Bootleggers Boy

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to the dry county of Crossett and made a good profit. After this he became a bootlegger. Barry grew up as a poor kid and didn’t have electricity or running water until his senior in college. He attended the University of Arkansas to play football. He was more homesick than he thought he would, but quickly adjusted. He played for four years and often said he was never good enough player to play for one of his teams at Oklahoma.
At the beginning of his senior year, he met his future wife. He was talking to one of his teammates when she walked and asked them for directions. They started dating after that. After playing for the University of Arkansas, he enlisted in the reserves. He was supposed to have six months of basic training in Missouri. After a few weeks of training, Coach Broyles, the head coach at Arkansas, called and offered him a job. He became a full-time assistant coach in 1961. In 1963, after his wife received her degree, they got married. Two years ...

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