Talk:Barry Switzer

Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys
Can you put a cite on that criticism re: Switzer winning with JJ's players? It seems like perhaps a pretty narrow criticism. Especially because a) how good a coach is does not equal how good the G.M. is - even if the coach is also the G.M. and b) plenty of coaches have taken the same players and done far better or far worse than their predecessor the next year and c) it's pretty rare for even the same coach to win multiple titles with the same players. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Awwill (talk • contribs)
 * Switzer did win with players acquired by Johnson. This is a well-established fact and can be verified just by looking at the Dallas rosters during the years in question. However, it is also true that during this time, the Cowboys were losing players every year to free agency and not replacing them with players of equal ability. The team Switzer won his Super Bowl with was very good, but not quite the caliber of the two that Johnson won with.Jsc1973 19:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

The section about his time as coach from Oklahoma is badly biased and is written with disgracefully poor grammer. I would appreciate anyone who knew the story to fix it. Exgirlcollection 01:47, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * The info given is highly inflamatory to coach Switzer, who is one of the all time winningest coaches. Giving credit for his Super Bowl victory to a different coach is intended as a slight towards Switzer and should be removed. Rulebyforce (talk) 07:40, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Did Barry write this article?

Citations Needed
Almost all of the information in the article about Switzer's family needs citation. And actually so does everything else. A lot of new information has been added that is just a mess. I've started to clean it up, but could use some help. aww 16:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I may try going through Bootlegger's Boy and try to expand this article. Its taken a significant hit due to the BLP police (although I'm not taking away from their work; if its uncited it needs to go).↔NMajdan &bull;talk 02:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Reported quotation
Barry Switzer is widely sited online as having originated the saying "Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." Does anyone have a definitive citation as to whether or not he actually said this, when, where, and if it was original with him? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.88.94.254 (talk) 17:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC).

Article devastated by removal
I understand the policies behind the removal of the bulk of this article, but the majority of the 'undocumented statements' came from 'Bootlegger's Boy', Switzer's autobiography. They need to be replaced until someone with access to the book can properly source the material. Either that, or someone with access to the book needs to properly source and replace the material. It represents the bulk of the subject matter on this topic. Again, the wikipedia policies exist for a reason, but when the material is coming from the autobiography of the subject, it is considerably less inflammatory. Comments? &rarr;Deser&dagger; sapper •≈ talk 19:17, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * You're right. This article has been hit very hard. But, the information cannot be added until it is properly cited. I do have Bootleggers Boy and restoring the content is definitely on my to do list.↔NMajdan &bull;talk 19:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

No mention of Superbowl Win under Career highlights
Why wasn't the Superbowl win listed under Career highlights? Was that Superbowl totally the work if Jerry Jones?Starrymessenger (talk) 23:51, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Might have something to do with the fact that he never won anything called a "Superbowl," although he did win a Super Bowl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.23.117.168 (talk) 19:18, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Good SI source
This article has lots of information on Switzer that perhaps can be incorporated into the article. I will try to delve in if time allows. -- Pink Bull  01:20, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

NFL and NCAA championship
On this page it says Switzer, Paul Brown, and Jimmy Johnson have done it, but on Johnson's page it lists just Johnson and Switzer. I don't know the answer to which is correct. 170.232.128.10 (talk) 15:51, 23 December 2009 (UTC)


 * It's sort of a trick question. Paul Brown did win an NCAA championship and several NFL championships but since they didn't have a Super Bowl in the 1950's, only Johnson and Switzer have won an NCAA championship and a Super Bowl.--TL36 (talk) 05:40, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

It lists Pete Carroll as having won a college football national championship but the title in 2003 was an AP title not a BCS title. The AP was contractually obligated to name the same champion as the BCS. Then the 2004 season was vacated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DocHemi (talk • contribs) 03:28, 20 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Pete Carroll does not have an NCAA championship. Due to cheating his championship was removed.  It is NOT acknowledged by the NCAA, BCS, or UPI. Rulebyforce (talk) 07:44, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Special Olympics
Switzer has been involved with the Special Olympics for nearly 30 years. I do not know if this really fits in the article but it would be nice to see. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.141.105.2 (talk) 16:22, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Assessment comment
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