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5/17/2006, 10:19 AM
Four set for state hall induction
By Staff Reports
5/17/2006
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Golfer Bob Dickson, basketball coach Billy Tubbs, football tight end Keith Jackson and auto racing's John S. "Jack" Zink make up the 2006 class of inductees for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
They will be inducted Aug. 21 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Billy Tubbs: Tubbs grew up in Tulsa, lettering three years in basketball at Central High School. He led Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, to the National Junior College semifinals before finishing his college career at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
He made several coaching stops in Texas before taking the helm at Oklahoma in 1981, posting a 333-132 record in 14 years and leading the Sooners to the national title game in 1988.
He took OU to nine NCAA and four NIT tournaments, including a streak of six Sweet Sixteen appearances from 1985-90.
In 31 years as a head coach, Tubbs compiled a 641-340 (.653) career record with his wins ranking him 34th all-time in NCAA history.
Bob Dickson: He played golf at Oklahoma State under the guidance of legendary coach Labron Harris.
He was a first-team All-American
in 1965 and 1966, played on three Big Eight Conference championship teams (1964-1966), won the Big Eight individual championship in 1965 and placed third in the 1966 NCAA championship.
He won the Oklahoma Open championships in 1966 and 1971. In 1967 he won the U.S. and British amateur championships, making him the last of just four men to do so.
Dickson has two career wins on the PGA Tour and one on the Senior Tour.
He also had stints as an official at the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and on the Champions Tour. He was named tournament director of the Nationwide Tour in 1989.
John S. "Jack" Zink: He was born in Tulsa and graduated from Oklahoma State in 1951 with an engineering degree.
He was 23 when he first entered a car in the Indianapolis 500 in 1952. His cars won the event in 1955 with driver Bob Sweikert and in 1956 with driver Pat Flaherty.
John Zink Specials won 13 national championship races between 1955 and 1966. He was a partner in the car that won all three heats of the 1958 500-mile "Race of Two Worlds" at Mona, Italy.
He had at least one car entered in the 500 lineup every year from 1952 through 1967.
He died in a Tulsa hospital on Feb. 5, 2005, at 75.
Keith Jackson: Although he was used primarily as a blocker in Oklahoma's run-oriented offense, he earned consensus All-American honors in 1986 and 1987, catching only 62 passes in four seasons as a starter.
He turned those 62 passes into 1,470 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 23.7 yards per catch. He was the first Sooner athlete to win the NCAA Top Six award, presented for athletic prowess, academic achievement and community service. Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Jackson played nine years in the NFL and went to the Pro Bowl in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1996.
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OKLAHOMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
When: Aug. 21
Where: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
Inductees: Billy Tubbs, Jack Zink, Bob Dickson and Keith Jackson..
By Staff Reports
5/17/2006
View in Print (PDF) Format
Golfer Bob Dickson, basketball coach Billy Tubbs, football tight end Keith Jackson and auto racing's John S. "Jack" Zink make up the 2006 class of inductees for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
They will be inducted Aug. 21 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Billy Tubbs: Tubbs grew up in Tulsa, lettering three years in basketball at Central High School. He led Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, to the National Junior College semifinals before finishing his college career at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
He made several coaching stops in Texas before taking the helm at Oklahoma in 1981, posting a 333-132 record in 14 years and leading the Sooners to the national title game in 1988.
He took OU to nine NCAA and four NIT tournaments, including a streak of six Sweet Sixteen appearances from 1985-90.
In 31 years as a head coach, Tubbs compiled a 641-340 (.653) career record with his wins ranking him 34th all-time in NCAA history.
Bob Dickson: He played golf at Oklahoma State under the guidance of legendary coach Labron Harris.
He was a first-team All-American
in 1965 and 1966, played on three Big Eight Conference championship teams (1964-1966), won the Big Eight individual championship in 1965 and placed third in the 1966 NCAA championship.
He won the Oklahoma Open championships in 1966 and 1971. In 1967 he won the U.S. and British amateur championships, making him the last of just four men to do so.
Dickson has two career wins on the PGA Tour and one on the Senior Tour.
He also had stints as an official at the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and on the Champions Tour. He was named tournament director of the Nationwide Tour in 1989.
John S. "Jack" Zink: He was born in Tulsa and graduated from Oklahoma State in 1951 with an engineering degree.
He was 23 when he first entered a car in the Indianapolis 500 in 1952. His cars won the event in 1955 with driver Bob Sweikert and in 1956 with driver Pat Flaherty.
John Zink Specials won 13 national championship races between 1955 and 1966. He was a partner in the car that won all three heats of the 1958 500-mile "Race of Two Worlds" at Mona, Italy.
He had at least one car entered in the 500 lineup every year from 1952 through 1967.
He died in a Tulsa hospital on Feb. 5, 2005, at 75.
Keith Jackson: Although he was used primarily as a blocker in Oklahoma's run-oriented offense, he earned consensus All-American honors in 1986 and 1987, catching only 62 passes in four seasons as a starter.
He turned those 62 passes into 1,470 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 23.7 yards per catch. He was the first Sooner athlete to win the NCAA Top Six award, presented for athletic prowess, academic achievement and community service. Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Jackson played nine years in the NFL and went to the Pro Bowl in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1996.
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OKLAHOMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
When: Aug. 21
Where: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
Inductees: Billy Tubbs, Jack Zink, Bob Dickson and Keith Jackson..