John Roush (born January 7, 1953) is a former
American football
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player. He attended the
University of Oklahoma
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and played at the
offensive guard
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position for the
Oklahoma Sooners football
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team. He was a member of the
1974 team coached by
Barry Switzer
Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former American football coach and player. 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 Le ...
that compiled an 11–0 record and won the national championship. He was also a consensus first-team selection to the
1974 College Football All-America Team. He was also an Academic All-America selection in 1974.
References
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Place of birth missing (living people)
1953 births
Living people
All-American college football players
American football offensive guards
Oklahoma Sooners football players
Players of American football from Oklahoma