Wilkinson from 1956-62 — indicate that sufficed on and off the field. "Eddie was known as 'The Magician' because he perfected those fakes to Billy Vessels and Buck McPhail," said Jay O'Neal, who platooned with Harris as quarterback from 1954-56. "It was something else." "He was one heck of a quarterback and an excellent leader. Eddie was so confident," said J.D. Roberts, who played with Crowder before going on to win the Outland Trophy in '53. "We knew that when he called a play, it was the only one to run." (Tulsa World)
McCoy -- hitting the road this week: SoonerSports.com
Clayton meets Washington as a linebacker this time: The Oklahoman
OU Football Notebook: The Oklahoman
OU president says he's OK with Pac-10 game: The Oklahoman
Know the Foe -- Washington: Tulsa World
What they're writing: Tulsa World
Up close with Brian jackson: Tulsa World
Stoops excited about return to Husky Stadium: Tulsa World
Notebook: Tulsa World
Lewis making a big impression: Norman Transcript
Saying goodbye to Eddie Crowder: Norman Transcript
Sooners have something to prove on the road: Norman Transcript
Sooners hope Broyles is here to stay: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Road struggles leave Sooners just a little wary: Houston Chronicle
No huddle, no problem for Sooners: Dallas Morning News
Stoops turns 48 with hopes of ending road woes: ESPN.com
OU Great Eddie Crowder passes away at 77: Eddie Crowder, the All-American quarterback who lent his own brand of Sooner magic to the Bud Wilkinson era and later helped Colorado to new heights as football coach and athletic director, died late Tuesday at 77. Crowder had fought a blood disorder the last few months, and the Boulder Daily Camera reported he was weakened recently by a fall in his Boulder, Colo., home. "God almighty," a shaken Jimmy Harris said when informed that the quarterback who preceded him under Wilkinson had died. "Nobody was better than Eddie Crowder, I've got to say." Reactions from Sooners of Crowder's era — he backed up Claude Arnold on OU's 1950 national championship team before starting in '51 and '52, and he returned to OU to coach under Wilkinson from 1956-62 — indicate that sufficed on and off the field. "Eddie was known as 'The Magician' because he perfected those fakes to Billy Vessels and Buck McPhail," said Jay O'Neal, who platooned with Harris as quarterback from 1954-56. "It was something else." "He was one heck of a quarterback and an excellent leader. Eddie was so confident," said J.D. Roberts, who played with Crowder before going on to win the Outland Trophy in '53. "We knew that when he called a play, it was the only one to run." (Tulsa World)
McCoy -- hitting the road this week: SoonerSports.com
Clayton meets Washington as a linebacker this time: The Oklahoman
OU Football Notebook: The Oklahoman
OU president says he's OK with Pac-10 game: The Oklahoman
Know the Foe -- Washington: Tulsa World
What they're writing: Tulsa World
Up close with Brian jackson: Tulsa World
Stoops excited about return to Husky Stadium: Tulsa World
Notebook: Tulsa World
Lewis making a big impression: Norman Transcript
Saying goodbye to Eddie Crowder: Norman Transcript
Sooners have something to prove on the road: Norman Transcript
Sooners hope Broyles is here to stay: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Road struggles leave Sooners just a little wary: Houston Chronicle
No huddle, no problem for Sooners: Dallas Morning News
Stoops turns 48 with hopes of ending road woes: ESPN.com
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