Berry TramelHere in Oklahoma, I don’t think we realized Fairbanks’ impact on the NFL and the Patriots. But Fairbanks spent almost as many seasons with New England (six) as he did with OU (seven), including the same amount as head coach, and he coached more games with the Patriots (87) than he did with the Sooners (68). And Fairbanks brought the 5-2 defense to the NFL in 1973, he or somebody named it the 3-4 so it wouldn’t sound so collegiate, and it’s a defense still in use today by a variety of teams.Read more on NewsOK.com

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