Legendary OU quarterback Jimmy Harris dies
Jay Wilkinson drove to Shreveport , La., the other day to say goodbye. His dad’s greatest general was dying.
Jimmy Harris , who in the 1950s went 25-0 as Bud Wilkinson ’s starting quarterback at Oklahoma , died Monday night of lung cancer. Harris was 76.
“Surely one of the great players to ever play at the University of Oklahoma,” Jay Wilkinson said. “He and my dad had a very strong bond.
“I wa...
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