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Bud Wilkinson

US Footballer

Died when: 77 years 292 days (933 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Bud Wilkinson

Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson (April 23, 1916 – February 9, 1994) was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician.He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4.

His Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships (1950, 1955, and 1956) and 14 conference titles.Between 1953 and 1957, Wilkinson's Oklahoma squads won 47 straight games, a record that still stands at the highest level of college football.

After retiring from coaching following the 1963 season, Wilkinson entered into politics and, in 1965, became a broadcaster with ABC Sports.He returned to coaching in 1978, helming the St.

Louis Cardinals of the National Football League for two seasons.Wilkinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.


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