His weapons were Heisman candidate HB Greg Pruitt, who averaged a stunning 9.5 yards per carry and speedy split end Jon Harrison.
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The cover of Sports Illustrated (1971-11-22) published the week of the game included photographs of Nebraska linebacker Bob Terrio and Oklahoma running back Greg Pruitt, nose-to-nose, beneath the headline: "Irresistible Oklahoma Meets Immovable Nebraska.
In 1979, Pruitt won ABC's Superstars, an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic events resembling a decathlon.
Greg Norman | Greg LeMond | Greg Louganis | Greg Chappell | Greg Nickels | Greg Bear | Greg Abbott | Greg Osby | Greg Dyke | Greg Kurstin | Greg Grunberg | Greg Lynn | Greg Mortenson | Greg Keelor | Greg Hopkins | Greg Behrendt | Greg Phillinganes | Greg Morrisett | Greg James | Greg Giraldo | Greg Egan | Greg Dulli | Greg Bahnsen | Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld | Greg Shaw | Greg Schiano | Greg Rucka | Greg Raymer | Greg Kihn | Greg James (DJ) |
The other nine players were Ron Beagle, Navy; Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania: Carl Diehl, Dartmouth; Bill Fisher, Notre Dame; Leroy Keyes, Purdue; Tommy Nobis, Texas; Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma; Joe Romig, Colorado; and Charles "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State.