The 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game, sometimes referred to as the "Game of The Century", was a legendary college football game on December 6, 1969 in which the top-ranked Texas Longhorns visited the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Longhorns came back from a 14-0 deficit after three quarters to win 15-14. They would go on to win the Cotton Bowl Classic and be selected National Champions.
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—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
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—For the State of West Virginia, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)