A wrap-up of retrospectives of 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma
As Nebraska and Oklahoma commemorate the 1971 Game of the Century, we have assembled a collection of retrospectives published in the run-up to Saturday's 50th-anniversary game in Norman. (If you're a HuskerMax regular, you've probably seen most of these already in the Fresh Links section.)
The ESPN article is not one you want to miss, and Rich Glover's chat with the Tulsa paper is one of this writer's favorites. Asterisk indicates item may require subscription.
- ESPN | Behind-the-scenes stories of Oklahoma, Nebraska and college football's greatest game
- Tulsa World | Glover returns to Norman to savor his Game of the Century masterpiece
- The Oklahoman | 'They were the best team that day': OU legends recall 1971 'Game of the Century'
- USA Today | Nebraska-Oklahoma gem from 1971 holds up 50 years later
- All Sooners |'Game of the Century' Was the Crown Jewel
- Associated Press | Best of the best: AP ranks the top Games of the Century
- Associated Press | Nebraska-Oklahoma provided stage for Black stars in ’70s
- Associated Press | Thanks for the memories: This isn’t your dad’s Nebraska-OU
- Omaha World-Herald* | Lyell Bremser’s call of Johnny Rodgers' punt return lives on as ‘national anthem’ of Husker football
- Omaha World-Herald* | 'A little bit of hatred, with a lot of respect': Husker fans excited to renew Sooner rivalry
- Norman Transcript | Rivalry recap
- CBS Sports | 50 years later, the Game of the Century resonates as Nebraska, Oklahoma rekindle faded rivalry
- HuskerMax/All Huskers | Husker Dan's series: 1, 2, 3
- HuskerMax/All Huskers | Player interviews
- Nebraska Public Media | Tagge's & Rodgers' memories (video)
- Nebraska Athletics | Osborne's & Switzer's memories (video)
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