Famous University Of Tulsa Alumni
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People on this list must have gone to University of Tulsa and be of some renown.
List of famous alumni from University of Tulsa, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from University of Tulsa include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished University of Tulsa alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended University of Tulsa are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from University of Tulsa.
List contains graduates like Phil McGraw and Steve Largent.
This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to University of Tulsa?” and “Which celebrities are University of Tulsa alumni?”- Phil McGraw, widely recognized as Dr. Phil, is a prominent figure in the field of psychology and television hosting. Born on September 1, 1950, in Vinita, Oklahoma, McGraw pursued a career that combined his skill set remarkably, leveraging his academic depth to bring psychological concepts closer to the masses. After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from Midwestern State University, McGraw continued his studies at the University of North Texas. There he achieved a master's degree followed by a PhD. in clinical psychology. He began his professional journey as a psychologist, setting up a private practice with his father, who was also a psychologist. Although successful, McGraw eventually transitioned his career towards the media sector, where he found an innovative way to merge his interests. He first gained national exposure for his work with Oprah Winfrey, aiding her during a legal battle in the late 1990s. With his cogent advice and charismatic demeanor, McGraw quickly caught the public's eye, leading to his own syndicated television show, Dr. Phil. The show, which debuted in 2002, offers guests the opportunity to confront personal issues under McGraw's guidance. It has since been lauded for its ability to bring psychological discussions into everyday living rooms. Over the years, Dr. Phil has penned multiple best-selling books related to self-help and personal health, further solidifying his position as a prominent psychologist and media personality.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Vinita, Oklahoma, USA
- Able to alternate between comedy and melodrama, portraying everything from vixens to suffering mothers, Rue McClanahan became a fixture on television from the moment she landed the role of Vivian Harmon, best friend to Bea Arthur's titular character, "Maude," in 1972. Flirtatious and a bit ditzy as Vivian, McClanahan upped the flirt quotient considerably more than a decade later when she created the role for which she was most recognized, Blanche Devereaux, the self-proclaimed middle-aged sex goddess on "The Golden Girls" (NBC, 1985-1992). With her Southern charm, Blanche enchanted viewers with her comic timing but also proved that love and desire knew no age.
- Age: Dec. at 76 (1934-2010)
- Birthplace: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
- A versatile and multi-talented performer on film and in television, Emmy winner Mary Kay Place essayed free-thinking, often eccentric women in projects ranging from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (syndicated, 1976-77) and "The Big Chill" (1983) to "Being John Malkovich" (1999) and "Big Love" (HBO, 2006-11). Her knack for gentle comedy and singing caught the eye of both Tim Conway and Norman Lear, who provided her first breaks in the early 1970s; a brief stint as an Emmy-nominated writer preceded stardom as Loretta Haggers, would-be country singer on "Mary Hartman," leading to the recording of a successful album as Haggers in 1976. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was a capable character actress, switching deftly from comedy to drama while honing a second career as a TV director. "Big Love" gave her the choicest role of her later career as the Lady Macbeth-like wife of a polygamist leader; her chameleon qualities as an actress, as well as her impressive body of credits, ensured her steady work and admiration from her peers and fans.
- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Sam Rayburn
American football playerSam Branson Rayburn (born October 20, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at the University of Tulsa. Rayburn has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins.- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Chickasha, Oklahoma
- A hefty, beaming character player and comedian of TV and films with tousled hair and an often hearty manner, Gailard Sartain has played a wide range of roles but has been most typically cast as small-town country bumpkins. He began in entertainment operating a camera for a small Oklahoma TV station while pursuing graduate studies in fine arts at the University of Tulsa. Encouraged by friends, he auditioned to replace a fired radio interview host, successfully held the job for a time, and was noticed by a talent scout. The hit CBS comedy-variety series "Hee Haw" had recently been let go by the network in a corporate decision to eliminate lowbrow entertainment in favor of more prestigious fare. But syndication had the last laugh and Sartain chuckled along, joining the series in 1972 and staying for nearly 20 seasons of country music, neo-vaudeville shtick and wooden plank slaps in the rear amid the goings-on in Kornfield Kounty.
- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Ted Berrigan (November 15, 1934 – July 4, 1983) was an American poet.
- Age: Dec. at 48 (1934-1983)
- Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
- Myles Munroe, OBE was a Bahamian Evangelical Christian evangelist and ordained Pentecostal minister who founded and led the Bahamas Faith Ministries International and Myles Munroe International. He was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association and president of the International Leadership Training Institute as well as the author of numerous books. Munroe died with his wife and 7 others in a private plane crash on 9 November 2014.
- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Nassau, Bahamas
Craig Campbell
Craig Eaton Campbell (born March 24, 1952) is an American politician and businessman and is the current president and chief executive officer of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC). He joined the corporation as chief operating officer in February 2011, and was appointed president and CEO by the Board of Directors in October 2012. [1] Prior to his position at AAC, Campbell was the lieutenant governor of Alaska, holding the office from August 10, 2009 through December 6, 2010. Pending his confirmation by the State Legislature, he was "temporary substitute" lieutenant governor for several weeks. Campbell left office in December 2010, after having withdrawn from the Republican primary race for lieutenant governor, which was eventually won by Mead Treadwell. Before serving as lieutenant governor, Campbell was the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. In that role, he was head of the state's National Guard, with the rank of lieutenant general. On July 3, 2009, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced that she would resign effective July 26. Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell would become governor, and Campbell would replace Parnell as lieutenant governor. In 2010, Campbell opted to not seek election as lieutenant governor, preferring to return to the business sector and joining AAC in February 2011. Campbell was appointed the state chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Alaska State Committee in October 2012. [2] He is married to wife Anne Marie and has two children: Amanda and Melanie (deceased), and four grandchildren: Faith, Ellie, Kimberly and Emma.- Age: 72
- Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954) is an American former football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002. Prior to his political career, Largent was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League for his entire 14-season professional football career. He held several all-time receiving records when he retired.
- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Marie Tharp (July 30, 1920 – August 23, 2006) was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer who, in partnership with Bruce Heezen, created the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. Tharp's work revealed the detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean bottom. Her work also revealed the presence of a continuous rift valley along the axis of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, causing a paradigm shift in earth science that led to acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift.
