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Ep. 11: Barry Switzer, Coaching Legend (Part 1)

Episode Summary

Following a record-setting run at Oklahoma, Barry Switzer came out of exile to coach the Cowboys in the mid-’90s… and let a certain Sports Illustrated writer ride shotgun for much of the madness. Somehow, both made it out alive, and now Barry and Mike have stories for Natalie ranging from a shattered wine glass to an emergency landing to the raucous hotel suite which contained the unlikeliest Super Bowl roommates of all time.

Episode Notes

When Jerry Jones fired Jimmy Johnson following consecutive Super Bowl victories in 1994--and brought Barry Switzer out of exile to coach the Dallas Cowboys--it rocked the football world. Switzer fills in some vivid details from that indelible chapter of NFL history and talks about the great times he had along the way, including an epic Super Bowl XXX week in Arizona with Mike at his side. Switzer also recalls an ill-fated trip in a twin-engine aircraft while on the Oklahoma recruiting trail and the controversial call he made late in the 1995 NFL season that compelled some fans to call him “Bozo the Clown.”