Gloom descends upon Norman
NORMAN — Bob Rice sat in his front yard at 514 S. Flood, west of the OU campus, and watched the cars inch along. No one was saying a word.
On Nov. 16, 1957, the 50th Statehood Day and 50 years ago Friday, college football's most epic achievement ended. Notre Dame halfback Dick Lynch sped around right end with 3:50 left in the game, the Irish won 7-0 and snapped Oklahoma 's 47-game winning streak, sending a cam...
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