U.S. troops get their own bowl game: Barry Switzer, Tony Casillas serve up some New Year's football in Iraq

 
BY TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer | Modified: January 2, 2010 at 12:22 am | Published: January 2, 2010   

Staff Sgt. Cecil Graham plays for a championship flag football team on an American military base in Iraq.

The reward, he said, was "unforgettable.”

photo - Former OU coach Barry Switzer, center, and lineman Tony Casillas, left, were in Baghdad on Friday participating in a flag football game for the troops. AP PHOTO
Former OU coach Barry Switzer, center, and lineman Tony Casillas, left, were in Baghdad on Friday participating in a flag football game for the troops. AP PHOTO

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