Bud Wilkinson
Bud Wilkinson
Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinsonwas 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 championshipsand 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...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 April 1916
CityMinneapolis, MN
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If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.