Barry Switzer Speech at Statue Dedication November 5, 2011.

Barry Switzer speaking before his statue unveiling on November 5, 2011.

At the 9:50 mark he references the "modern" era of college football, after WWII. The athletes had been playing service ball and needed to have someone who had been in service ball, thus began Bud Wilkinson's era.

Switzer also discusses various era's of the University of Oklahoma's football history and how his career came to be and the part it plays in the overall program.

Switzer acknowledged that his career would never have existed without all the great coaches and players.

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3:15 - acknowledging student athletes are the reason his career was successful

3:46 - '66 beating Texas for the first time

4:09 - Becoming offensive coordinator that led to a conversation he would never forget

6:26 - Why you should never believe what you read in the newspapers

6:47 - Probation announcement w/o even playing a game yet

7:23 - How he reacted to the news and what he told his coaches and players

8:02 - The record while on probation leading to winningest era in modern FB history