Steve Davis
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Steve Davis was a consensus All-State football player, Oil Bowl (Oklahoma vs. Texas All-State) selection and a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete at Sallisaw High School in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Growing up, Davis idolized Sooners quarterback Bobby Warmack and he dreamed of one day being the starting quarterback for the University of Oklahoma, (OU). Though Davis had an outstanding high school athletic career, OU did not offer him a scholarship at first. After Clyde Crutchmer switched his commitment from OU to Colorado, head coach Chuck Fairbanks agreed to give Davis Oklahoma’s final scholarship. When he got to Norman, Steve was No. 8 out of the eight freshman quarterbacks.
Davis quietly ascended to the top of the depth chart at OU over the next two years. Under Head Coach Barry Switzer, Davis took over the Sooners’ wishbone offense and helped lead them to a 10-0-1 season in 1973. OU went 11-0 in 1974 and won the program’s fourth national championship. In 1975, OU lost its only game with Davis under center, and went on to beat Michigan in the 1976 Orange Bowl to win the national championship. Davis was named most valuable player of the 1976 Orange Bowl. Steve Davis led the Sooners to a 32-1-1 record as their starting quarterback. He won three Big Eight Conference Championships and two National Championships. He was a two-time team captain and inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame in 2007.
Following college, Davis was hired by ABC Sports in 1976 as the youngest football analyst ever to work for the network. He enjoyed an 18-year network broadcast career with ABC, CBS and ESPN. He also worked as an executive of Tulsa-based Helmerich & Payne, an international drilling and production company. Steve Davis died in a plane crash Sunday March 17, 2013, in South Bend Indiana.
Patty McGraw-Coatney
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Patty McGraw-Coatney was introduced to the game of golf at a young age by her father, Gervis McGraw, the head golf professional at the Ponca City Country Club. Because there was no girls’ team at the time, Patty joined the boys golf team at East Junior High School in seventh grade. She made history as the first girl to play on a junior high golf team in Ponca City. She won the Oklahoma Girls State Junior Championship twice. She captured the Oklahoma Girls State High School title in 1977 and became the youngest-ever Oklahoma State Amateur champion.
Oklahoma State University golf coach Ann Pitts offered Patty a scholarship. Coatney became a driving force on the Cowgirl golf team that finished third at the national championships in 1982, the first year the women held an NCAA tournament. While at OSU, Patty was a two-time All Big-8 performer. She also added three more Oklahoma Amateur titles, along with playing in every event for the Cowgirls during her career. Patty would go on to win a total of nine Oklahoma Amateur Championships, her last win came in 2001. She holds the record for most wins in the event and is the only player to win in four different decades.
She was hired as the Head Coach of the first ever women’s golf team at the University of Central Oklahoma, (UCO) in Edmond in 2003. The women of UCO won their conference championship, and Patty was named Coach of the Year in each of her first two years,. She led UCO women’s golf program from 2003-2008. Patty McGraw-Coatney is a member of the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame, 2006.
Mike Metheny
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Mike Metheny arrived at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, (SOSU) as the university was starting a new baseball program. Originally, Metheny planned on attending Oklahoma State University to pursue an architecture degree. However, when he heard about the new program at SOSU, his plans changed. So began a more than 40-year journey that saw him begin as a player, move on to graduate assistant, then assistant coach and eventually head coach.
Mike Metheny took over the reins of the SOSU baseball program prior to the 1981 season and built upon the winning tradition started under coach Dr. Don Parham. Metheny never had a losing season in 18-years coaching at the NAIA level. SOSU made the move to Division II in 1999. Metheny led the Savage Storm to their lone national championship in just their second season at the NCAA II level in 2000. The title earned him ABCA/Diamond National Coach of the Year honors. Throughout his tenure, Metheny’s teams claimed 15 conference championships. He was named conference coach of the year nine times and regional coach of the year seven times. Metheny coached 54 players who signed professional contracts and guided 35 players to a total of 42 All-American honors.
Metheny finished his storied career following the 2017 season with a 1,324-679-3 (.660) record. His teams averaged over 35 wins per season. He won his 1,315th game in 2017 and surpassed Armstrong State coach Joe Roberts on the NCAA II all-time wins list. He is one of 18 NCAA II coaches to reach the 1,000-win mark and he became just the third NCAA II coach to reach 1,300 wins. Coach Metheny also ranks among the top 20 on the all-time wins list regardless of division. Metheny’s No. 1 jersey was retired by Southeastern on Nov. 11, 2017. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame, 1999, the Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame, 2010, and the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, 2020.
