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1979 Football Roster

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# Player (141) Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School
8 Alexander, Everett FR DB 6-2 185 Tulsa, OK McClain
Alexander, Jerry FR HB 6-0 185 Duncan, OK Duncan
19 Allen, Russ SO DB 6-2 180 Ada, OK Ada
67 Angel, Keith SR DT 6-3 242 Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood
14 Babb, Mike SR CB 6-2 197 Ada, OK Ada
17 Banks, Basil JR CB 5-11 177 Galveston, TX
Beavin, Rickey FR DE 6-3 200 Lawton, OK
51 Bechtold, Bill JR C 6-4 231 Midwest City, OK Midwest City
80 Berry, Mike SR TE 6-2 222 Oklahoma City, OK Millwood
10 Bishop, Bobby FR RB 6-3 193 Farmersville, TX
36 Blake, John FR FB/NG 6-0 220 Sand Springs, OK Page
Bockelman, Chris JR HB 5-9 205 Laverne, OK Laverne
Bowers, Derek SO DB 6-1 190 Ada, OK Ada
26 Burget, Barry SR DE 6-3 217 Stroud, OK Stroud
79 Byford, Lyndle JR OT 6-5 280 Duncan, OK Empire Consolidated
Canada, Dennis FR HB 5-10 175 Kaiserslautern, Germany
69 Carner, Jim JR OG 6-4 255 Tulsa, OK Hale
49 Castleberry, Mike FR RB/LB 6-1 190 Denison, TX Denison
Chandler, Brett FR K 6-0 185 Tulsa, OK Memorial
58 Charles, Darrel FR DE 6-2 210 St. Martinville, LA
48 Coast, Mike JR LB 5-11 198 Bartlesville, OK Sooner
81 Cobbs, John SR TE 6-2 235 Del City, OK Del City
30 Coleman, Royce FR RB 6-0 190 Plainview, TX Plainview
Coshow, Larry JR C 6-0 230 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
98 Couch, Jeff SR MG 6-3 219 Cordell, OK Cordell
Crable, Jim SO SE 6-2 185 Dallas, TX W. T. White
Crim, Tom FR HB 5-8 180 Oklahoma City, OK U.S. Grant
71 Cross, Ricky/Rickey JR DT 6-3 221 Rockwall, TX Rockwall
75 Crouch, Terry JR OG 6-1 242 Dallas, TX Skyline
61 Culver, Ed JR OG 6-3 253 Tahlequah, OK Tahlequah
28 Cumby, George (C) SR LB 6-0 205 Gorman, TX Gorman
Davis, Joe SO QB 5-9 170 Muskogee, OK
85 Davis, Paul FR WR 6-3 178 Gretna, LA
78 Dawson, Scott JR DT 6-2 246 Shawnee, OK Shawnee
84 Dewberry, Robert SO DT 6-3 220 Tyler, TX
13 Dillard, Phillip FR QB 5-11 170 Texarkana, AR
38 Dittman, Barry SR LB 6-0 205 Houston, TX Clear Lake
Dixon, Vann SO FS 5-11 180 Marietta, OK Marietta
29 Downing, Dewayne/Dwayne FR QB/S 6-0 177 Vinita, OK Vinita
Erickson, Bob JR DB 6-1 180 Putnam City, OK West
Faulkner, Mark SO HB 5-11 192 Jet, OK Jet-Nash
74 Ferguson, Glenn FR T 6-7 245 Owasso, OK Owasso
Foley, Mark SO LB 6-1 225 Framingham, MA South
44 Fontenette, Johnny FR DE 6-1 195 St. Martinville, LA Delahoussaye
Gardner, Gary FR C 6-3 225 Durant, OK Durant
92 Gary, Keith JR DT 6-3 245 Washington, DC
46 Goodlow, Daryl FR RB 6-3 215 Maplewood, MO Richmond Heights
72 Goodman, John SR DT 6-5 231 Garland, TX Garland
77 Graham, Elbert SO OT 6-4 255 Greenville, TX Greenville
12 Grayson, Bobby SO SE 5-11 170 Beggs, OK Beggs
Haddad, David
Hardin, Robert SR SE 5-11 188 Chickasha, OK Chickasha
93 Harris, Jerome SR DL 6-3 252 Dumas, AR
6 Haworth, Steve FR DB 6-0 168 Durant, OK Durant
33 Hebert, Bud SR FS 6-0 185 Beaumont, TX South Park
Higginbotham, John FR DT 6-2 237 Hugo, OK Hugo
Hill, Greg FR HB 5-10 180 Kaiserslautern, Germany
9 Hoge, John SO K 5-11 190 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunn/Dunne
86 Holmes, Steve SO OT 6-5 230 Yukon, OK Yukon
Howard, James JR FB 5-10 190 St. Louis, MO Northwest
59 Irvin, Darrell SR OT 6-4 264 Pawhuska, OK Pawhuska
21 Jenkins, Kenneth FR RB 5-11 180 San Antonio, TX
Jennings, Dane FR LB 6-2 206 West Monroe, LA
15 Jimerson, Jay JR CB 5-9 171 Norman, OK Norman
62 Jones, Jim JR OG 6-5 231 Turpin, OK Turpin
37 Jones, Randy SO HB 5-11 180 Crescent, OK Crescent
83 Joyce, Mike SR DE 6-2 216 Lakewood, CO Lakewood
42 Joyner, Barry JR FB 6-1 217 Killeen, TX
99 Keeling, Mike FR K/E 6-3 196 Dallas, TX W.T. White
60 Key, Don SO DE 6-2 245 Pasadena, TX Pasadena
Kopepasah, Steve FR HB 5-9 170 Lawton, OK
43 Ledbetter, Weldon FR FB 6-2 210 St. Louis, MO Christian Brothers
Legg, Jerry JR FS 6-1 197 Putnam City, OK West
