Sooners Reflect on Memorial Day

NORMAN, Okla. -- On this Memorial Day, the OU Athletics Department and Sooner fans take time to thank our veterans.

William Nack of Sports Illustrated wrote the following piece which appeared in the July 23, 2001, edition of the magazine. It focused on the life, service and sacrifice of Bob Kalsu, an All-American guard from the University of Oklahoma.

"As a college senior, in the fall of 1967, the 6'3", 220-pound Kalsu had been an All-America tackle for Oklahoma, a team of over-achievers that went 10-1, beating Tennessee in the Orange Bowl.

"The next season, after bulking up to 250 pounds, Kalsu had worked his way into the starting offensive line of the Buffalo Bills, and at season's end he had been named the Bills' rookie of the year.

"While in Vietnam, Kalsu rarely talked about his gridiron adventures. Word had gotten around the firebase that he had played for the Bills, but he would shrug off any mention of it. "Yeah, I play football," he would say."

Read the Complete Article from Sports Illustrated

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