Linebacker, Oklahoma, 1984–86
Brian Bosworth
- Born
- Mar 9, 1965, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Brian Bosworth played linebacker at Oklahoma (1984–86). He won the 1985 and 1986 Butkus Awards. He finished fourth in the 1986 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1985 and 1986. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2015College Football Hall of Fame
- 1984, 1985, 1986First-team All-Big Eight
- 1985, 1986Butkus Award
- 1985, 1986Consensus All‑American
- 1985, 1986Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year
- 1986Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1984, 1985 and 1986; National champions, 1985
All-America: consensus 1985 and 1986; AP second team 1984
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Films and books
On film
In books
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