Coach Sampson just said on the news that Hollis lost everything he had from OU. I want to start a drive to find anything from that era to get to him. Ideas?
Coach Sampson just said on the news that Hollis lost everything he had from OU. I want to start a drive to find anything from that era to get to him. Ideas?
Last edited by Jay C. Upchurch; 1/24/2006 at 01:26 AM.
Hollis Price is a basketball player.
That f***in' SUCKS.
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And 100x more people will be viewing this thread over the next week.Originally Posted by TopDawg
Hollis Price is a basketball player.
I'm looking for team signed balls and such. If anyone has any, jerseys, 2002 Final Four stuff etc. I think we should find out where we can send it. They also haven't been able to make contact with his mom.
I have a Final Four hat from that year - it isn't signed by anyone, though. I'd still be willing to throw it in. I don't think I had much of anything signed that year - I just hate bugging people for autographs. I'd much rather just shake their hand and tell them how much I appreciate them putting on the OU jerseys every game.
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Hollis was one of the nicest guys off the court that I knew during my tenure. Him and Kelly Newton. They were some of the only guys that recognized me every time they saw me and always said "hi." Even a few years later when I came back for grad school.
I got the 5 minutes second half drought.......wait maybe that started after he left.....
Cool GHP.
I've got an email in to Coach. I'll get some idea on instructions about what we can do, how to collect things, etc. I know the guys here in Tulsa with Sports FanAttic and I'll bet I can get some ball cases and stuff. I have a few things from that time. Signed floor pieces from the old floor before the upgrade, etc. I also have emails into the SoonerScoop and Insiders guys. I can get all the Tulsa radio and tv newcasters on it later this week. Anyone know the OKC folks?
Heck, just call in to the Sports Animal some morning (or better yet, afternoon or evening when Al is on air) and tell them what you're doing. Thye'll probably help you out, plus you'll get it all out on the air.
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Email to Sampson:
Dear Coach,
After hearing of Hollis Price’s loss of all his OU memorabilia, we’re posting on some of the fan web sites that we’re trying to come up with stuff from that era to rebuild a collection of things for him. After what he gave us, we fans would like to give back to him. We do need one thing, a place to send it that could collect it and get it safely to him so this effort will be credible. Would you folks have somewhere to stash it until maybe we could present it to him some time in the future? We’d like to get the message out in the local media, too; but, we’re not about to do anything until we have some infrastructure here. We could probably get one of the sports memorabilia stores to do it, but wanted to check with you first.
Thanks a million for your fantastic representation of my alma mater both on our courts and off. Good work in Kuwait and God bless. Let Quanas and Hollis know they and their families are in our prayers.
Regards,
John W. Helander
President & CEO
eState Auction House Ltd.
6528 E. 101 St., Ste. 384
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-810-6947
P.S. We’ve already got it posted on SoonerFans.com and SoonerScoop.com as well as OUInsider.com will hopefully run with it too.
As soon as I line up a place to collect everything, I'll post it here and start calling the media outlets. Good idea GHP.
No prob. Hollis was always one of my favorite players here - right up there with Najera.
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Ditto, I'll never forget when Najera had that head on collision and still played wobbling around.
Bump
STABBY!
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BTW, James Hale is on board over at Insiders. He's going to talk to Sampson too. See if we can get them to stock the stuff.
Here's OU's reply:
John,
I will pass the email on to Coach Sampson. I am Coach Sampson’s secretary and I am going to try to collect stuff in my garage and Mike Elmore will be getting a truck and coming to pick it all up this Friday morning to take it to Houston.
They need everything, all household items (dishes, silverware, pots and pans, any electrical applicances, bedding, pillow, blankets, furniture (couches, chairs, lamps, tables) all electrical (TV’s, etc.) beds, dressers, clothing (all sizes), gift cards to Walmart and Target or Sams. Anything that people want to give will be so appreciated.
Please keep me posted. We will also continue to collect and have items brought to our office. I’ll make a corner in our office that we can start collecting.
Thank you so much for your help in helping.
Renee Forney
I'll get specific direction up soon on where to ship stuff. They are also collecting other help that they will be shipping on Friday if you can get it to them by then.
I notified the San Francisco Bay Area OU Alumni Association's e-mail list and have directed them here for ongoing information. Hopefully we can spread the word through all of our connections!
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