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Where Are They Now: Bruce James

FAYETTEVILLE — Fifty years later it seems some Arkansas fans still haven’t gotten over the 1969 Razorbacks losing the “Big Shootout” to Texas.

Bruce James played in it for Arkansas. He said it only took him “probably two or three days” to move on from the pain of that 15-14 near miss.

Instead, he relishes experiencing the December epic of No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Texas. There was also the obvious highlight of packing Razorback Stadium with the likes of President Richard Nixon and world famous evangelist Billy Graham among others.

Now the 1969 Razorbacks’ forgotten loss, the anticlimax 27-22 Sugar Bowl defeat to Archie Manning and Ole Miss … that still burns the Razorbacks’ All-American defensive end headed for Nov.