{"id":1593,"date":"2016-01-08T19:49:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T01:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2016-01-24T22:54:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T04:54:30","slug":"greatest-sooner-running-backs-number-six-demarco-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Sooner Running Backs, Number Six, DeMarco Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #8c1111;\"><strong><em>To qualify this ranking of running backs at Oklahoma, I have included only players that I have personally seen in person at the stadium or live on television.\u00a0 I began watching Sooner football in 1958 and my remembrances go back to 1961.\u00a0 With that, I have not included any player before 1961. This is the first part of a series of greatest Sooner football players by position.\u00a0 Please comment on my lists and argue your best Sooner players.\u00a0 There are no right or wrong rankings.\u00a0\u00a0 The lists,\u00a0started with Joe Don Looney (10th best running back), will include offensive and defensive positions.\u00a0 Statistics, abilities, and overall significance to the OU football program are all included in picking the ten, but when all things are equal, my <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #911414;\">personal preference is the tie breaker.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #9c2222;\">DeMarco Murray-\u00a0\u00a0 All-Big 12 (2008-2010)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #9c2222;\">DeMarco Murray has the statistics to show that he is\u00a0one of the greatest Sooner backs of all time.\u00a0 With his electrifying performances in the NFL, Murray continues to show his craft on Sundays.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">His records at OU:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font: 14px\/22.4px sans-serif; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; color: #252525; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; list-style-type: disc; white-space: normal; widows: 1; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Former All-Time Leader in Points Scored (390) Surpassed by Kicker Michael Hunnicutt in 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">All-Time Leader in Touchdowns (65)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">All-Time Leader in All Purpose Yards (6,718)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">All-Time Leader in Receiving Yards for a Running Back (1,571)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">All-Time Leader in Kickoff Return average 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