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BUD WILKINSON AND THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS: AN AMERICAN BRASS FOOTBALL TROPHY
BUD WILKINSON AND THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS: AN AMERICAN BRASS FOOTBALL TROPHY
BUD WILKINSON AND THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS: AN AMERICAN BRASS FOOTBALL TROPHY
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BUD WILKINSON AND THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS: AN AMERICAN BRASS FOOTBALL TROPHY

CIRCA 1956

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BUD WILKINSON AND THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS: AN AMERICAN BRASS FOOTBALL TROPHY
CIRCA 1956
Formed as a stylized football engraved THE GRANTLAND RICE AWARD, on a tapering rectangular base, the front with a brass plaque reading NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1956 OKLAHOMA SELECTED BY THE FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PRESENTED BY LOOK MAGAZINE, the other sides with further brass plaques, one engraved 47 STRAIGHT VICTORIES NCAA RECORD, the second engraved 10 CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE TITLES, the third blank
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high

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Period newspaper accounts relay that is was the second of such awards handed out based on Sportswriter voting and that it was presented to legendary coach Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994). The Sooners were Conference Champions in 1956 and extended their seasons long winning streak to 47 games, a record which stands to this day.

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