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Words of WisdomBarry Switzer© More from this issue He's one of the most successful coaches ever to pick up a whistle and one of the most controversial as well. In fact, if it wasn't for the controversy that erupted during his reign at the University of Oklahoma, most agree Barry Switzer would have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame last year, his first year of eligibility. Instead, last month he was again passed over even though his winning percentage (.837) is the fourth-best all-time in Division I-A and the best overall in the last 50 years. But, Switzer has maintained, he isn't worried about whether he is immortalized in the hall in South Bend, Ind. With the three national championships he won while at Oklahoma and the Super Bowl ring he earned while directing the Dallas Cowboys, his coaching abilities have been sufficiently recognized. Besides, as the 64-year-o....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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