Who's Who: OU Football Mural art identification list
OU Sooners Football Mural Elements
Subject IDs
The following is a list of University of Oklahoma Sooner Football personalities, other icons and symbols that comprise the content of the mural. The list includes all elements shown in the original 1999 mural and the 2002 and 2005 updated mural additions.
- Legendary Coaches
- John Harts, 1895
- (First Head Coach)
- Bennie Owen, Head Coach, 1905-26
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of1951
- Lawrence "Biff" Jones, Head Coach, 1935-36
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1954
- Jim Tatum, Head Coach, 1946
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1969
- Bud Wilkinson, Head Coach, 1947-63
- (National Champions--1950 * 1955 * 1956)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1969
- Barry Switzer, Head Coach, 1973-88
- (National Champions--1974 * 1975 * 1985)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 2001
- Bob Stoops, Head Coach, 1999-Present
- (National Champions--2000)
- Sooner Coaches (Time Line)
- Tom Stidham, 1937-40
- Dewey "Snorter" Luster, 1941-45
- Gomer Jones, 1964-65
- Jim MacKenzie, 1966
- Chuck Fairbanks, 1967-72
- Gary Gibbs, 1989-94
- John Blake, 1996-98
- Heisman Trophy Winners
- Billy Vessels, HB--1952 Heisman Trophy
- (1950-52)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1974
- Steve Owens, TB--1969 Heisman Trophy
- (1967-69)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1991
- Billy Sims, RB--1978 Heisman Trophy
- (1975 & 1977-79)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1995
- Jason White, QB--2003 Heisman Trophy
- 2004 Davey O'Brien & Johnny Unitas Awards
- (1999 & 2001-2003)
- Other National Award Winners
- J.D. Roberts, G--1953 Outland Trophy
- (1951-53)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1993
- Jim Weatherall, T--1951 Outland Trophy
- (1948-51)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1992
- Keith Jackson, TE--1987 NCAA Top Six Award
- (1984-87)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 2001
- Lee Roy Selmon, DT--1975 Outland & Vince Lombardi Awards
- (1972-75)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1988
- Tony Casillas, NG--1985 Vince Lombardi Award
- (1982-85)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 2004
- Greg Roberts, OG--1976 Outland Trophy
- (1975-78)
- Rickey Dixon,, DB--1987 Jim Thorpe Award
- (1984-87)
- Roy Williams, SS--2001 Jim Thorpe & Bronko Nagurski Awards
- (1999-2001)
- Brian Bosworth, LB--1985 & 1986 Dick Butkus Award
- (1984-86)
- Rocky Calmus, LB--2001 Dick Butkus Award
- (1998-2001)
- Anthony Phillips, OG--1988 NCAA Top Six Award
- (1985-88)
- Tommie Harris, DL--2003 Vince Lombardi Award
- (2001-03)
- Teddy Lehman, LB--2003 Dick Butkus & Chuck Bednarik Award
- (2000-03)
- Derrick Strait, CB--2003 Jim Thorpe & Bronko Nagurski Awards
- (2000-03)
- Jammal Brown, OT--2004 Outland Trophy
- (2001-04)
- College Football Hall of Fame Inductees
- A total of 21 Sooners have been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame (Six Coaches and Fifteen Players)
- Including:
- Claude Reeds, FB (First OU All-American)
- (1910-13)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1961
- Forest "Spot" Geyer, FB
- (1913-15)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1973
- Jim Owens, E
- (1946-49)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1982
- Tommy McDonald, HB/DB
- (1954-56)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1985
- Roland "Waddy" Young, E
- (1936-38)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1986
- Jerry Tubbs,C/LB
- (1954-56)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1996
- Greg Pruitt, HB
- (1971-73)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 1999
- Kurt Burris, C/LB
- (1951-54)
- College Football Hall of Fame--Class of 2000
- (The 13 other OU - Hall of Famers are portrayed elsewhere in the mural)
- Three-Time All-Americans
- Paul "Buddy" Burris
- (1946-48)
- Rod Shoate, LB
- (1972-74)
- Four-Time All-Conference
- Wade Walker, T
- (1946-49)
- Darrell Reed, DE
- (1984-87)
- Statistical Leaders
- Joe Washington, HB
- (1972-75)
- Eddie Hinton, FL
- (1966-68)
- Darrell Royal, QB/DB
- (1946-49)
- Daryl Hunt, LB
- (1975-78)
- Jackie Shipp, LB
- (1980-83)
- Special Sooners
- Prentice Gautt, HB
- (1957-59)
- Cale Gundy, QB
- (1990-93)
- Bob Kalsu, OT
- (1965-67)
- Dewey Selmon, NG
- (1972-75)
- Lucious Selmon, NG
- (1971-73)
- Tinker Owens, SE
- (1972-75)
- J.C. Watts, QB
- (1976-80)
- Historical Features
- NCAA Record 47-Game Win Streak
- (Features: Jimmy Harris, Billy Pricer, Clendon Thomas & Tommy McDonald)
- Bud'sSplit-T Option
- (Features: Tom Catlin, Eddie Crowder, Buck McPhail and Buddy Leake)
- Wishbone Triggermen
- (Features: Jack Mildren, Steve Davis, Thomas Lott, J.C. Watts, Dannie Bradley and Jamelle Holieway)
- Uwe von Schamann's Kick
- Oklahoma 29-28 at Ohio State (9-24-77)
- Special Things
- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- (Aerial View)
- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- (From North End Zone)
- The National Championship Stadium Billboard
- The Orange Bowl (Aerial View) & Orange Bowl Trophy
- Big 8 Conference & Orange Bowl Pennants
- The Cotton Bowl (Front Facade) & Brass Hat Trophy
- The College Football Hall of Fame
- (Logo)
- Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band
- Sooner Cheerleader & Spirit Squad
- Sooner Football Fans
- The Jumbotron
- The Macarthur Bowl Trophy
- The Sears Trophy
- The Heisman Memorial Trophy
- The Outland Trophy
- The Lombardi Award Trophy
- The Dick Butkus Award Trophy
- The Jim Thorpe Award Trophy
- The Bronco Nagurski Trophy
- The NCAA Top Six Award (Logo)
- Conference & National Championship Rings
- Assorted Bowl Championship Trophies
- The Sooner Schooner
- with Ruf-Neks and OU School & Big XII Conference Flags
- An Historical Still Life
- Including: Vintage OU Helmets, Game Programs & Tickets, OU Miscellaneous,a Pennant and a Picture of "Mex" (the famous early day team mascot dog)
- A Helmeted Modern Day Lineman
- Symbolizing "Sooner Football Pride"
- Note: One-Time Listing
- Several of the Sooners Listed in the Above 'Legend' of the OU Mural Subjects Qualified in More Than One Category. For Purposes of Brevity & Clarity: We List Each Featured Personality in a Category Most Frequently Identified with the Individual.
- Oklahoma Sooners Football Seven National Championships
- 1950
- 1955
- 1956
- 1974
- 1975
- 1985
- 2000
© 1998, 2002 and 2005, Ted Watts