- Age: Dec. at 86 (1920-2006)
- Birthplace: Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Robert Bruce St. Clair, nicknamed "The Geek" (February 18, 1931 – April 20, 2015) was a professional American football player. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St. Clair held the distinction of having been one of the few players in history to have spent almost his entire playing career in the same city, playing in the same stadium. St. Clair attended San Francisco's Polytechnic High School (located across the street from the stadium) and the University of San Francisco, and was part of USF's undefeated 1951 team. After USF dropped football, St. Clair finished his college career at the University of Tulsa. He was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1953 and played his entire professional career in San Francisco until his retirement prior to the 1964 season. In 2001, as a tribute for playing a total of 17 seasons and 189 home games at Kezar Stadium, the city of San Francisco renamed the stadium's field in honor of St. Clair. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. St. Clair also served as mayor of Daly City, California from 1958 to 1964 (while still an active player) and a county supervisor for San Mateo County from 1966 to 1974. For many years he owned a liquor store at 24th and Sanchez in Noe Valley, which still bears his name.During St. Clair's tenure as mayor, the Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association moved to the Cow Palace in Daly City and became the San Francisco Warriors. The team moved to the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1971 and took its current name, the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors won games 2 and 3 of the 1975 NBA World Championship Series at the Cow Palace en route to a four-game sweep of the Washington Bullets. St. Clair broke his hip in February 2015; complications led to his death in Santa Rosa, California on April 20, 2015 at the age of 84.
- Age: 93
- Birthplace: USA, California, San Francisco
- Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009), better known as Paul Harvey, was a conservative American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. From 1952 through 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people a week. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 American Forces Network stations, and 300 newspapers.
- Age: Dec. at 90 (1918-2009)
- Birthplace: USA, Oklahoma, Tulsa
- Richard Young (born May 12, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is best known for his time with WWE performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz.Young spent time in the XFL, the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Arena Football League (AFL), and the National Football League (NFL).
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
- Age: 68
- Birthplace: USA, California, Torrance
- Lovie Lee Smith (born May 8, 1958) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head coach of the Chicago Bears (2004–2012) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2015), as well as the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and as head coach for the Bears in 2006.
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Gladewater, Texas
- With the success of the TV action drama "Prison Break," Wade Williams established himself as a solid, dependable character actor who brought his talents to television, movies, cartoons, and more. Wade Andrew Williams was born on December 24, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Williams originally studied medicine, but eventually earned a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Tulsa, and he also got an MFA in acting from Rutgers. When Williams moved to New York, he found steady work on the stage, performing in "Taming of the Shrew" with Morgan Freeman and Tracey Ullman at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. He also starred with Denzel Washington in a revival of "Richard III," and toured in revivals of "Guys and Dolls," "Les Miserables," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," Ragtime," and "Show Boat." Williams's first TV role was on the crime drama "Profiler" (NBC 1996-2000), followed by a recurring role on "The Bernie Mac Show" (Fox 2001-05) as cantankerous preacher Father Cronin. When he was offered "Prison Break" (Fox 2005-09), Williams thought of passing on the role of Brad Bellick, a sadistic prison guard, because he didn't want his daughter to see him playing a bad guy. Williams changed his mind, and "Prison Break" was his regular gig for four years. In addition to "Prison Break," Williams appeared on "Criminal Minds" (CBS 2005 - ), "Monk" (USA 2002-09), and "Bones" (Fox 2005- ), among other shows. Williams also went on to featured roles in movies like "Flicka" (2006), "Collateral" (2004), "Ali" (2001), and "Erin Brockovich" (2000). In addition to his live action performances, Williams lent his vocal talents to the feature-length superhero cartoons "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (2010), "Batman: Under the Red Hood" (2010), and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" (2012).
- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Michael Garrett Mills (born October 12, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Mills also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals.
- Age: 41
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Michael David Ruffin (born (1977-01-21)January 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he played as a forward/center. After playing college basketball at the University of Tulsa, where he studied chemical engineering, Ruffin was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Bulls, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 1.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game through his NBA career and is considered to be a defensive presence on the court. On February 17, 2009, Ruffin was sent to the Sacramento Kings and then to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ike Diogu shortly thereafter in a 3-team trade.In 2010, Ruffin became coach of the ABA's Colorado Kings. However, he resumed his career in Spain playing for Obradoiro CAB.After two years out of the NBA, he was signed by the league's Denver Nuggets in mid-December 2011. However, he did not make the team's opening day roster.As of 2012, he is living in Phoenix, Arizona, working for ASQ and coaching basketball.Ruffin joined the Pelicans as Player Development Coach in October 2014.
- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
- Gustave Joseph Frerotte (; born July 31, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa.Frerotte, who was selected to the 1997 Pro Bowl while with the Redskins, also played for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and St. Louis Rams.
- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Kittanning, Pennsylvania
- James Mountain Inhofe (; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2015 to 2017. Inhofe served as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1994 and as mayor of Tulsa from 1978 to 1984. Inhofe is known for his rejection of the scientific consensus on climate change. He supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and has proposed the Inhofe Amendment to make English the national language of the United States. Inhofe served as acting chairman of the Armed Services Committee while John McCain fought cancer in 2018. After McCain's death, he became chairman.
