Hash marks of the South, and though no one knew it at the time, the Texas vs. Slowly, inevitably, integration would come to the end zones and Sporting event that featured two exclusively white teams. Shielding him from induction into the military earlier in the year. Scholar Bill Clinton penned a letter to the head of the ROTC program at the University of Arkansas, thanking the colonel for (including war veterans) took up their positions outside the stadium - in full view of the president. As the United States remained mired in the Vietnam War, sign-wielding demonstrators The week leading up to the showdown saw black student groups at Arkansas, still marginalized and targets of virulentĪbuse, protesting and seeking to end the use of the song 'Dixie' to celebrate Razorback touchdowns students were determined to rush the field during the game if the band struck

Political, and athletic trends together for an unforgettable look at one of the landmark college sporting events of all time. In Horns, Hogs, & Nixon Coming, Terry Frei deftly weaves the social,

And the game turned, improbably, on an outrageously daring fourth-down pass.Ī game, because nothing was so simple in December 1969. Hog-callin' crowd that included not only an enthralled President Nixon - a noted football fan - but also Texas congressman The bitter rivals played a game for the ages before a frenzied, It had been just a game, it would still have been memorable today. and President Nixon was coming to present his own national championship plaque to the winners. On that day in Fayetteville, the poll-leading Horns and second-ranked Hogs battled for the Southwest Conference title In the centennial season ofĬollege football, both teams were undefeated both featured devastating and innovative offenses both boasted cerebral, stingyĭefenses and both were coached by superior tacticians and stirring motivators, Texas's Darrell Royal and Arkansas's Frankīroyles. The Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks met in what many consider the Game of the Century.

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