Oklahoma football: Eight great books on Sooner gridiron history
By Chip Rouse
“What It Means to be a Sooner,” by Jeff Snook, with Forewards by Barry Switzer and Bob Stoops. Triumph Books, 2005, 352 pages
This is one of my favorite books about Oklahoma football. It examines Oklahoma football history by the decades, beginning with the 1940s, just before the arrival of Bud Wilkinson. What makes this such a compelling read is it is done as an oral history in the voices of some of the great Sooner stars during each of the decades covered.
These are the stories of Sooner football as told by the players and coaches who were there and, lived the exciting moments and memories that every Oklahoma football fan cherishes
They tell us, in their own words, what it was and is like to be an Oklahoma Sooner and the reverence and pride they feel about being part of such a great tradition as Oklahoma football.
If you don’t own it, get a hold of a copy of this book. It will bring back some great memories from the past, but also will provide you with some meaningful insight from the players themselves on why they hold their time in Norman and the Crimson and Cream so dear.