Barry’s Total Net Worth

Barry Switzer is a former American football coach, who has earned his net worth of $5 million through football coaching,  both at college and national level. He was born on October 5, 1937 in Crossett, Arkansas. Barry received a scholarship at the University of Arkansas, and later started to play at the university. From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an assistant coach. Later, in 1973, he became a head coach at the University of Oklahoma.

Properties: Private Fortune

Barry Switzer, along with his wife Becky, lives in Norman, Oklahoma. He is the owner of Switzer’s Locker Room. In the Norman area, he also possesses various small businesses. Barry, along with Toby Keith, founded First Liberty Bank in Oklahoma City, in 2006.

Barry’s Career

Barry began his career as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma. As a head coach, he played an important role in the victory of Oklahoma, in 1974, 1975 and 1985. From 1994-1997, he went on to coach for the Dallas Cowboys, where he won a Super Bowl in 1995. In 2002, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2007, he joined FOX NFL Pregame show.

Awards and Honours

He received the “Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award”, in 2004. In 2009, he was honoured with the “Paul Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award”.