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SUMMARY:The Big Shootout: 1969 Texas vs Arkansas
DESCRIPTION:The Big Shoot Out chronicles the titanic 1969 game between Texa
 s and Arkansas\, among the most thrilling competitions in the history of c
 ollege football.   \nDirector Mike Looney will introduce the film 7:30 p.m
 . Thursday\, January 13\, at this live event which will also be shared vir
 tually at allentx.swagit.com .   Questions can be submitted until 8:30 p.m
 . that evening through liveonstage@cityofallen.org . \nThe aphorism "fact
  is stranger than fiction" is applicable in this case.  This game has the
  distinction of being the first college sporting event orchestrated for na
 tional television coverage.  \n ABC Sports executive Roone Arledge told th
 en ABC media director Beano Cook\, "It's the 100th year of college footbal
 l\, we've got to do something special. Why don't you look over all the sch
 edules … and figure out what game we can pluck out of the middle of the ye
 ar and put it as the final game of the season.  And\, Beano\, by the way\,
  why don't you pick who's gonna be ranked No. 1 and No. 2 and we'll get [U
 S President Richard] Nixon to come and crown the national champion." \nThi
 s proposal was implausible\, especially since Ohio State was the defending
  champion and they had all their starters.  Beano said\, “They'd lose to s
 omebody. I don't know who\, but they will lose to somebody and\, besides\,
  even if they don't if we put them at the end of the season whoever we pic
 k to play them will have three or four losses. Texas and Arkansas have a c
 hance to be undefeated and\, worst case\, they'll be [ranked] No. 2 and No
 . 3.”  How prophetic! \nThis game garnered the attention of politicians su
 ch as Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller and President Richard Nixon.
    After the game\, the president visited both locker rooms so that a char
 ge of favoritism could not be lodged. \nThe library is located at 300 N. A
 llen Dr.  Sponsored by the Allen Public Library\, the program is free. Cal
 l 214-509-4911 for additional information.\nAllen Public Library\n300 N. A
 llen Dr.\nAllen\, TX 75013 United States\n
LOCATION:300 N. Allen Dr.\, Allen\, TX 75013
URL:http://allen.bubblelife.com/community/allen_calendar/library/35660962/k
 ey/3511142353/The_Big_Shootout_1969_Texas_vs_Arkansas
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