1980 Oklahoma 41 North Carolina 7 highlights

OU actually came into this game as the underdog but dominated N.Car on both sides of the ball..David Overstreet will never get his due either as one of the best RB's during the Switzer era.

[@CapeFear1]

Best OU wisbone backfield ever was Thomas Lott at QB , Billy Sims and Overstreet as HB, and Kenny King at FB.

[@randyyandell9520]

Awesome to hear the voice of Bud Wilkinson doing the color.

[@greigw56]

Lawrence Taylor is wearing #98 at defensive end for North Carolina.

[@rankinnwc]

Great post, David Overstreet was the best blocking HB of the wishbone era at OU. This game was interesting in the fact that OU dominated a very good NC team (albeit at home) that later dominated a Texas team in the Blue Bonnet Bowl that handled OU that year easily.

[@williamohl6152]

JC Watts is probably my favorite college player of all time. Loved to watch him play

[@johnmanning4097]

Yes I love JC Watts also he was my hero when I was in 8th grade loved everything about him

[@cfbexpert]

i remember watching oklahoma-missouri a couple of years back (thinking before a big 12 title game or a game at missouri) and overstreets son was a starting db for missouri. his son had never seen any film of his father playing football ever so ou officials brought tapes of overstreet and allowed his son to view them.....very classy

[@abdulmuhammad8900]

YES INDEED A 1ST CLASS MOVE BOOMER SOONER

[@jaunenito]

Street was a beast!!!

[@Spitzerman]

Sooner fans who watched Overstreet give him his do.....Truly one of the greatest backs in OU history....Tragic end to his life in his hometown of Big Sandy Texas.

[@abdulmuhammad8900]

@DAVE M, MY FRIEND U SPEAK THE TRUTH PEACE & BLESSINGS

[@cfbexpert]

with all the great running backs oklahoma has had in the past many probably havent heard of overstreet. i remember when the dolphins drafted him. he didnt like their offer so he played a year in the cfl. dolphins felt he had too many fumbles but afetr a year in the cfl he played a year for miami. game breaking talent and shula had noted that overstreet was going to get alot more carries then of course the tragedy that took his life.

[@bcoxal]

I went to this game when I was a senior in high school, on a campus visit with a friend who eventually enrolled at Oklahoma and was in the Pride band. I remember Oklahoma had over 500 yards rushing and Watts went 0-4 passing on the day.

[@lucianwarriorsr.5937]

Lawrence Taylor had to eat some crow that day. It was beautiful!!!

[@CarolinaRigger-ni9hd]

Overstreet's great nephew is a QB for the Texas Longhorns. Will be a redshirt freshman next year. Big kid with big talent.

[@qqslick]

Oh the memories, Fun Stuff

[@wildmercuryfilms]

The Big 8 was the best: So exciting, so fun to watch, so fast. Nebraska is now in the boring/depressing big ten

[@wadebaker2910]

My stepdad used to play with David Overstreet when he was in high school

[@d3fonteno477]

Big Tex at big sandy tx

[@EderikSchneider]

Lawrence Taylor's last season at North Carolina

[@lzv6990]

Does anyone have the 1980 game vs Stanford on tape?

[@johnmanning4097]

I have been looking for that also for like a hundred years seem like no one has it

[@ozzieray]

Back when Oklahoma had a defense

[@johnmanning4097]

Eddie Henkle Billy Sims did red shirt his sophomore year 1976

[@mwduck]

Speed kills.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Barry Switzer could have been a great college coach

[@johnmanning4097]

What you mean could have been he was he won three national championships

[@LarryRickenbacker]

Where was Lawrence Taylor? :)

[@JayMay232]

Is possible to see the whole game?

[@Q_gotthe_JUICE]

That is not his nephew!!!

[@brianbullard8291]

NC only loss of the season. Future congressman jc watts.