In the football history of the Oklahoma Sooners team which had its first season in 1895, there have been many very successful coaches including Barry Switzer, Bud Wilkinson and Bennie Owen. It is in this class that you will also find Bob Stoops. He is a former football coach who managed to bring the Sooners more wins than any other coach. Stoops has also worked with teams such as Florida Gators and Kansas State.
Bob Stoops Bio
It is like Robert Anthony Stoops that the former Sooners coach was born on September 9, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio. Raised as one of six children, Bob grew up loving and footballing because his father, Ron Sr., worked as a defense coordinator at Cardinal Mooney High School. It was the same school Bob attended for his high school education.
Having played for his high school team, Bob Stoops was a defenseman for the University of Iowa between 1979 and 1982.
Although it can be expected that he will continue after leaving college, he decided to follow the same path as his father. Interestingly, it is the same as his three brothers, Mike, Ron and Mark Stoops.
In 1988, Bob’s father complained of chest pain while coaching Cardinal Mooney in a match against rival Boardman. Coincidentally, Boardman’s defensive coach at the time was Ron Jr. who was informed of his father’s poor health and he went to his side. The former Stoop was taken to hospital in an ambulance after the game Mooney won. Unfortunately, he didn’t succeed. However, he left behind four sons to continue his coaching legacy.
Coaching career
Bob Stoops began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team in 1983. He served in those roles before being named assistant coach from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, he moved to Kent State where he remained until 1995, holding various leadership positions. In 1996, he started working for Florida Gators as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator until 1998.
His journey with Oklahoma began in 1999. In his freshman season, he led the team to its first Super Bowl since 1994. By 2000, he had not only led the team to the BCS National Championship, but also maintained a season-high unbeaten record. After spending 18 years with the team, Bob Stoops retired with a very good record.
In addition to being the only coach to win the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl in the BCS era, he also achieved 10 Big 12s, becoming the Big 12 coach of the year 6 times.
A statue in his honor was erected at the Gaylord Family Stadium.
Why did he withdraw?
After spending 18 seasons with the team, Bob Stoops, the longest-serving coach in college football history, announced his retirement from his position to the shock of many. Before his sudden retirement in 2017, Stoops, who was just 56, had already told his mentor, Steve Spurrier, that he would continue to play until he was 65.
With more successive successes than any other coachStoops didn’t wait to reach that age before quitting because of what happened to his father. The fact that his father suffered a heart attack while coaching before he passed away had always been in the back of his mind and so he wanted to keep his health in check.
Also, Stoops, whose last game with the Sooners was a Sugar Bowl win over Auburn, stepped out to spend some more time with his family.
Family, wife, daughter, son, brother
As stated, Bob Stoops came from a family of football coaches. While his older brother, Ron Jr. works as an assistant coach at Youngstown State University, his younger brother, Mike Stoops, previously worked with Sooners as a defensive coordinator, while Mark Stoops, the youngest, is the coach. of the University of Kentucky team. He is in his sixth season with the team.
Bob is married to Carol Stoops, national sales manager for Mary Kay before he retired. The couple are blessed with a daughter, Mackenzie, and twin sons, Isaac and Drake.
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