OU QB legend Jimmy Harris dies at 76

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    Jimmy Harris, the starting quarterback for much of Oklahoma's record 47-game winning streak in the 1950s, has died. He was 76.

    The Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, La., says Harris died early Tuesday and his funeral is planned Saturday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport. A visitation is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

    Harris took over as Oklahoma's quarterback during the 1954 season and never lost a game, leading the Sooners to national championships in 1955 and 1956. He is one of only six quarterbacks to lead a school to back-to-back national titles.

    Notre Dame's Johnny Lujack (1946-47), Nebraska's Jerry Tagge (1970-71), Oklahoma's Steve Davis (1974-75), Nebraska's Tommie Frazier (1994-95) and Southern California's Matt Leinart (2003-04) are the others.

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