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Thu Jan 26, 2017, 03:50 AM Jan 2017

Matthew McConaughey gets last laugh on West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen


Bryce Dallas Howard and Matthew McConaughey in “Gold.”

Remember that sun-soaked afternoon not long ago when West Virginia Mountaineers mascot coach Dana Holgorsen came to Royal-Memorial Stadium, screamed and spit everywhere, and said some not-very-nice things about the Longhorns?

(To be fair, West Virginia did win the game.)

Well, it appears Texas superfan Matthew McConaughey took some inspiration from Holgorsen. So much inspiration that he decided to honor the West Virginia coach in his new film, “Gold.” In a wide-ranging interview with Austin American-Statesman reporter Joe Gross, McConaughey spilled the beans on the true inspiration for his character’s unflattering hairline.

The resemblance is unmistakable, and extra hilarious for any college football die-hard. McConaughey 1, Holgorsen 0.

http://www.hookem.com/2017/01/25/matthew-mcconaughey-gets-last-laugh-dana-holgorsen/


Head coach Dana Holgorsen of the West Virginia Mountaineers watches as his team plays the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
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