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OU spring drills raise questions for quarterback and backfield
Bud Wilkinson drills the Oklahoma Sooners as spring practice centers on who fills the void left by Harris O Neal and McDonald. Analysts spotlight David Baker Bennett Watts and Loonnie Holland as candidates for quarterback while Clendon Thomas moves to left halfback to replace McDonald. Other contenders include Johnny Pellow Jakie Sandefer Dennis Morris and Ed McDaniel with Gautt poised to become the first Negro to play varsity fullback, as OU scrimmages reveal depth across the squad.
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Tommy McDonald
Wilkinson
David Baker
Dale Sherrod
Bennett Watts
Loonnie Holland
Baker
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Eddie Crowder
Watts
Norman
Carl Dodd
McDonald
Clendon Thomas
Tommy
McDonald's
Dodd
Bud
Greckenridge
Jakie Sandefer
Enid
Johnny Pellow
Jerry Tubbs
Bobby Harrison
Bill Krisher
Buddy Oujesky
Ken Northcaltt
Oujesky
North Carolina
Tom Emerson
Ed Gray
Lawton
Doyle Jennings
Krisher
Jennings
John Bell
Ross Coyle
Marlow
Don Stiller
Billy Pricer
Dennis Morris
David Rolle
Poteau
Prentice Gautt
Oklahoma City
Ed 'Waheo' McDaniel
Midland, Tex
Jon Nelson
Veryone
Harold Keith
Gautt
OC Douglass
Muskogee
Sophend Joe Durham
Paul Young
Jackie Holt
Gainesville
Tex
Don Nelson
Midwest City
P. S
Pitt
Sooners