Riled a half-century later: No call still bothers Razorbacks
Mike Boschetti still has flashbacks to Dec. 6, 1969, and the day Arkansas’ battle with Texas captivated the nation.
The Big Shootout
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King: Remembering my assignment at the Big Shootout
Assigned to cover Arkansas' dressing room on that cold Saturday in December, a decision to exit the press box after 3 quarters produced unexpected results.
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Frank and Darrell: A unique rivalry
Frank Broyles and Darrell Royal were as loyal friends off the football field as they were fierce competitors on it.
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For Hogs, Shootout a bittersweet memory
Shortly before his death, Frank Broyles finally was ready to talk about The Big Shootout.
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Recalling the key figures in the Big Shootout
A brief look at some of the major figures, on and off the field, for the 1969 Texas-Arkansas football game.
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Six degrees of separation led Frei to pen book on Shootout
Terry Frei was 2,000 miles away and just an interested young teen when the biggest game of the 1969 college football season was played on a frosty, foggy Decem…
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Field reconnects with Arkansas roots
Bobby Field is listed in the 1969 media guide as “the monster man” of the great Arkansas defense that slugged it out with Texas in the Big Shootout.
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From the archives: Orville Henry's recap of the Big Shootout
Betsy Broyles cried, and grown men cried.
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Where Are They Now: Bruce James
Fifty years later it seems some Arkansas fans still haven’t gotten over the 1969 Razorbacks losing the “Big Shootout” to Texas.
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Nelson: It still hurts
Friday will mark 50 years since that cloudy, misty day in Fayetteville when the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas played one of the most memor…
