Sooner Century
100 GLORIOUS YEARS OF OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL
In 1895, the University of Oklahoma started building one of the greatest traditions in college football history. This history is now celebrated in the book, SOONER CENTURY: 100 Glorious Years of Oklahoma Football.
Authored by Oklahoma native and OU graduate, J. Brent Clark, SOONER CENTURY is the complete look back at the great Sooner football tradition. You'll relive every thrilling moment, from the first games played in Norman, to the program's rise to national prominence, to the present.
SOONER CENTURY was commissioned by the OU Foundation and underwritten by The Daily Oklahoman and the OU Touchdown Club. With the forward written by OU President David Boren and Athletic Director Donnie Duncan, SOONER CENTURY is definitely the official history of OU football.
This unique 9" x 12" commemorative gives you hundreds of historic photographs, many in color, to compliment the rich stories of OU football's greatest moments. These memories are preserved in a hand-tooled hard-bound cover richly embossed with the Sooners' 100th anniversary logo and wrapped in a colorful dustjacket, for proud display in any home or office. This once-in-a-lifetime collectable is a must for every football fan. If you are a Sooner fan, this book will be one of your most treasured keepsakes.
About the Author
J. Brent Clark is a native Oklahoman. He was born and reared in Holdenville and was educated at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. Subsequently, he attended Merton College, Oxford University, England. Returning to Oklahoma, he obtained his law degree from OU in 1975. He has been a practicing attorney for twenty years with an emphasis on public finance law. However, he has always been an interested observer of the Oklahoma Sooners. His first book, 3rd Down and Forever: Joe Don Looney & the Rise & Fall of an American Hero, was a critically acclaimed sports biography of an enigmatic Sooner personality. The book won the 1994 Oklahoma Book Award for nonfiction. Clark continues to write articles on the psychology of sport and practice law while working on his next book. He maintains homes in Norman and Kansas City where he lives with his wife and two sons.