- Age: 90
- Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Paul Matthew Pressey (born December 24, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who previously was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of the point forward position, combining the attributes of a point guard and forward. While playing small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1980s, Pressey took on many of the ball handling duties, even leading the team in assists for five straight years. He participated in the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, finishing in 6th place out of 8. Pressey, along with John Johnson, served as a model for later players taking on the point forward role. In 1992–93, he came out of retirement while an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors to help the team deal with many injuries to other players. He played 18 games before getting injured too. His daughter attended the University of California, Berkeley and was a member of the Golden Bear volleyball squad that was a semifinalist at the women's 2007 NCAA Final Four. His sons Jeremiah (Paul Jr.) and Phil played basketball for Missouri.In 2010, Pressey became an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He served in that role until 2013. In September 16, 2014; he was added to Byron Scott's coaching staff for the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
- Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith (Cherokee name Ugista:ᎤᎩᏍᏔ derived from Cherokee word for "Corntassel", Utsitsata:ᎤᏥᏣᏔ; born December 17, 1950, in Pontiac, Michigan) is a former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. He was first elected in 1999. Smith was re-elected to a second term as Chief in 2003 and a third term in June 2007 with 59% of the vote. He was defeated in his attempt to get elected to a fourth term in office by Bill John Baker 54% to 46% in the 2011 election and he lost again to Baker in 2015, receiving 28% of the vote. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, he worked as a lawyer for the tribe and in private practice.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan
- Todd Dennys Hays (born May 21, 1969) is an American former bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, breaking a 46-year medal drought for the US national bobsleigh team.He also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2003 and a bronze in 2004. He finished third four times in the Bobsleigh World Cup, earning them twice in combined men's (2003-4, 2005-6) and once each in the two-man (2005–06) and four-man events (2003–04). Hays was raised in Del Rio, Texas. Prior to his bobsleigh career, Hays also was involved in American football and kickboxing. This included playing linebacker for the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma for which he was part of the team that defeated San Diego State University in the Freedom Bowl in 1991. He also is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Hays played two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League before switching to kickboxing where he became national champion in 1993. He competed in the 1995 Vale Tudo Freestyle Fighting Championship in Japan. Winning his first bout against Koichiro Kimura via submission, Hays was set to face Rickson Gracie in his second fight of the tournament. However, he had sustained an injury to his shoulder which caused him to decide to leave the tournament. Todd is featured in the film Choke: Rickson Gracie, a documentary of the Brazilian fighter's preparation for the 1995 Vale Tudo tournament. In it, he explains how he had chosen to enter the tournament in Japan and fight under this rule set to make money, as he wanted to be able to finance his true dream; to compete in the Olympics as a bobsledder. Hays retired from bobsleigh after the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and returned to coaching football in the United States. In 2008, Hays attempted a comeback in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. On December 9, 2009, Hays sustained an injury during practice at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Winterberg, Germany. Medical personnel for the US Bobsleigh Team evaluated Hays' condition in Lake Placid, New York and stated Hays suffered from an intraparenchymal hematoma which was originally suspected to be a concussion. The doctors in turn forced Hays into retirement to avoid any further brain damage.Subsequently, Hays became a bobsleigh coach, working with Mike Kohn weeks after returning from Winterberg to help him clinch the third slot for the US national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He worked with the Dutch bobsleigh team in the 2010-11 season, coaching Esmé Kamphuis to a second place at a World Cup event at Cesana Pariol, the first medal ever won by a Dutch bobsleigh crew. Subsequently, the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announced in May 2011 that Hays would take up the position of head coach for the US women's team from July of that year. Despite leading the women's team to two medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, it was announced in May 2014 that Hayes had lost his job after changes to USBSF's coaching structure resulting in the men's and women's head coach positions being merged. After leaving the US team Hays became head coach and technical director for the Jamaican bobsled team for the 2014–15 season. However he had to leave this role after one season due to a lack of funds to pay his salary, although he continued to work with the team in an unofficial capacity.
- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Del Rio, Texas, USA
- Raymond Earl Rhodes (born October 20, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the former assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans. He earned five Super Bowl rings as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, and was named Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in 1995, his first season as Eagles head coach. He last served as the senior defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Mexia, Texas
- Dennis Letts (September 5, 1934 – February 22, 2008) was an American college professor and actor. He originated the role of Beverly Weston in the production of his son Tracy's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play August: Osage County.
- Age: Dec. at 73 (1934-2008)
- Birthplace: USA, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Kevin Shaffer
American football playerKevin Carl Shaffer (born March 2, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Shaffer also played for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears.- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Salisbury, Maryland
Louis W. Ballard
ArtistLouis W. Ballard (July 8, 1931 – February 9, 2007) was a Native American composer, educator, author, artist, and journalist.- Age: Dec. at 75 (1931-2007)
- Birthplace: Oklahoma
Drew Edmondson
Politician, LawyerWilliam Andrew Edmondson (born October 12, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his election as state attorney general, he served as the district attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma, from 1983 to 1995. He was defeated twice in campaigns for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, which was held by his father Ed Edmondson from 1953-1973. Edmondson was defeated twice in the statewide races for Governor of Oklahoma. In 2010, Edmondson was defeated by Jari Askins in an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor. Following his service as attorney general, he joined the Oklahoma City law office of Riggs Abney. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 2018 and was defeated by Republican nominee Kevin Stitt in the general election.- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
- James Leroy Hartz (born February 3, 1940) is a former American television personality, columnist and reporter during the mid- and late-1970s. At age 24, Hartz was the youngest correspondent NBC had ever hired. He became best known to a national audience for a two-year position as the co-host of the Today Show, along with Barbara Walters. Hartz replaced the deceased Frank McGee, who also hailed from Oklahoma, and at whose funeral Hartz had delivered the eulogy.
- Age: 85
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Gail Farrell (born October 6, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work on the variety program The Lawrence Welk Show.
- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Salinas, California, USA
- Mary Stuart (born Mary Houchins; July 4, 1926 – February 28, 2002) was an American actress, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. A former silver screen starlet, she was perhaps best known for her starring role as Joanne on the CBS/NBC soap opera Search for Tomorrow, which she played for 35 years without interruption (1951–86). After her divorce from her first husband, with whom she raised two children, she began a side career as a guitarist and a singer/songwriter, first singing on Search for Tomorrow and then releasing her own album in 1973. At the time of her death, she had played the role of Meta Bauer on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light for six years. For her work in daytime drama, she was given the Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award.
