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When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.
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Darrell Royal
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: July 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 7
American Football Player
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Oklahoma
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