OU-Notre Dame: Ire for the Irish — Why Oklahoma fans hate Notre Dame
Notre Dame ended OU's 47-game winning streak. And generations of Sooner fans, some of whom were born after Nov. 16, 1957, haven't forgiven the Fighting Irish.
Bill Saxon and his family drove home in the rain on Nov. 17, 1957, on the lonely roads from Norman to Abilene, Texas, in those pre-turnpike days.
Bud Wilkinson, OU football coach, hangs his head on the sideline during the Sooners 7-0 loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 16, 1957. The loss ended OU's 47-game win streak. FROM THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES
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The 1951 OU graduate later would become a successful oil man. But in 1957, Saxon sold drilling bits in the Texas oil fields. He lived in one of those tract housing neighborhoods built for...
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