Former Oklahoma Sooners head football coach [autotag]Barry Switzer[/autotag] has been named to the 2024 [autotag]SEC[/autotag] Legends class, the school announced via a press release on Tuesday.
The SEC Legends are a group of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
The 2024 class comprises 16 former stars who excelled on the football field and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. As OU joined the conference on July 1, Switzer will become the Sooners’ first SEC Football Legend.
As a head coach from 1973 to 1988, Switzer led Oklahoma to three national championships (1974, 1975, and 1985) and finished his head coaching career with a 157-29-4 record, good for a .837 winning percentage. His teams posted a winning record in each of his 16 seasons and won 12 Big Eight Conference titles during his tenure. Switzer joined the OU staff in 1966 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1967.
Under Switzer’s leadership, Oklahoma’s wishbone attack produced some of the most prolific rushing offenses in college football history and his teams routinely ranked among the nation’s best defenses. His 1986 and 1987 teams led the nation in scoring offense and scoring defense.
Switzer was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1999, OU’s football operations facility at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (The Barry Switzer Center) was named after him.
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He was also the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, leading the 1995 squad to a Super Bowl title. He is one of only three coaches to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl, along with Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll.
According to the press release, the 2024 SEC Football Legends class will be honored at the 2024 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” Dec. 6-7 in Atlanta, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7.