- Age: Dec. at 75 (1926-2002)
- Birthplace: USA, Florida, Miami
- Rilla Askew (born 1951) is an American novelist and short story writer who was born in Poteau, in the Sans Bois Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma, and grew up in the town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance in 1980 and went on to study creative writing at Brooklyn College, where she received her MFA in 1989. Rilla has taught at Syracuse University, Brooklyn College, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2003, she was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame Askew was a 2004 fellow at Civiella Ranieri in Umbertide, Italy, and a featured writer at the 2008 World Literature Today and Chinese Literature Conference in Beijing. In 2009, she received an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in Tin House, TriQuarterly, Nimrod, World Literature Today, and elsewhere. Her story "The Killing Blanket" was selected for Prize Stories 1993: The O. Henry Awards. Askew's first novel The Mercy Seat (1997) was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dublin IMPAC Prize, was a Boston Globe Notable Book, and received the Oklahoma Book Award and the Western Heritage Award in 1998. In 2002, her second novel Fire in Beulah (2001), about the Tulsa race riot, received the American Book Award and the Myers Book Award from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. Askew's third novel, Harpsong (2007), is set in 1930's Oklahoma. Harpsong received the Oklahoma Book Award, the Western Heritage Award, the WILLA Award from Women Writing the West, and the Violet Crown Award from the Writers League of Texas in 2008. Her novel about state immigration laws, "Kind of Kin," was published by Ecco in 2013. Askew is married to actor Paul Austin, and they divide their time between Oklahoma and the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Sans Bois Mountains
Michael E Wiley
BusinesspersonMichael Wiley was elected to Tesoros Board of Directors in 2005. Mr. Wiley has 33 years experience in the energy industry and most recently served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company.- Age: 74
Sid Abramowitz
American football playerSidney H. Abramowitz (born May 21, 1960) is a former American football player.- Age: 64
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, Culver City, California
Rick Arrington
American football playerRichard Cameron “Rick” Arrington (born February 26, 1947) is a former American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He played three seasons for the Eagles from 1970-1972. He attended the University of Tulsa and the University of Georgia. Arrington was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Hazel (née Cameron) (1925-2013) and Richard Adler Arrington, Jr (1911-1977). He is the father of former ESPN college football sideline reporter Jill Arringtonand the grandfather of actresses Dakota and Elle Fanning.- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina
Mike Anderson
Basketball Coach, CoachMichael Andre Anderson (born December 12, 1959) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He came to St. John's after previously serving as head coach at UAB, Missouri and Arkansas. He also served as an assistant/associate head coach under Nolan Richardson at Arkansas for 17 years. Over his 17 seasons as a head coach, Anderson has compiled a 369–200 record, 11 20-win campaigns, 9 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Sweet 16 berths and a run to the 2009 Elite Eight. Anderson is one of just 5 current Division I head coaches with 15+ years of experience and no losing seasons, along with Mark Few, Tom Izzo, Jim Boeheim and Roy Williams.- Age: 65
- Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama
- Daniel H. Wilson (born March 6, 1978) is a New York Times best-selling author, television host and robotics engineer. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His books include the award-winning humor titles How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack? and How to Build a Robot Army and the bestseller Robopocalypse. His most recent novel, The Clockwork Dynasty, was published in August 2017.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Nick Graham
American football playerNick Graham (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Wests Tigers and the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He also played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League competition. His regular position was lock.- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Leo Carroll
American football playerLeo Carroll may refer to: Leo Carroll (American football) (born 1944), former American football defensive end Leo Carroll (volleyball) (born 1983), volleyball player from Canada Leo G. Carroll (1886–1972), English actor- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Alhambra, California
Shana Dale
Shana L. Dale (born 1964 in Georgia) is an American politician and lawyer. She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the George W. Bush administration from 2005 to 2009.- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Georgia
- Mark Radcliffe may refer to: Mark Radcliffe (film producer) (born 1952), American film producer Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster) (born 1958), English radio broadcaster, musician and writer Mark Radcliffe (politician) (born 1971), American Democratic politician and lawyer
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Bolton, United Kingdom
Rod Smith
PoliticianRodney Warren Smith (born November 15, 1949) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010, Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. In 2016, Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry, a Republican and former state representative.- Age: 75
- Birthplace: Southwest City, Missouri, USA
- Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan (Arabic: طارق محمد السويدان) is a Kuwaiti writer, historian, businessman, and Muslim scholar, He is Chairman of "Innovation Group". He is well known in the Middle East and in Muslim communities throughout the world for his management/strategic planning training, and television shows and appearances. According to Forbes magazine (Arabic edition: Forbes Arabia), Al-Suwaidan ranks second in annual net income among Islamic speakers in the Muslim world with an estimated net profit of $1 million in 2007. Al-Suwaidan was trained in the classical Islamic sciences in his youth and lived and studied in the United States from the age of 17 and remained for 20 years, graduating from high school, and receiving a B.S. in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Penn State University in 1975 and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in 1990 in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa.Al-Suwaidan has preached to large audiences in the U.K. Canada, and Australia. He has spoken to Western audiences at venues such as Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He frequently supports Western and American Muslim organizations.
- Age: 71
- Birthplace: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Tony Liscio
American football playerAnthony Liscio (July 2, 1940 – June 18, 2017) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.- Age: 84
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Barry Antoine Minter (born January 28, 1970) is a former National Football League linebacker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.
- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Mount Pleasant, Texas
- Tracy Scroggins (born September 11, 1969) is a former professional football athlete. He was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire 10-year NFL career playing for the Detroit Lions.
- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Checotah, Oklahoma
- Jerry Byron Rhome (born March 6, 1942 in Dallas) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Rams. He closed out his professional career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.
- Age: 82
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
T. J. Rubley
American football playerTheron Joseph Rubley (born November 29, 1968), is a former American professional gridiron football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the 1990s. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Denver Broncos of the NFL, the Rhein Fire of the WLAF, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa
- Drew Pearson (born January 12, 1951) is an American former football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: South River, New Jersey
- James Edward Finks (August 31, 1927 – May 8, 1994) was an American football and Canadian football player, coach, and executive.
- Age: Dec. at 66 (1927-1994)
- Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
- Marvin H. Matuszak (September 12, 1931 – February 28, 2004) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League and in the American Football League. He went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was once an AFL All-Star during his 12-year pro football career. After retiring, he was an assistant coach in the pros for 16 seasons for five different teams. The South Bend native was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1987. He is often erroneously called the father of former NFL defensive lineman John Matuszak. John's father's middle initial is "F" and he was still living when a photo of the family gravestone was taken in 2007. Hence, this Marvin H. Matuszak who died in 2004 is not John's father.
- Age: Dec. at 72 (1931-2004)
- Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana
Steve Gage
American football playerSteven Glen Gage (born May 10, 1964 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1988. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL Draft.- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Claremore, Oklahoma
- Wes Hamilton (born April 24, 1953 in Texas City, Texas) is a former American football offensive lineman who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 3rd round in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tulsa. One of Wes's sons, Ben Hamilton is an offensive lineman, who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks. His life after football includes his successful career as a small business owner of an Allegra Marketing, Print & Mail franchise in the Minneapolis suburbs. He resides nearby with his college sweetheart, Linda. He is active in his church and is involved with charitable work.
