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Just like this coronavirus outbreak, the 1918 flu pandemic had large impact on Oklahoma, college football - Article Photos

Coach Bennie Owen ran afoul of an army commandant for having the OU football team practice without the commandant’s permission during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic. Owen won the battle and his Sooners went 6-0 in a flu-shortened season. [OKLAHOMAN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION]
Coach Bennie Owen ran afoul of an army commandant for having the OU football team practice without the commandant’s permission during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic. Owen won the battle and his Sooners went 6-0 in a flu-shortened season. [OKLAHOMAN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION]