– Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the Red River Center
for Regional History and Culture will be screening the football documentary “The
Big Shootout” from 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 th in
University Center room 217. Mike Looney, author and producer of “The Big
Shootout” will be joining the screening for discussion of the book and movie.

“The Big Shootout” is a film about the 1969 football game between the Texas
Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks, which many have dubbed “The Game of
the Century.” On December 9 th the number one ranked Texas Longhorns played
number two ranked Arkansas in a Southwest Conference game in Fayetteville,
Arkansas. The Longhorns won the game 15-14 and would go on to win The Cotton
Bowl and be crowned National Champions.

In addition to author and producer Mike Looney there will also be several players
from the game on hand to join in the discussion and answer questions. Texas
players Bobby Mitchell and David Arledge are scheduled to attend the screening
along with Arkansas player Rick Kersey and Joe Tave, the former Assistant Dean of
Men who was the first African American employee at The University of Arkansas.
This event is free and open to the public.