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1980 Football Roster

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# Player (132) Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School
Joyce, Mike Lakewood, CO Lakewood
31 Anderson, Allen FR DB 6-0 180 San Bernardino, CA Cajon
38 Benson, Thomas FR LB 6-2 190 Ardmore, OK Ardmore
80 Bryan, Rick FR TE 6-4 1/2 230 Broken Arrow, OK Coweta
94 Burks, Brent FR T 6-7 235 Talala, OK Oologah
11 Byars, Ricki FR QB 5-9 180 La Porte, TX
5 Delozier, Brown FR RB 5-11 178 Garland, TX Lakeview Centennial
59 Dillingham, David FR T 6-5 220 Tulsa, OK Jenks
97 Dodd, Sidney FR T 6-6 268 Los Angeles, CA Fairfax
33 Drane, Dwight FR DB 6-1 195 Miami, FL Central
72 Fields, Troy FR T 6-4 225 Miami, FL Central
39 Flemons, Tommy FR LB 6-3 220 Altus, OK Altus
21 Hall, Brian FR DB 6-2 190 Houston, TX Spring Branch
20 Ledbetter, Jerome FR HB 5-10 1/2 187 Muskogee, OK Muskogee
81 Newland, Scott FR DE 6-2 196 Jenks, OK Jenks
37 Polk, Louis FR DB 5-11 180 Denison, TX
93 Pope, Eric FR DL 6-2 255 Seminole, OK Seminole
85 Randolph, Tim FR TE 6-3 230 Midwest City, OK Midwest City
4 Rhymes, Buster FR RB 6-3 195 Miami, FL Northwestern
2 Rockford, Jim FR QB/SE 5-10 160 Springfield, IL Griffin
26 Royster, Mark FR DB 6-2 170 Wichita, KS Southeast
84 Samuels, Miguel FR DB 5-11 179 Lawton, OK Eisenhower
49 Shipp, Jackie FR LB 6-3 195 Stillwater, OK Donart
64 Summers, Terry FR T 6-2 230 Ada, OK Ada
73 Thomas, Chuck FR C 6-3 230 Houston, TX Stratford
91 Thurman, Phil FR T 6-3 1/2 230 Sherman, TX
41 Truitt, John FR LB 6-3 205 Carson, CA Banning
3 Walker, Barrion FR RB 5-11 180 La Porte, TX
28 Ward, Allan/Allen FR FB 6-2 197 Bellville, TX
87 Weddington, Darrell FR DB 5-10 175 Temple, TX
98 Wilson, Danny FR T 6-0 225 Sherman, TX
47 Breathett, Sherdeill JR LB 6-0 215 Kankakee, IL
79 Byford, Lyndle JR OT 6-5 280 Duncan, OK Empire Consolidated
75 Crouch, Terry JR OG 6-1 275 Dallas, TX Skyline
61 Culver, Ed JR OT 6-3 275 Tahlequah, OK Tahlequah
78 Dawson, Scott JR DT 6-2 255 Shawnee, OK Shawnee
Elrod, Bobby JR DE 5-11 192 Tulsa, OK
Flanagan, Orlando JR DL 6-2 204 Compton, CA
Foley, Mark JR LB 5-11 212 Framingham, MA South
12 Grayson, Bobby JR SE 5-9 178 Beggs, OK Beggs
Hubble, Rocky JR DL 6-2 204 Medina, TX Medina
95 Lewis, Johnnie JR NG 6-1 225 Carol City, FL
McDonald, Jeff JR DB 5-9 184 Elk City, OK Elk City
89 McDonough, Kevin JR DE 6-2 226 St. Louis, MO Riverview Garden
McLamb, John JR NG 6-1 220 Washington, DC
27 Paul, Byron JR DB 6-1 192 Altus, OK Altus
7 Phelps, Kelly JR QB 5-10 185 Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City