- Age: 71
- Birthplace: Texas City, Texas
Carter Revard
WriterCarter Curtis Revard (born March 25, 1931) is an American poet, scholar, and writer. He is of European American and Osage descent, and grew up on the tribal reservation in Oklahoma. He had early education in a one-room schoolhouse, and won a Quiz Bowl scholarship for college, and attended University of Tulsa for his BA. His Osage name, Nompehwahthe, was given to him in 1952 by his paternal grandmother Josephine Jump. That year, he won a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate work at Oxford University. After completing a PhD at Yale University, Revard had most of his academic career at Washington University at St. Louis, where he specialized in medieval British literature and linguistics. Since 1980, Revard has become notable as a Native American poet and writer, and has published several books, as well as numerous articles about the literature. He has received numerous awards for this work.- Age: 93
- Birthplace: Pawhuska, Oklahoma
- For other people named Steve King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). George Stephen King (born June 10, 1951) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He graduated from Quinton high school in Quinton, Oklahoma in 1969. He then played for The University of Tulsa. He also played nine seasons for the New England Patriots, where he was named to their All-1970's team.
- Age: 73
- Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma
- Chris Penn (born April 20, 1971 in Lenapah, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for six seasons in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Chicago Bears, and the San Diego Chargers. He was picked by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He is son to James Penn of Nowata, Oklahoma. Penn attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College for two years prior to transferring to The University of Tulsa.
- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Lenapah, Oklahoma
Robbie Aristodemo
Robert David Aristodemo (born May 20, 1977) is a professional soccer midfielder who currently plays for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League. He is also the current head coach for Montverde Academy's varsity girls team and for Orlando Kicks FC of United Women's Soccer. Aristodemo played indoors for the Baltimore Blast from 2006 to 2011, before he announced his retirement before the 2011–2012 season. Aristodemo came out of retirement on December 15, 2016 to join the expansion Florida Tropics.- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada
- Clyde Davis Goodnight (March 3, 1924 – December 28, 2002) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft.
- Age: Dec. at 78 (1924-2002)
- Birthplace: Holland, Texas
Mike Morgan
Politician, LawyerMike Morgan (born January 26, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, Morgan served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate during the 51st Oklahoma Legislature.- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school. In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.
- Age: 76
- Birthplace: USA, Oklahoma, Tulsa
- David Franklin Alexander (born July 28, 1964) is a high school football coach and a former professional American football center and guard. He played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. After his professional career, Alexander operated a business as a custom homebuilder, while also pursuing a career in coaching. He worked as an assistant coach for seven years at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. In 2005-06, he was also head coach of the Tulsa Talons of the af2 arena football league. In 2013, he left Jenks to move to neighboring Broken Arrow High School, where he had played and graduated in 1982, as the running backs coach. In January 2014 he was announced as Broken Arrow's new head football coach.
- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland
- Howard James Twilley Jr. (born December 25, 1943) is a former American football player. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was the runner up for the Heisman Trophy in 1965. Twilley played professionally as a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976. He was the only player on the original 1966 Dolphins squad to play on the 1972 Dolphins team that had the NFL's only perfect season and won Super Bowl VII. At Tulsa, Twilley set an NCAA record for the most receiving yards in a season (1,779), a record that stood until broken by Nevada's Alex Van Dyke in 1995. In 1992 Twilley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also set the record for most receptions with 134 Twilley finished his NFL career with 212 receptions for 3,064 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in the Dolphins' Super Bowl VII win over the Washington Redskins. After Twilley's football career ended, he pursued a career in business. He owned 28 The Athlete's Foot sporting goods stores before selling them in 1990, and worked in an investment firm. In 1994, he actively considered a run for the United States House of Representatives to succeed Jim Inhofe in Oklahoma's 1st congressional district when Inhofe decided to run for the United States Senate, but he ultimately decided to support the candidacy of another conservative Republican former NFL star, Steve Largent. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Age: 81
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Steve August
American football playerSteve Paul August (born September 4, 1954 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played most of his professional football career with the Seattle Seahawks. Through his eight years with the Seahawks he had started more games (90) at right tackle than any other Seahawk at that position, as of the end of the 2018 season. He was traded to his hometown team the Pittsburgh Steelers midway through the 1984 season. He started the 1985 preseason with the Steelers and then was acquired off waivers during preseason by the New York Jets. He was on injured reserve for the first half of the 1985 season with the Jets. He retired at midseason of 1985. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Dean Hamel
American football playerDean Edward Hamel (born July 7, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Lee Gentry
American football playerElmer Lee Gentry (December 1, 1918 – December 19, 1992) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1941 NFL Draft. Gentry graduated from Shawnee High School in 1937 where he was an All-state football player. At the University of Tulsa he was named MVP in the East-West All-Star game and drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 22nd round. His pro football career was cut short by World War II.- Age: Dec. at 74 (1918-1992)
- Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Todd Franz
American football playerStephen Todd Franz (born April 12, 1976) was a safety in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins.- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Enid, Oklahoma
- Jean Barrett may refer to: Jean Barrett (American football) (born 1951), former American football offensive lineman Jean Barrett (novelist), pseudonym of the American romantic novelist Robert "Bob" Rogers
- Age: 73
- Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
- Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He played professionally for the Jets for four seasons beginning in 1989. Over his four seasons, he recorded 28 sacks and 110 tackles. His career ended when he was paralyzed following a collision with a teammate during a game. Through rehabilitation, he later managed to walk again. Byrd was killed in a car accident near Claremore, Oklahoma, on October 15, 2016.
