The letters are tenderly emotional, rich in discussion of current events, enlivened with quotes from Emerson, Marlowe, Wordsworth. Is there any well-known coach today who would do this—for that matter, any major political or corporate leader who would?

“Dear Jay, Love Dad,” Jay Wilkinson shares letters from his father — legendary OU football coach Bud Wilkinson — during Jay’s college years in the early ’60s. Filled with wisdom and optimism, Jay talks about his father’s life and the lessons his dad...

It is a displayed award at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. , and benefits childrens health care through the Sparrow Foundation. Past winners include coaches Biggie Munn, Bud Wilkinson, Eddie Robinson, Ara Parseghian, Joe Paterno,...

In those 13-straight conferences, he lost just one individual conference game (Texas). The domination did not end there as he won four Orange Bowls and two Sugar Bowls in his 17-year career. The legend holds the record for most consecutive home...

Read the rest at tulsaworld.com/sittlerstoops MIAMI, Fla. Make room, Barry. Bob's in the house. And, oh brother, does he ever deserve a spot in that national championship coaching house the two of you constructed and expanded. Every Sooner worth his...

There were no phones in the dorm, and a phone booth outside usually had a queue. In one letter, Bud tells his son, "It was good to talk with you last night, even though the connection was so bad I could hardly hear you." Bud Wilkinson began most...