Offered is a 1977 University of Arkansas Orange Bowl game ball presented to Razorbacks head coach Lou Holtz. The Wilson light brown, smooth leather football features a white presentation panel embossed in black with the legend "1978 Orange Bowl Arkansas 32 Oklahoma 6 Coach Lou Holtz". Opposite the presentation panel is the logo "Wilson" embossed in black. In their first year under Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled an 11–1 record (7–1 against SWC opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 389 to 101. The Razorbacks' only loss was to SWC champion Texas by a 13–9 score. The then-#6 ranked Razorbacks advanced to the 1978 Orange Bowl, defeating #2 Oklahoma by a 31–6 score. Arkansas was ranked #3 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll. This item comes with a LOA from Lou Holtz and 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this item will be donated to the Holtz Charitable Foundation, Inc.

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