Fans celebrate late country music icon Toby Keith during Sooners opening game
University of Oklahoma fans celebrated the memory of legendary country music star and Sooner superfan Toby Keith during Friday’s season-opening football game.
University of Oklahoma fans celebrated the memory of legendary country music star and Sooner superfan Toby Keith during Friday’s season-opening football game.
University of Oklahoma fans celebrated the memory of legendary country music star and Sooner superfan Toby Keith during Friday’s season-opening football game.
University of Oklahoma fans celebrated the memory of legendary country music star and Sooner superfan Toby Keith during Friday’s season-opening football game.
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Announced by university officials on Monday, a tribute to the late country superstar will happen during the breaks between the third and fourth quarters, “giving 85,000 fans the opportunity to sing along.”
Keith's family took to the field during the celebration, saying the only thing he loved more than crimson and cream and the University of Oklahoma was his "red, white and blue."
Friday night, thousands of fans at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium sang along to Keith's "Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue" as the music video played on the stadium's giant screen, complete with a fireworks display.
Watch the tribute to Keith in the video above.
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