- Age: 58
- Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
James Kilian
American football playerSee also, James Rhyne Killian, 10th president of MIT.James Kilian (born October 24, 1980) is a former professional gridiron football quarterback. Kilian played football and basketball at Medford High School in Medford, Oklahoma, making him one of the few 8-man or 6-man athletes to be drafted to the NFL in recent years. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and started at quarterback for the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He placed himself for draft eligibility as a junior. Kilian was drafted in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Kilian was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Nashville Kats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kilian is currently the head coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Previously, he coached at the University of St. Thomas, University of Tulsa, and Louisiana State University.- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Caldwell, Kansas
Don Bandy
American football playerDonald Stewart Bandy (born July 1, 1945) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Washington Redskins.- Age: 79
- Birthplace: South Gate, California
- Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from February 17, 2017 to July 6, 2018. He was nominated for the EPA position by President Donald Trump and was confirmed by the United States Senate to lead the EPA in a 52–46 vote. Pruitt represented Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the Oklahoma Senate from 1998 until 2006. In 2010, Pruitt was elected Attorney General of Oklahoma. In that role, he was pro-life, opposed same-sex marriage, the Affordable Care Act, and environmental regulations as a self-described "leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." In his campaigns for Oklahoma Attorney General, Pruitt received major corporate and employee campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, taking in at least $215,574 between 2010 and 2014 even though he ran unopposed in the latter year. As Oklahoma's Attorney General, Pruitt sued the Environmental Protection Agency at least 14 times regarding the agency's actions. In 2012, Pruitt was elected as chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association and re-elected for a second term in February 2013. Pruitt rejects the scientific consensus that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions are a primary contributor to climate change.By July 2018, Pruitt was under at least 14 separate federal investigations by the Government Accountability Office, the EPA inspector general, the White House Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and two House committees over his spending habits, conflicts of interests, extreme secrecy, and management practices. Pruitt made frequent use of first-class travel as well as frequent charter and military flights. As EPA administrator, Pruitt leased a condo in Washington D.C. at a deeply discounted rate from a lobbyist whose clients were regulated by the EPA. Pruitt further caused ethics concerns by circumventing the White House and using a narrow provision of the Safe Drinking Water Act to autonomously give raises to his two closest aides of approximately $28,000 and $57,000 each, which were substantially higher than salaries paid to those in similar positions in the Obama administration, and which allowed both to avoid signing conflicts of interest pledges. By June 2018, amid a steady succession of revelations of misconduct, a growing chorus of conservatives had begun suggesting that Pruitt should resign. On July 5, 2018, Pruitt announced he would resign from office on July 6, leaving Andrew R. Wheeler as the acting head of the agency.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Danville, Kentucky, USA
- Thomas Pryor Thompson (August 15, 1918 – April 22, 1989) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was blind in one eye, from a childhood incident, but nevertheless served in the U.S. Army for two years during World War II, which put his professional career on hold.Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Thompson graduated from R. L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and played college football at the University of Tulsa. Thompson was an off-and-on starter for the Philadelphia Eagles, and led them to three consecutive NFL championship appearances, including the 1948 and 1949 title-winning seasons. His 25 touchdown passes led the league in 1948 and he led to victory in the championship game over the defending champion Chicago Cardinals in a snowstorm, avenging their loss in the previous year. Thompson also played on in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1953.Thompson is one of three eligible inactive NFL quarterbacks with multiple championships who were not inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with Jim Plunkett and Jack Kemp. Ray Didinger of CSNPhilly ranked him in the Top 5 all-time Eagles quarterbacks, citing his contribution to the championship teams. Thompson battled brain cancer for over a year and died in 1989 in Calico Rock, Arkansas.
- Age: Dec. at 72 (1916-1989)
- Birthplace: Hutchinson, Kansas
Paul Smith
American football playerPaul Smith (born July 2, 1984) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback. He played college football at Tulsa.- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Owasso, Oklahoma
André Bossert
André Robert Bossert (born 14 November 1963) is a Swiss professional golfer.- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Clark Harrell
Clark Harrell is a brother of Graham Harrell, quarterback singed by the Cleveland Browns in April 2009.Clark Harrell played a year at quarterback for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, and then transferred to Abilene Christian University.Don Blackmon
American football playerDonald Kirk Blackmon (born March 14, 1958) is an American football coach and former linebacker. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League.- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Florida
Doug Claybourne
Film ProducerDoug Claybourne is a film producer.- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Jerry Keller
Songwriter, SingerJerry Paul Keller (born June 20, 1937) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1958 million selling record, "Here Comes Summer."- Age: 87
- Birthplace: USA, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Shea Brandon Seals (born August 26, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in four games with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1997–98 NBA season. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Seals was listed as 6'5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) guard. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa.Seals, who played collegiately for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team and is still their all-time career scoring leader, also played in the ABA with the Indiana Legends and the Kansas City Knights, in the NBDL with the Mobile Revelers, and professionally in France with Villeurbanne and Chalon-sur-Saône. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have retired Seals' number (#21). He served eight years as the head basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is probably best remembered for his performance against Dream Team III on July 6, 1996, the first exhibition game prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Dream Team III won the Gold. He scored 20 points, leading all players on both squads, for his Collegiate All-Star team. Despite his amazing game which helped the College Stars build a 17-point lead at the half, Dream Team III managed to win 96-90.
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Robert "Bingo" Smith (born February 26, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played for the San Diego Rockets, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Diego Clippers.
- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Stacy Prammanasudh
GolferStacy Prammanasudh (born September 23, 1979) is a retired American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 2004 to 2013.- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Enid, Oklahoma
- B.H. Fairchild (born 1942) is an American poet and former college professor. His most recent book is The Blue Buick (W.W. Norton, 2014), and his poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Southern Review, Poetry, TriQuarterly, The Hudson Review, Salmagundi, The Sewanee Review. His third poetry collection, The Art of the Lathe, winner of the 1997 Beatrice Hawley Award (Alice James Books, 1998), brought Fairchild's work to national prominence, garnering him a large number of awards and fellowships including the William Carlos Williams Award, Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, California Book Award, Natalie Ornish Poetry Award, PEN Center USA West Poetry Award, National Book Award (finalist), Capricorn Poetry Award, and Rockefeller and Guggenheim fellowships. The book ultimately gave him international prominence, as The Way Weiser Press in England published the U.K. edition of the book. The Los Angeles Times wrote that "The Art of the Lathe by B.H. Fairchild has become a contemporary classic—a passionate example of the plain style, so finely crafted and perfectly pitched...workhorse narratives suffused with tenderness and elegiac music."Fairchild has written that a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts was vital to his career as a poet: "It's very simple: without an NEA Fellowship in 1989-90, I would not have been able to complete my second book, Local Knowledge, nor have had the necessary time to compose the core poems for The Art of the Lathe, my third book, which, I am proud to say, received the Kingsley Tufts Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, thus bringing my work to a wider audience than the immediate members of my family and also, therefore, making future work possible."He was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in small towns in the oil fields of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, later working through high school and college for his father, a lathe machinist. He taught English and Creative Writing at California State University, San Bernardino and Claremont Graduate University. He lives in Claremont, California with his wife, Patti, and dog, Minnie. As of 2011, it has been announced that Fairchild will teach at The University of North Texas.
