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Remembering Dennis Byrd

A week ago Saturday, tragedy hit the streets of Oklahoma as The University of Tulsa lost one of its top defensive players in the last 30 years of the Golden Hurricane football program.

Dennis Byrd lost his life in a Rogers County car crash.

The University of Tulsa football team will honor Byrd's legacy at Saturday's Homecoming game against Tulane with a moment of silence, helmet stickers and other planned tributes. Dennis Byrd's Memorial Service is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Church on the Move (Main Auditorium) at 1003 North 129th East Avenue.

Let's look back at Dennis Byrd the football player.