Ryan Minor
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Ryan Minor was a standout multi-sport athlete at Hammon High School in Hammon, Oklahoma. He was named to the ABA/Rawlings High School All-America Baseball Third Team in 1992. Following high school, Minor became a two-sport star at The University of Oklahoma, (OU).
Ryan Minor played basketball at OU from 1992 to 1995. He was a two-time All-American, two-time Big Eight scoring champ and Big Eight Co-Player of the Year in 1995 with Bryant Reeves. Ryan returned for his senior season at OU despite being a projected lottery pick. He still ranks seventh in school history in points scored with 1,946. Minor was selected in the second round of the 1996 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He was released by the 76ers following the preseason. He played for the Oklahoma City Cavalry of the Continental Basketball Association. He left professional basketball to attend spring training with the Baltimore Orioles.
In addition to basketball, Ryan Minor played baseball for the Sooners as well. He helped lead the Sooners to a championship as a sophomore in the 1994 College World Series and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the New York Mets but did not sign, opting to return to Norman for his senior season. Following college, Ryan was selected in the 33rd round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Minor made his major league debut in 1998. He spent two seasons between the Orioles and their farm club, the Rochester Red Wings. Ryan was traded to the Montreal Expos following the 2000 season. Ryan Minor played in 142 games during his Major League Baseball career. He finished his professional baseball career with a .265 batting average, 154 home runs and 567 runs batted in.
Following his playing career, Ryan became a minor league baseball coach and manager. He managed the Class A Delmarva Shorebirds, the Advanced -A Frederick Keys and the Gulf Coast League, West Tigers from 2010-2021.
Roy Williams
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Roy Williams came to The University of Oklahoma, (OU) out of Union City, California and became one of the greatest defensive backs to ever suit up for the Sooners. Williams arrived in Norman just after Bob Stoops was hired as Head Coach. He earned third-team freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and played in all 12 games his redshirt freshman season. He finished his freshman season with 75 total tackles and two interceptions and ranked fourth on the team with 11 pass breakups. Williams became one of the nation’s best safeties in 2000. He finished his redshirt sophomore year with 99 tackles, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. He earned first-team All-Big 12 and first-team All-America honors while leading Oklahoma to the 2000 national title. Williams won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player and the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back in 2000. He finished 2001 as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Big 12 selection and a unanimous first team All-American. Williams led the Sooners to a 31-7 record during his three seasons OU.
Roy Williams was selected in the first round, eighth overall, of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He tied a Cowboys franchise record with two interceptions returned for a touchdown and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year runner-up. Williams played seven years in Dallas where he was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, 2003-2007 and a First-Team All-Pro selection in 2003. He complied 510 total tackles, 417 solo and 19 interceptions while with the Cowboys. Following an injury shortened season in 2008, Williams signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in May of 2009. He played in 16 games over two seasons in Cincinnati and retired from professional football following the 2010 season. Roy Williams finished his professional career with 596 total tackles, 473 solo, 20 interceptions, three returned for touchdowns and 10 forced fumbles with 11 fumble recoveries. Williams is a member of the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, 2022.
Shelby Wilson
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Shelby Wilson was a two-time Oklahoma state runner up while wrestling at Ponca City High School. He won 3 conference titles and suffered only 3 losses while at Ponca High. Following high school Wilson attended Oklahoma State University, (OSU) to wrestle for legendary Cowboy Myron Roderick.
Shelby Wilson went 34-2 at OSU and earned three Big Eight titles and two NCAA runner up finishes. Wilson earned a spot on the 1960 U.S. Olympic team on both the Greco-Roman and Freestyle Olympic Teams. He would relinquish his spot on the Greco-Roman team. Wrestlers were not allowed to compete in both disciplines at the time. Wilson’s hard work and dedication would be rewarded as he captured an Olympic gold medal in the men’s freestyle lightweight, 67-kilogram division, at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He defeated the Soviet, Vladimir Sinyavsky to become Oklahoma State wrestling’s fifth Olympic gold medalist.
After his achievements in Rome, Wilson spent 13 years coaching high school and collegiate wrestlers before founding and directing the Stronghold Youth Foundation and becoming an ordained minister. Shelby Wilson is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, 1982.
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