Your top 5 favorite OU athletes of all time

[SanJoaquinSooner]

Coming in at Numero Cinco:

One gritty, bangin' overachiever
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Eduardo Najera!













Number Four


All American in both football and wrestling....
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Granville Liggins!











Number Three:

He played a game for the ages in THE GAME OF THE CENTURY... if only we had had a defense that day....
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Jack Mildren!












Number Two:

Superhuman....what else can you say....
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Super Joe Washington!!











And coming in at Number One....


Three-time National Champion - who moved up a weight class to whip a Two-time defending champion from Iowa...

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...and Olympic gold medalist...
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for the United States of America....
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Mark Schultz!!!!!!

[JLEW1818]

1) J. C. Watts
2) Mark Clayton
3) Billy Sims
4) Jason White
5) Teddy Lehman


I'm kinda a football guy

[tommieharris91]

I'm a fairly new Sooner fan, so...:

1) Blake Griffin
2) Jermaine Gresham
3) Antwone Savage
4) Sam Bradford
5) Hollis Price

[Veritas]

My view will be different, but...
1) Jamelle Holieway
2) Keith Jackson
3) AD
4) Jason White
5) Can't think of one. Charles Thomson? Rhett Bomar? The Boz? :ducks:

Does OU do sports other than football? Is there even really another sport?

[King Crimson]

1. Joe Washington
2. Wayman Tisdale
3. JC Watts
4. Mookie Blaylock
5. Josh Heupel

hon mention: Choo Kennedy, Greg Turner (golfer), Jack Mildren, Thomas Lott, Jacob Gutierrez, Blake Griffin. you could go forever, here.

[OU4LIFE]

wow...tough to narrow it to just five...Don't think I can do it.

But I'm pretty sure Rod Shoate would be on my list. I idolized the way he played when I was a kiddo.

[MrJimBeam]

1 - 2 The Burgets
3 - 5 The Bookouts

[CrimsonJim]

Hell, waaaay too many to choose from, but here are the ones that come to mind from when I was growing up:

5.) Brian Bosworth
4.) Greg Pruit
3.) The Selmon Brothers (Lucious, Dewey & Lee Roy) <-- so I cheated a bit on this one :D
2.) Billy Sims
1.) Little Joe Washington

[Chuck Bao]

5) Bart Conner
4) Lee Roy Selmon
3) Sam Bradford
2) Josh Heupel
1) Wayman Tisdale

[badger]

And coming in at Number One....


Three-time National Champion - who moved up a weight class to whip a Two-time defending champion from Iowa...

...and Olympic gold medalist...


for the United States of America....

Mark Schultz!!!!!!
Another good reason OU should have an Olympic park... we have a lot of Olympians to be proud of! :)

[CrimsonJim]

Now if we were talkin' basketball:

5.) Edward Najera
4.) Mookie Blaylock
3.) Stacey King
2.) Blake Griffen
1.) Wayman Tisdale

Sorry, still haven't got my brain wrapped around an all-time all sports top 5.

[CrimsonJim]

Another good reason OU should have an Olympic park... we have a lot of Olympians to be proud of! :)

Agreed!!

[badger]

Agreed!!

Truthfully... I just want to see Wayman Tisdale honored again and this is a good excuse... plus, it honors athletes from pretty much every sport except football, which we already have a statue park setup for!

[JohnnyMack]

5. Rickey Dixon
4. Roy Williams
3. Wayman Tisdale
2. Adrian Peterson
1. Jamelle Holieway

[stoops the eternal pimp]

5. Mookie Blaylock
4. Stacey King
3. Jamelle Holieway
2. Wayman Tisdale
1. Brian Bosworth

With a special shout out to Choo Kennedy and Skeeter Henry

[BornandBred]

Post 2000:
5. Tommie Harris
4. Rocky Calmus
3. Josh Hoople
2. Roy Williams
1. AD

[King Crimson]

5. Mookie Blaylock
4. Stacey King
3. Jamelle Holieway
2. Wayman Tisdale
1. Brian Bosworth

With a special shout out to Choo Kennedy and Skeeter Henry

Skeeter spek.

[dolemitesooner]

1. Adrian Peterson
2. Hollis Price
3. Lee Roy Selmon
4. Blake Griffen
5. Pasha Jackson

[JLEW1818]

5. Mookie Blaylock
4. Stacey King
3. Jamelle Holieway
2. Wayman Tisdale
1. Brian Bosworth

With a special shout out to Choo Kennedy and Skeeter Henry


now that is 1 guy who didn't mess around !

