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[Photograph 2012.201.B1239.0108]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the finest high school backs last season was Basil Sharp of Pawnee, who is running these days with the Univ. of Oklahoma Sooners, as they warm up for their Big Six title defense. Sought by all three of the big Oklahoma colleges, he attended summer school at Tulsa Univ., then just showed up in Norman when football practice opened, explaining "I just changed my mind."
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Sparlin, Morris E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1239.0109]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When they don't get out of the way for Basil Sharp, the big Oklahoma fullback bumps them aside. The Sooners meet Texas Christian at Taft Stadium Saturday night, and the freshman from Pawnee earned his starting spot after the Sooners' 68-0 rout of Kansas State last week."
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Sparlin, Morris E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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