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Published: March 21, 2007
Orange, Cotton bowls threatened
Sites of OU history on endangered list
By Berry Tramel
A regal but decaying coliseum, built in the 1930s, home to some of the most glorious college football ever played and still home to epic gridiron collisions. Under fire from those who want luxury and frills and money-making amenities. Threatened abandonment from the organization that sustains the stadium.

And we're not talking Cotton Bowl .

The ancient Orange Bowl, the three-ringed football grounds with palm tree...

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