2012
Okies too much on this night
By Nick Gholson Sunday, June 10, 2012 Waiting in a lunch line Friday, I asked Jim Garfield if his Texas team was going to win the Oil Bowl. He just smiled and said “yes.” It wasn’t exactly a Joe Namath-like guarantee, but I also didn’t expect the Rider coach to predict a Texas loss.
Read MoreKuykendall has vivid memories of 1st game
Nick Gholson June 9, 2012 C. F. Kuykendall played in the Oil Bowl eight years before I was born. And that’s a long, long time ago. I am now one of those oldies but goodies. They let me hit from the senior tees. Kuykendall has been doing that for more than a quarter of a…
Read More75 Years and Counting – Oil Bowl celebrates major milestone today
By Zach Duncan Saturday, June 9, 2012 The Oil Bowl celebrates its 75th anniversary tonight, and Texas coach Jim Garfield’s offense will feature an offensive relic older than the game’s existence. Just like he has done at Rider, Garfield’s Texas squad will periodically sprinkle in the single wing tonight at Memorial Stadium. “They’re fired up…
Read MoreWichita Falls native comes home to play quarterback – football in hand, Jackson headed to MSU after Oil Bowl
By Zach Duncan Friday, June 8, 2012 Kendall Jackson can be easily picked out among the Oil Bowl masses. Just look for the teenager holding the football. It’s with him everywhere he goes.
Read MoreOur Opinion: Game celebrates 75 years of devotion to kids
Times Record News Friday, June 8, 2012 The first Wichita Falls Times story on the birth of the Oil Bowl read: “The game conceived by Henry Ford, Wichita Falls hotel owner and Shriner, will bring outstanding Class B football stars and two brilliant coaches to Coyote Stadium each year to play a game that will…
Read MoreA Donation From The Heart
By Ted Buss Friday, June 8, 2012 Begging sports fans for support rarely works. It’s like the great Yogi Berra once said, “If people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s gonna stop them.” To plead is to lose every time. Attempting to shame someone into a positive action does not work either,…
Read MoreOIL BOWL MARKS 75 YEARS – AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, THE THRILL IS GONE…
But not altogether gone, thanks to the Maskat Shrine’s Oil Bowl Classic–a long-standing tradition that brings football back, for a least a day, between seasons. Hallelujah. In fact, the game, headed to Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, is the longest-running high school all-star game in the country.
Read MoreWilson ready to shine at Oil Bowl
By Nick Gholson Thursday, June 7, 2012 Sheldon Wilson admits he cried during his first day of football practice. He was only 6 years old. Ever since then, he has left the opposition crying in their Gatorade. Oklahoma’s Offensive Player of the Year set a state record with 7,774 yards rushing in his four years…
Read MoreThe real spirit of the Oil Bowl-for some families, the game is a lifesaver
By Ted Buss Thursday, June 7, 2012 Part One: The Sheri and Dubby Speegle family When the ball is teed up Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, the Oil Bowl football game featuring high school stars from Oklahoma and Texas will officially become 75 years old. The outcome matters to fans, players and coaches. To families…
Read MoreJOSEPH LESTER GOLDING
By Nick Gholson WF Times Rcord News Some may argue about how he did it. But no one can argue with what he did. Joseph Lester Golding was one hell of a football coach. In his 15 seasons as head coach at Wichita Falls High School (1947-1961), Golding’s Coyotes were an amazing 152-22-2. They won…
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