Just days after announcing that he was coming out of retirement, country music artist Garth Brooks visited his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, for a homecoming celebration at the university. Shortly after graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1984, Garth began his musical career by playing small bars and clubs like Wild Willies Saloon and the Tumbleweed in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

In 1985, Garth, with some help from noted entertainment attorney Rod Phelps, produced his first demo and his first album was released in 1989 which turned out to be a critical and chart success. It peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album charts. Garth Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s.

From the looks the of these images, Garth thoroughly enjoyed his visit back home to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he went to college and where he began his illustrious career. The gentleman seated behind Garth Brooks is OSU and NFL legend Barry Sanders. By the way, the alumni, the students and anybody else in Stillwater that day thoroughly enjoyed his visit back home as well. Earlier that day, along with Barry Sanders and Robin Ventura, he was inducted into the OSU Alumni Hall of Fame and he served as one of the grand marshals for "America's Greatest Homecoming Celebration."

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