[Sooner04]

1. Wayman Tisdale
2. Keith Jackson
3. Stacey King
4. Quentin Griffin
5. Ernie Abercrombie

[IB4OU2]

1, Leroy Selman
2. Wayman Tisdale
3. Josh Heupel
4. Keith Jackson
5. Billy Sims

[goingoneight]

Wayman
TRRW
Gresham
AD
P Thompson

Jack Mildren makes my list, but I'm a little too young to have ever seen anything but five old tapes and TGOTC of him.

[OU_Sooners75]

My view will be different, but...
1) Jamelle Holieway
2) Keith Jackson
3) AD
4) Jason White
5) Can't think of one. Charles Thomson? Rhett Bomar? The Boz? :ducks:

Does OU do sports other than football? Is there even really another sport?

The Boz should be added!


My would look similar...


The Boz (absolutely idolized him when I was younger, even had the haircut)
Keith Jackson
Wayman Tisdale (I was only 8 when he came to OU in 1983, but he grabbed my attention nonetheless)
Patrick Collins (Still remember the pitch he took down the sidelines to beat Nebraska)
Ricky Dixon (wanna talk about a hard hitting DB!)

[OU_Sooners75]

1, Leroy Selman
2. Wayman Tisdale
3. Josh Hiepel
4. Keith Jackson
5. Billy Sims


Who is #3?

You mean Heupel?

[soonerfan28]

1.Leroy Selmon
2.Brian Bosworth
3.Billy Vessels
4.Adrian Peterson
5.Jason White

[Sooner04]

LEE ROY

[OULOVE]

I was always a big fan of Ryan Minor. I am not sure if he is top 5

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

1)Danny Hodge
2Wayne Wells
3) Sam Bradford
4) Wayman Tisdale
5)Billy Sims

[Chuck Bao]

I wholeheartedly agree that OU fans have been blessed with so many outstanding Sooner athletes and how difficult it is to pare the list down to five favorites. Many go on to be such great role models and contribute back in various ways.

Bart Conner is a very good example. The guy has achieved some remarkable things and he will continue to contribute. He married Nadia Comaneci and set up his gymnasics school in Norman and then does so much charity work and is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable broadcasters in his sport.


About Bart Conner

1984 Olympic Champion Bart Conner is the only American male gymnast to win gold medals at every level of national and international competition. Conner has been a USA Champion, NCAA Champion, Pan-American Games Champion, World Champion, World Cup Champion and an Olympic Champion.

Conner was a member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1976, 1980 and 1984. It was at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where he made a dramatic comeback from his second torn biceps injury to win two gold medals, one as a member of the U.S. team. Conner earned his second gold with a score of perfect 10 on the parallel bars.

The Illinois native's interest in gymnastics began in grade school gym class where he excelled at acrobatic moves. As a child he participated in many sports, but at every opportunity, Conner could be seen trying handstands. By the time he was a teenager, he had a set of parallel bars in his backyard and a pommel horse in his basement.

In the fall of 1976, Conner moved to Norman, Okla. to attend the University of Oklahoma, and to be coached by Paul Ziert. While at OU, Conner earned 14 NCAA All-America honors and led his team to two national titles.

After graduating with a degree in Journalism in 1984, Conner went into business with Ziert. Today, they own several gymnastics related business interests, including the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy, where more than 1,000 gymnasts train at every level, from beginning motor skill development to elite athletes aiming for college scholarships, and spots of the U.S. national team.

In 1992, Conner and Ziert took over International GYMNAST magazine, the premier magazine for the sport of gymnastics. 2006 marked the 50th anniversary of IG, which is sent 10 times a year to more than 15,000 serious gymnastics enthusiasts in 70 countries.

In 1996, Ziert and Conner formed Grips, Etc., a gymnastics supply company. That same year they opened up a new office building and factory in Norman to produce gymnastics grips, t-shirts, shoes and more.

Conner still enjoys high visibility as a TV color commentator and public speaker. He has worked as an expert announcer for every major television network. Conner's production company, Perfect 10 Productions, has produced gymnastics TV shows for ESPN, Fox Sports Net, Oxygen TV, and the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN).

Conner has appeared in television and feature films, including BMX cult classic "RAD" (1986), "Peaceful Warrior" (2006) and "Stick It" (2006).

