OU football honored Toby Keith after the third quarter of its 51-3 home win over Temple on Friday. Keith was a country music star from Clinton and a lifelong OU fan who died on Feb. 5 at the age of 62 after a battle with stomach cancer.

Toby Keith will be remembered by his home state of Oklahoma and one of his favorite football teams, the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

“Toby Keith: American Icon,” a special that honors the memory of the country music star who died in February, airs Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. According to the network, more than two dozen performers will appear in the special to pay tribute to the late singer. The event was filmed at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on July 29.

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The University of Oklahoma began a brand new tradition on Friday night in honor of late country singer and Sooners mega fan Toby Keith.

A football stadium filled with Oklahoma Sooners fans belted out the song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” Friday night in honor of the late country music legend Toby Keith, Saturday Down South reported.

University of Oklahoma fans celebrated the memory of legendary country music star and Sooner superfan Toby Keith during Friday’s season-opening football game.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.