Former Sooner passes away

[Jay C. Upchurch]

Well-known actor Dennis Weaver once was a track and field performer at the University of Oklahoma... He has died.

story link...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060227/ap_on_en_mo/obit_weaver

[finster]

With Don Knotts and Darrin McGavin, I guess they do go in threes.

[Mjcpr]

How can they not mention Duel?

[Jay C. Upchurch]

It's at the very bottom of the obit...

Weaver appeared in dozens of TV movies, the most notable being the 1971 "Duel." It was a bravura performance for both fledgling director Steven Spielberg and Weaver, who played a driver menaced by a large truck that followed him down a mountain road. The film was released in theaters in 1983, after Spielberg had become director of huge moneymakers.

[Mjcpr]

It's at the very bottom of the obit...

Oh, well sure, if you read all of it.

:O

[OUDoc]

Oh, well sure, if you read all of it.

:O
Maybe next time have an adult read it to you.

[Jay C. Upchurch]

Here are Weaver's credentials from his time at OU (1946-48) courtesy of OU Sports Information:

Competed in....
Cross country
1500 meters
440 yard dash
Pole vault
High jump
Discus
Shot put
High and low hurdles
100 yard dash
Javelin
Hop, step and jump — what became the triple jump

1946
Placed third in the Big 6 Cross Country Championships
Set OU-Nebraska dual indoor high jump dual record

1947
Finished third in the decathlon at the Kansas Relays scoring 6,126 points
(won the 1500 meter)
Member of the winning mile relay team in state AAU championships

1948
Finished fourth in the decathlon in the Drake Relays (won the 1500 meter)
Placed in the hop, step jump in the Drake Relays
Placed in three events in the Oklahoma-Oklahoma A&M dual (won high jump, third in pole vault and third in the broad jump)
Won the high jump and placed second in the pole vault at the state AAU meet

[SkipTracer]

No tellin' how good he'd have been if he didn't have that damn limp.

[OUGreg723]

RIP... Boomer Sooner