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[edit] Summary

Charles Thompson's infamous appearance on the cover of the February 27, 1989 issue of Sports Illustrated as the media accused the Switzer-led Sooners of being an out-of-control program.

[edit] Rationale

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As noted in the Thompson article, and in many sports publications, this magazine cover is very well known as the downfall of Thompson football career and Barry Switzer's career at OU. It is famous in the annals of sports downfalls and a candidate for fair use in the article of Charles Thompson which discusses the cover and its significance.

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on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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current	22:15, 8 September 2006	442×575 (60 KB)	Bobak (Talk \| contribs)	(Charles Thompson (football)'s infamous appearence on the cover of the February 27, 1989 issue of ''Sports Illustrated'' as the media accused the Switzer-led Sooners of being an out-of-control program. ==Rationale== To quote the tag: :Not)