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Bob Proved Nice Guys Finish First
Published: 10/30/2011 4:11 PM
Last Modified: 10/30/2011 4:11 PM

Bob Barry was a legend from the first time I met him 39 years ago.
He was legend because Barry took the time to be interviewed by an 18-year-old aspiring sports writer.
When I saw him a week ago at an Oklahoma football game, he was the same nice person who took so much delight in simply being at a game.
Barry died Sunday and he leaves friends all over the country. Basicly, if you met him you were his friend.
In a business often ruled by ego and self-promotion, Barry was an exception.
He didn’t love the fame. He loved the game.
I admired his enthusiasm right up to his last game last spring at the Big 12 basketball tournament.
This is a loss for all Oklahomans, He was the voice of the Sooners and Cowboys at various times over the last 50 years.
I took my father with me to that interview at Oklahoma City’s channel 4 in 1972.
All we talked about as we drove home to Perry was how nice Barry had been to us.
More than his play-by-play, or any story he ever did, I’ll always remember him as one of the nicest people I’ve known in my life.



Reader Comments 4 Total
Think Tank (last year)
Bob Barry, whether you bleed Orange or crimson, may have been the most beloved and respected Oklahoman since Will Rogers
                    
Bart78 (last year)
I can definitely endorse that thought. He was the voice of the Cowboys when I started college at OSU in 1973 so it was quite a change when he returned to the Sooners in 1991. He made games enjoyable on the radio, no matter which team, because he was a pro.
120961 (last year)
Good piece, thanks for sharing.
                    
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