Former Oklahoma State Coach, Eddie Sutton passes...

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I very briefly met Sutton many years ago and obviously this story is anecdotal, but nonetheless, in the few minutes of the exchange he was extremely nice, personable and gracious. I met OU football coach Barry Switzer under very similar circumstances and he was, well let's just say, not as gracious or nice. Speaking of meeting coaches, on my first trip to London, I was on the same airplane as Norm Stewart. When we were standing at the baggage claim waiting for our bags he ended up walking up and standing right beside me. Of course, I had my KU gear on in full display. I couldn't resist turning to him and saying "Hey Coach". He saw me sartorially resplendent in my KU gear and smiled and we ended up talking for 5 minutes or so while we were waiting for our bags to show. He was quite witty and very engaging and in a joking backhanded manner, quite complimentary of things Jayhawk. As an example, when he asked me where I lived, he said "do you live in that state?" pointing to the Jayhawk on my shirt. He joked about never actually saying the word "Kansas". I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and found him to be quite delightful with a very cutting and sharp sense of humor.