In 1996, Conner married Romanian Olympic champion Nadia Comaneci in a lavish state wedding in Bucharest, Romania. Today, Conner and Comaneci are involved in several charities including the Executive Board of Special Olympics International, and the Board of Directors of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

[King Crimson]

i'd also like to add Steve Rhodes to my hon mention. one of the most underrated Sooners ever. every big game, every big highlight reel from the late 70's and early 80's....there's Steve Rhodes making a play in the 4th quarter when everyone in the stadium knows we're gonna throw the ball and only have one wideout.

[King Crimson]

1)Danny Hodge


Danny was in the bible study group my grampaw used to lead in Perry, OK. I used to tag along when we were up to visit....shaking hands with Danny was like shaking hands with a catcher's mitt.

spek Favor.

[SbOrOiNaEnR]

LEE ROY

I've seen him sign footballs as Lee Roy, and that's how he's generally referred to now, but almost all 70's primary source material I've seen has him listed as "Leroy." Is there any kind of official story behind a name change, or was everyone just dumber 35 years ago?

[IBleedCrimson]

hat a great list SanJoaquin. only thing i would replace is adrian peterson at 2

[OU4LIFE]

1.Leroy Selmon
2.Brian Bosworth
3.Billy Vessels
4.Adrian Peterson
5.Jason White

Like your #3, doesn't get the respect he deserves, imho.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Hey Juan....I see what ya did there.

[KsSooner]

1. Billy Sims
2. Steve Davis
3. Wayman Tisdale
4. Stacey Dales
5. Sam Bradford

[SanJoaquinSooner]

1)Danny Hodge
2Wayne Wells
3) Sam Bradford
4) Wayman Tisdale
5)Billy Sims

Wayne Wells was just about the time I started paying attention to OU wrestling. Got to see him live a couple of times plus they started showing the OU-OSU matches on TV around that time.

Hodge as an OU wrestler was before my time, but I did see him at the stockyards coliseum several times in his "professional" days.

[TUSooner]

GEORGE WASHINGTON ...

oh wait.

[OUstud]

In my lifetime:

5. De'Mond Parker (for making OU worth watching as a young lad)
4. Torrance Marshall
3. Hollis Price
2. Adrian Peterson
1. Josh Heupel

[JLEW1818]

In my lifetime:

5. De'Mond Parker (for making OU worth watching as a young lad)
4. Torrance Marshall
3. Hollis Price
2. Adrian Peterson
1. Josh Heupel


nice

[SanJoaquinSooner]

Hey Juan....I see what ya did there.

Actually, you don't see it, you just imagine it.

[olevetonahill]

Actually, you don't see it, you just imagine it.

:D
He shut one eye and squinted the other. That makes him ALL seeing :D

[jkjsooner]

5. Ryan Minor
4. Sam Bradford
3. Waymon Tisdale
2. Billy Sims
1. AD

[picasso]

1 - 2 The Burgets
3 - 5 The Bookouts

you must be from Stroud!:D

my brother played against the Burgets. We're Hominy bucks.:)

[picasso]

Billy Sims.
Wayman Tisdale.
J. C Watts.
Keith Jackson.
Tim McCallister.

[MrJimBeam]

you must be from Stroud!:D

my brother played against the Burgets. We're Hominy bucks.:)

Stroud and Hominy had some absolute bloodbaths back in the day. Late 60's early 70's. Those were tough teams.

[soonerfan28]

Stroud and Hominy had some absolute bloodbaths back in the day. Late 60's early 70's. Those were tough teams.

That was way before my time at Hominy.

[badger]

I am a huge ENA fan... which has nothing to do with the fact that he played for the Packers.

1- Keith Jackson.
2- Demond Parker
3- ENA
4- Kellen Sampson
5- CP3

[JLEW1818]

I am a huge ENA fan... which has nothing to do with the fact that he played for the Packers.

1- Keith Jackson.
2- Demond Parker
3- ENA
4- Kellen Sampson
5- CP3

figures..;) :D

[JLEW1818]

But I've still yet to see a better top 5 than mine!!!!!

[OU_Sooners75]

In my lifetime:

5. De'Mond Parker (for making OU worth watching as a young lad)
4. Torrance Marshall
3. Hollis Price
2. Adrian Peterson
1. Josh Heupel


Damn, you only like 13?