- Age: 82
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Jim Furlong
Jim Furlong (born March 24, 1940, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former professional Canadian football outside linebacker and punter who played thirteen seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1962 to 1974.- Age: 84
- Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
- James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and former college coach. A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1963 NBA draft. King played ten NBA seasons (1963–1973) with four teams: the Lakers, the San Francisco Warriors, the Cincinnati Royals, and the Chicago Bulls. He represented the Warriors in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and he retired with 4,377 career points. King later coached the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1975 to midway to through the 1979–1980, when he resigned after four and a half seasons. The Golden Hurricane retired King's number #24.
- Age: 83
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gary Collier
CoachGary Collier may refer to: Gary Collier (basketball) (born 1971), retired American basketball player Gary Collier (footballer) (born 1955), English former footballer- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
Joe Gibson
American football playerBilly Joe Gibson (June 28, 1919 – October 19, 2002) was an American football defensive back and end in the National Football League for the Cleveland Rams (1942, 1944) and the Washington Redskins (1943). Gibson also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.- Age: Dec. at 83 (1919-2002)
- Birthplace: Nocona, Texas
- Stephen Douglas Rogers (born October 26, 1949) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Montreal Expos. He batted and threw right-handed.
- Age: 75
- Birthplace: Jefferson City, Missouri
John Green
American football playerJohn Lincoln Green (October 14, 1921 – March 6, 1989) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1947–1951). He went to one Pro Bowl during his five-year career. Green played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1944 NFL Draft.- Age: Dec. at 67 (1921-1989)
- Birthplace: Hastings, Oklahoma
David Hall
Politician, LawyerFor other persons named David Hall, see David Hall (disambiguation)David Hall (October 20, 1930 – May 6, 2016) was an American Democratic politician, He served as the 20th Governor of Oklahoma from January 11, 1971 to January 13, 1975. Prior to winning election as governor, Hall served as county attorney for Tulsa County and a law professor at the University of Tulsa. After leaving office, Hall was convicted of bribery and extortion. He became the first Oklahoma governor to be convicted of criminal acts committed during his tenure. He served 19 months of a three-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford.- Age: 94
- Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Kathy Guadagnino
GolferKathy Guadagnino (born March 20, 1961) is an American professional golfer. Up to 1987, she played under her maiden name of Kathy Baker. She was born in Albany, New York. She attended the University of Tulsa and South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary and was the low amateur at the 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore. In 1982, while attending Tulsa, Guadagnino won the AIAW national individual intercollegiate golf championship, as well as the inaugural NCAA individual title, while leading her team to both the AIAW and NCAA national titles. She joined the LPGA Tour and in 1985, she was a surprise winner of the U.S. Women's Open at Baltusrol Golf Club. Guadagnino's only other LPGA Tour title came at the Konica San Jose Classic in 1988. Her best money list finish was 13th in 1985; she retired from the tour after the 1999 season.- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Albany, New York
Kenneth F. Spitler
BusinesspersonKenneth F. Spitler, Ken has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Sysco Corp. since July 1, 2007. Mr. Spitler served as Executive Vice President and President of North American foodservice operations of Sysco Corp. from January 1, 2005 to March 11, 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of Food Service Operations of SYSCO Corp. from 2003 to January 1, 2005 and its Executive Vice President of Redistribution and Northeast Region from 2002 to 2003. ... He served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Northeast Region since 2000 with responsibility for 14 SYSCO operating companies in eight states. Mr. Spitler relocated to SYSCO's corporate headquarters in 2002. He began his SYSCO career in 1986 and has held a variety of executive positions for Sysco Corp. including President and Chief Executive Officer of Sysco Corp.'s Detroit and Houston subsidiaries for 18 years.Mr. Spitler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from University of Tulsa in 1971.David Rader
Coach, American football playerDavid Rader (born March 9, 1957) is a former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 1988 to 1999, compiling a record of 49–80–1.- Age: 67
- Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
Kaye Vaughan
Charles Kaye Vaughan (born June 30, 1931) is a former professional football player, a lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League for twelve seasons. He won the CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award in 1956 and 1957 and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978, Vaughan was voted 41st on the CFL's top 50 players in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN, one of a few players from the 1950s who was included.- Age: 93
- Birthplace: Concordia, Kansas
Ralph McGill
American football playerRalph Louis McGill (April 28, 1950 – March 21, 2015) was a professional American football safety in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Tulsa. He died in 2015.- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia
- Hardy Brown (May 8, 1924 – November 8, 1991) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos. He was one of only two men who played in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League, and the American Football League (the other was Ben Agajanian).When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter. Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Paramarine during the Second World War, before playing football at Tulsa and eventually professionally. Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push. The Rams once offered a $500 bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not have metal plating or other such material stuffed in them. His reputation was such that supposedly, on one occasion, when future Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Waterfield was hit by a car, his first response was, "I didn't know that Hardy Brown was in town."Brown died in 1991 in a mental institution after suffering from dementia, emphysema, and arthritis in his right (knockout) shoulder so bad he couldn't lift his arm to scratch his head.
- Age: Dec. at 67 (1924-1991)
- Birthplace: Childress, Texas
Kelly Robbins
GolferKelly Robbins (born September 29, 1969) is a former American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jerry Ostroski
American football playerGerald Ostroski (born July 12, 1970) is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League.- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Ted Connolly
American football playerTheodore William Connolly (born December 5, 1931 – February 24, 2014) was a professional American football player for the San Francisco 49ers from 1954 to 1962 and Cleveland Browns in 1963. He earned all-Pro honors and was a member of the 1962 NFL All-Star team as named by The Sporting News. He originally played in college at Santa Clara University and was an All-American until they dropped football in 1951. He moved on to the University of Tulsa where he graduated in 1953. He died at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada on February 24, 2014 from acute myelocytic leukemia.- Age: 93
- Birthplace: Oakland, California
Paul Barry
American football playerPaul F. Barry (August 7, 1926 – December 28, 2014) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, and Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1949 NFL Draft.- Age: 98
- Birthplace: El Paso, Texas
Sam Rutigliano
CoachSam William Rutigliano (born July 1, 1933) is a former NFL and college football coach and current television football analyst for WEWS, the ABC affiliate in Cleveland.- Age: 91
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
Rick Engles
American football playerRick B. Engles (born August 18, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976 to 1978 for the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jason Charles Staurovsky (born March 23, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American football placekicker from 1987 to 1992. He attended Bishop Kelley High School and the University of Tulsa, for whom he is the all-time leading scorer. He played for the St Louis Cardinals in 1987, the New England Patriots from 1988 to 1991, and the New York Jets in 1992. He currently resides in Tulsa, where he coaches youth athletics.
- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
S. J. Whitman
American football playerS. J. Laverne Whitman (born August 17, 1926 in Hollis, Oklahoma) is a former American professional football player who played four seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.- Age: 98
- Birthplace: Hollis, Oklahoma
Andrew S.I.D. Lang
Andrew Stuart Ian Donald Lang, PNF, FDI is a British mathematical physicist and Professor of Mathematics at Oral Roberts University. He has received a number of awards, including a 2014 Blue Obelisk award for his work in the area of Open Notebook Science and was named a 2010 DaVinci Institute Fellow for his groundbreaking work in virtual worlds. He is an open science advocate and has published in many academic fields, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, and virtual worlds. He is also recognised for his expertise in the relationships between science and science fiction and science and religion. Lang is married to Kelly Jean Lang, with whom he has four children.- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Folkestone, United Kingdom
Pooh Williamson
Alvin "Pooh" Williamson (born September 5, 1973) is a former college basketball player who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma. Williamson was interim head coach at the University of Tulsa and was an assistant coach at Texas Tech University. Williamson played for the Golden Hurricane from 1991 to 1995, becoming one of their best guards. In 2001, he returned to become an assistant coach before becoming Tulsa's head coach following John Phillips' resignation in December 2004. Williamson finished the 2004-2005 season as Tulsa's head coach before being replaced by Doug Wojcik.- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Steve Logan
CoachSteve Logan (born February 3, 1953) is an American football coach who was recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Logan was also the head football coach at East Carolina University from 1992 to 2002, compiling a record of 69–58.- Age: 72
- Birthplace: Lawton, Oklahoma
Joe Beeler
Joe Neil Beeler (1931-2006) was an American illustrator, artist and sculptor specializing in the field of Western art. In 1965, he cofounded the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) with Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen.- Age: Dec. at 75 (1931-2006)
- Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri
Tad Jones
PoliticianTad Jones (born October 23, 1972) is a United States Republican politician from Oklahoma. Jones served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Majority Floor Leader.Jones was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, his final term ended in November 2010.He currently resides in Claremore with his wife Samantha and their three children, Logan, Blake and Connor.- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona
Bill Blankenship
Coach, American football playerBill Blankenship (born December 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head coach of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 2011 through 2014. Before entering the college ranks, Blankenship was a successful high school coach for over 20 years and was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009.- Age: 68
- Birthplace: Spiro, Oklahoma
Billy Anderson
American football playerBilly Anderson may refer to: Broncho Billy Anderson (1880–1971), American actor and filmmaker Billy Anderson (running back) (born 1929), American football player Billy Anderson (quarterback) (1941–1996), American football player Billy Anderson (Australian footballer) (1892–1954), Australian rules footballer Billy Dean Anderson (1934–1979), armed robber on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list Billy Anderson (producer), American record producer and musician active since 1988- Age: Dec. at 55 (1941-1996)
- Birthplace: Palmer, Texas
Mark McCullough
Businessperson, LawyerMark McCullough is an American businessman, attorney, and Republican politician from Oklahoma. McCullough represents the 30th district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House District 30 encompasses Sapulpa, Mounds, Kiefer, Glenpool, Bixby, and outlying areas. McCullough has been appointed chairman of the Appropriations and Budget Judiciary for the First Regular Session of the 54th Oklahoma Legislature.- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA
Earl Garrison
TeacherEarl Garrison was an Oklahoma Senator from District 9, which includes Muskogee and Wagoner counties. He succeeded long-time State Senator Ben Robinson of Muskogee after Senator Robinson was prevented from seeking reelection due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution.- Age: 83
- Birthplace: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
- Steve Harris (October 15, 1963 – February 22, 2016) was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Tulsa, Harris played in 5 NBA seasons from 1985 to 1990. He played a career total of 207 NBA games with the Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, scoring 1,440 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1987–88 season, when he split time with the Rockets and Warriors, appearing in 58 games and averaging 9.2 ppg. Harris died of colon cancer on February 22, 2016, at the age of 52.
- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
- Jerome Adolphus Jordan (born September 29, 1986) is a Jamaican professional basketball player who last played for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaican national team in international competition.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Buddy Tate
American football player- Age: 72
Dominic Cervi
Dominic Cervi (born July 9, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma
- Glenn Dobbs Jr. (July 12, 1920 – November 12, 2002) was a professional American football player in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). A skilled running back, quarterback, and punter, Dobbs was named the AAFC's MVP in 1946. After sitting out the 1950 season with a knee injury, Dobbs was persuaded to come out of retirement to play with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1951 Dobbs was named the Most Valuable Player of the WIFU. Dobbs played college football at the University of Tulsa, where he was later head football coach from 1961 to 1968 and athletic director from 1955 to 1970. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.
- Age: Dec. at 82 (1920-2002)
- Birthplace: McKinney, Texas
Robert E. Lavender
Robert E. Lavender (born July 19, 1926) is a retired Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, serving from 1965 until his retirement in 2007. He served as the Court's Chief Justice from 1979 to 1981.- Age: 98
Gordon Matthews
Gordon Matthews may refer to: Gordon Matthews (inventor) (1936–2002), American inventor and businessman Gordon Matthews (politician) (1908–2000), British chartered accountant and politician- Age: Dec. at 66 (1936-2002)
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Carl Douglas McMillon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Stores, Inc.. McMillon was promoted to succeed Mike Duke, 63, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart on November 25, 2013 and assumed the role on February 1, 2014. McMillon also sits on the company’s board of directors. Walmart operates more than 11,000 retail units under 69 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 10 countries. The company employs 2.2 million associates around the world — 1.3 million in the U.S. alone.
- Age: 59