95 Lewis, Johnnie SO NG 6-1 230 Carol City, FL
Lovelady, Mike SO DB 6-2 188 Houston, TX Forest Brook
25 Lowell, Gary SO DB 6-0 180 Sherman, TX
52 Lucky, Mark JR C 5-11 240 Rosenberg, TX
McDonald, Jeff SO DB 5-10 180 Elk City, OK Elk City
89 McDonough, Kevin JR DE 6-2 221 St. Louis, MO Riverview Garden
34 McKeaver, Steve FR RB 6-2 192 Altus, OK Altus
35 McKim, Jay JR HB 5-11 186 Denver, CO Kennedy
Minor, Stan FR HB 6-0 182 Tulsa, OK Memorial
70 Mitchell, Kelly SO OT 6-4 235 Sallisaw, OK Sallisaw
97 Moore, Frank JR DT 6-3 234 Oklahoma City, OK Millwood
11 Nixon, Freddie SR HB 5-11 195 Miami, FL Carol City
94 Nowlin, Bill SR DT 6-3 243 Sallisaw, OK Sallisaw
64 O'Gara, Bill SR OG 6-2 240 Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Meige/Miege
Oathout, Wes FR DB 6-1 190 Caldwell, KS
55 Ormand, Kevin SO OT 6-8 232 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
66 Oubre, Louis JR OT 6-4 250 New Orleans, LA St. Augustine
22 Overstreet, David JR HB 5-11 192 Big Sandy, TX Big Sandy
Park, Greg FR DB 5-11 175 Watonga, OK Watonga
63 Parker, Paul FR T 6-3 290 Tulsa, OK Washington
27 Paul, Byron SO DB 6-1 187 Altus, OK Altus
4 Pegues, Rod SO QB 6-3 180 Gainesville, TX
Peters, Karl Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
7 Phelps, Kelly SO QB 5-11 185 Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City
Pierson, Ronald FR HB 5-10 175 Sapulpa, OK Sapulpa
Raley, John SO OG 6-3 230 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
3 Ray, Darrol (C) SR FS 6-2 210 Killeen, TX
41 Reilly, Mike JR DE 6-3 221 Miami, FL Columbus Gables
24 Rhodes, Steve SR SE 6-0 186 Dallas, TX Spruce
Rhodes, Tobin FR DB 6-2 177 Artesia, NM
Roberts, Greg SO K 5-9 178 Metairie, LA
45 Sanders, Jerry SO LB 6-3 210 Garland, TX South Garland
39 Sellmyer, Greg SR DE 6-2 216 Amarillo, TX Palo Duro
Shepard, Darrell SO QB Odessa, TX
Shepard, Woodie SR HB 5-10 205 Odessa, TX
20 Sims, Billy (C) SR HB 6-0 205 Hooks, TX Hooks
18 Sitton, Ken JR DB 6-4 200 Marshall, TX
68 Slater, Bob FR L 6-4 205 Tulsa, OK Mason
53 Smith, Reggie FR LB 6-2 206 Houston, TX
Smith, Siebert FR DT 6-2 232 San Diego, CA
16 Songy, Darrell FR DB 6-0 185 New Orleans, LA St. Augustine
Stewart, Angelo SO FB 5-11 188 Lawton, OK
Sullivan, Johnny SO RB 6-0 200 Weatherford, OK Weatherford
73 Tabor, Paul (C) SR C 6-4 242 Houston, TX Spring Branch
5 Taton, Bruce SR DE 6-4 211 Tulsa, OK Hale
31 Taylor, Sherwood (C) SR SS 6-1 189 Ada, OK Ada
Turner, Kyle JR B 6-2 198 Claremore, OK Claremore
96 Turner, Richard JR DT 6-1 244 Edmond, OK Edmond
65 Tynes, Jack SO OG 6-3 245 Highland Park, TX
Valliere, George FR K 6-2 210 Claremore, OK Claremore
82 Valora, Forrest JR TE 6-0 223 Phoenix, AZ Trevor Brown
Van Osdol, Scott SR CB 5-9 168 Edmond, OK Edmond
Ware, Robert FR OG 5-11 225 Apache, OK Apache
1 Watts, J.C. JR QB 5-11 205 Eufaula, OK Eufaula
88 Weddington, Mike FR E 6-2 204 Temple, TX
Wells, Tony SO HB 5-8 170 Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission North
50 Westman, Mark SR C 6-3 245 South Miami, FL
57 Whaley, Steve SO LE 6-3 193 Cleveland, OK Cleveland
54 Whiteley, Ron FR L 6-4 215 Edmond, OK Edmond
56 Williams, Dewey JR DE 6-1 215 Bartlesville, OK College
91 Williams, Herman FR DT 6-3 235 Dallas, TX Lake Highland
90 Williams, Jeff JR LB 6-2 212 Lakewood, CO
76 Williams, Steve SO OG 6-2 275 Lakewood, CO Lakewood
87 Wilson, Keith JR TE 6-3 190 Putnam City, OK West
32 Wilson, Stanley FR RB 6-0 193 Carson, CA Banning
40 Winters, Chet FR RB 6-1 190 Jacksonville, AR
2 Wright, Willie JR HB 5-10 185 El Paso, TX Burges
23 Young, Herbert FR DB 6-1 200 Garland, TX

Class Count

  • 45 Freshmen
  • 34 Juniors
  • 33 Sophomores
  • 27 Seniors
  • 2 Other

Notes

  • (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998).
  • Players with incomplete or no information on a completed roster indicates that the player was not in that season's media guide, the player was on the B/Junior Varsity squad, or that person was part of the team in some unconfirmed capacity.