Barry Switzer Barry Switzer ( born October 5 , 1937 ) is a former football coach , active in the college and professional ranks between 1962 and 1997 . He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history , and is one of only two head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl , the other being Jimmy Johnson . Early life and career . Born in Crossett , Arkansas , to parents , Frank and Mary Louise Switzer , Barry and his brother , Donnie , were raised by their mother following their father ' s supposed arrest for the illegal production and sale of alcohol until her death from a self - inflicted gunshot wound to the head on August 26 , 1959 . Barry accepted an athletic scholarship and played football at the University of Arkansas . After graduation , he did a brief stint in the US Army and then returned to Arkansas as an assistant coach . University of Oklahoma . Following the 1966 season , Switzer moved to the University of Oklahoma as an assistant coach under new head coach and good friend , Jim Mackenzie . After Mackenzie died of a heart attack following spring practice of 1967 , Switzer continued as an assistant under former University of Houston assistant and new Oklahoma head coach Chuck Fairbanks . Switzer quickly made a name for himself by perfecting the wishbone offense and developing it into the most prolific rushing offense in college football history . Under Switzer ' s wishbone , the Sooners set an NCAA rushing record of 472 yards per game in 1971 and scored over 500 points in two different seasons , 1971 and 1986 . When Fairbanks accepted the position of head coach of the New England Patriots following the 1972 season , Switzer was the obvious choice to succeed him . Switzer became head coach at Oklahoma in 1973 , leading the team to undefeated seasons that year and the next . Oklahoma won national championships in 1974 , 1975 and 1985 under Switzer ' s leadership . The team won or shared in the Big Eight Conference championship every year from 1973 to 1980 . During his sixteen years as head coach at Oklahoma , his teams won eight of the thirteen post - season bowl games they played in , and 54 of his players were selected as All - America ns . In 1978 , Billy Sims won the Heisman Trophy . In 1983 , Switzer was civilly prosecuted for illegal insider trading by the U . S . Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) , but defended himself as having innocently overheard the information while lounging on the bleacher behind some corporate insiders , and was found not guilty . In 1989 , Oklahoma was placed on probation by the NCAA amidst several scandals involving Oklahoma players , including Charles Thompson ' s arrest for soliciting cocaine to undercover FBI agents . In that same year , after sixteen years as Oklahoma ' s head coach , Switzer chose to resign . Switzer succeeded in getting the better of several famous contemporaries , including a 12 – 5 mark against Tom Osborne , 5 – 3 against Jimmy Johnson , 3 – 0 against Bobby Bowden , and 1 – 0 against Joe Paterno , Bo Schembechler , and Woody Hayes . Along with Bennie Owen , Bud Wilkinson , and Bob Stoops , he is one of four coaches to win over 100 games at the University of Oklahoma . No other college football program has more than three coaches to accomplish such a feat . Switzer was known as an outstanding recruiter of high school talent , particularly in the neighboring state of Texas . This may have contributed to his 9 – 5 – 2 record against the University of Texas , including a 3 – 0 – 1 record against Darrell Royal and a 2 – 0 mark against David McWilliams . Dallas Cowboys . Switzer resurfaced in coaching in 1994 with the Dallas Cowboys . Switzer stepped in following the departure of Jimmy Johnson , who as head coach had won the previous two Super Bowls . Johnson had clashed with owner Jerry Jones ( leading to his departure ) and many felt that Switzer was more apt to go along with Jones ' ideas . Switzer was successful with the Cowboys , going 12 – 4 his first season in 1994 ( losing to the 49ers in the NFC Championship ) . However , in the game he was criticized for making two critical errors . In the first half , with the Cowboys down 24 - 14 , he opted not to run out the clock , giving the 49ers a chance to score one last touchdown before the half ended . Later , in the fourth quarter , with the Cowboys still down 38 - 28 and trying to rally , he was penalized for running into an official after a pass interference call was missed . This ended the Cowboys ' chances of a comeback . In Switzer ' s second season of 1995 , the team went 12 – 4 . Dallas won Super Bowl XXX over the Pittsburgh Steelers , 27 – 17 , making Switzer one of only two coaches to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl ( the other being Jimmy Johnson ) . Switzer resigned as Cowboys ' coach after a 6 – 10 1997 season with a 45 – 26 career NFL coaching record . In August 1997 , Switzer was arrested after a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was found in his luggage at the Dallas - Fort Worth Airport . Switzer , who was returning to the team ' s training camp facility in Austin , said there were children at his Dallas home and he put the gun in his bag to hide it from them . He said he accidentally forgot to remove the gun from the bag before heading to the airport . Switzer pled guilty , was fined $ 3 , 500 , and was given one year deferred adjudication . Two days later , he was fined $ 75 , 000 by Jones . After coaching . Switzer was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002 . In 2004 , he received the Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award . Switzer still resides in Norman , Oklahoma with his wife Becky . In August 2007 , XMSN added Barry Switzer as a part of the channel ' s expanded college sports coverage . On September 9 , 2007 Barry Switzer joined the FOX NFL Pregame show . Switzer also guest - starred in an episode of TNT ' s " Saving Grace " titled " Do You Love Him ? " , which first aired August 11 , 2008 and received sub - par reviews . As a color commentator , Barry Switzer is known for his insightful football knowledge stemming from his career as a head coach . In 2006 , Barry and good friend Toby Keith helped found First Liberty Bank in Oklahoma City . He also owns Switzer ' s Locker Room and a number of other small businesses in the Norman area .