In March 1958, University of Arkansas sophomore Barry Switzer took a road trip that he’ll never forget.
This was long before the National Championships, Super Bowl and hall of fame inductions. Switzer was simply a college student trying to watch a basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
But he didn’t realize how crucial this trip would be to his friendship with fellow Oklahoma-based coach Eddie Sutton, who was playing for Henry Iba’s Oklahoma State team in the tournament at the time.
“It was kind of neat to watch Eddie (Sutton) bring the ball down against Kansas State in 1958,” Switzer told the O’Colly.