Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is an American former football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

May 6, 2020 · When Barry Switzer took over the Dallas Cowboys, he couldn’t have walked into a better situation. The Cowboys had won the previous two Super Bowls and had their star offensive players in Aikman, Smith, and Irvin returning the following season.

Oct 9, 2024 · In 1995, Switzer's son Doug played quarterback for Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a historically Black college about 80 miles from Crossett, while Barry was the head coach of the Cowboys.

During his 16 years as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, he compiled a 157-29-4 record and won 12 Big Eight Championships and three National Championships. In 1994, Switzer was named head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, winning Super Bowl XXX in 1996.

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3 days ago · Barry Switzer. Football: Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer victorious holding Vince Lombardi Trophy with NBC Sports announcer Greg Gumbel (C) and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after ...

Oct 16, 2017 · To this day, Switzer has the highest winning percentage of any college football coach. He's also one of three to have won a national title and a Super Bowl. And while some may disagree, I've always thought Switzer deserved more credit than he received for his 40-24 four-year run with the Cowboys.

3 days ago · Cowboys head coaches through the years: Records from Tom Landry to Brian Schottenheimer. ... Barry Switzer, who hadn't coached since he led the Oklahoma program in 1988, was boisterous in his ...

Nov 15, 2023 · In 1996, Switzer led the Cowboys to a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. He resigned as coach of the Cowboys in 1998, having posted a career NFL coaching record of 45–26. Football News named Switzer Coach of the Year in 1980.

Barry Switzer coached 4 seasons in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Between the years of 1994 and 1997, he compiled a record of 45-26 in regular season and postseason games. He won 1 Super Bowl championship, 1 conference championship and 3 division championships.