Raley, John JR OG 6-2 220 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
50 Reilly, Mike JR LB 6-3 225 Miami, FL Columbus Gables
8 Shepard, Darrell JR QB 5-11 180 Odessa, TX
Stewart, Angelo JR FB 5-10 199 Lawton, OK
57 Whaley, Steve JR DE 6-3 200 Cleveland, OK Cleveland
56 Williams, Dewey JR DE 6-1 208 Bartlesville, OK College
36 Williams, Jeff JR LB 6-1 230 Lakewood, CO
Alexander, Jerry SO HB 5-10 182 Duncan, OK Duncan
10 Bishop, Bobby SO DB 6-1 188 Farmersville, TX
90 Blake, John SO NG 6-0 250 Sand Springs, OK Page
58 Charles, Darrel SO DE 6-2 230 St. Martinville, LA
Christian, David SO DB 6-0 185 Woodward, OK Woodward
30 Coleman, Royce SO FB 6-0 195 Plainview, TX Plainview
Collins, Rick SO DB 5-10 175 Seattle, WA
Culberson, Marty SO LB 6-3 210 Mustang, OK Mustang
13 Dillard, Phillip SO QB 5-11 185 Texarkana, AR
29 Downing, Dewayne/Dwayne SO DB 6-0 185 Vinita, OK Vinita
74 Ferguson, Glenn SO OT 6-5 255 Owasso, OK Owasso
44 Fontenette, Johnny SO TE 6-0 205 St. Martinville, LA Delahoussaye
Godfrey, John SO DT 6-4 211 Frederick, OK Frederick
46 Goodlow, Daryl SO DE 6-2 215 Maplewood, MO Richmond Heights
77 Graham, Elbert SO OT 6-3 275 Greenville, TX Greenville
Green, James SO DB 6-1 185 Oberlin, OH
Harris, Ricky SO HB 5-11 185 Tulsa, OK
6 Haworth, Steve SO DB 5-11 178 Durant, OK Durant
9 Hoge, John SO K 5-10 194 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunn/Dunne
71 Holmes, Steve SO OT 6-2 230 Yukon, OK Yukon
Jacobs, Jay SO OL 6-1 233 Dallas, TX Bryan Adams
Johnson, James SO DB 5-10 179 McAlester, OK McAlester
Johnson, Wally SO DE 5-11 191 Heidelberg, Germany
99 Keeling, Mike SO K/P 6-3 195 Dallas, TX W.T. White
60 Key, Don SO OG 6-2 250 Pasadena, TX Pasadena
43 Ledbetter, Weldon SO FB 6-0 205 St. Louis, MO Christian Brothers
Lewis, Gary SO OL 6-3 227 Norman, OK Norman
25 Lowell, Gary SO DB 6-0 188 Sherman, TX
34 McKeaver, Steve SO HB 6-1 200 Altus, OK Altus
Minor, Stan SO HB 6-0 182 Tulsa, OK Memorial
70 Mitchell, Kelly SO OT 6-4 228 Sallisaw, OK Sallisaw
55 Ormand, Kevin SO OT 6-7 250 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
63 Parker, Paul SO DT 6-3 290 Tulsa, OK Washington
Patton, Danny SO DL 5-11 204 Tulsa, OK
14 Pegues, Rod SO HB 5-11 190 Gainesville, TX
19 Peters, Karl SO DB 5-10 165 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
Puckett, Willie SO SE 5-10 167 Pomona, CA
Raiford, William SO OL 6-2 232 Tulsa, OK
Ruttman, Robert SO DB 5-9 168 Woodward, OK Woodward
45 Sanders, Jerry SO LB 6-1 219 Garland, TX South Garland
Shores, Phillip SO DB 5-10 177 Inglewood, CA Morningside
68 Slater, Bob SO DT 6-4 235 Tulsa, OK Mason
Smith, Dennis SO LB 6-2 210 Rochester, NY
53 Smith, Reggie SO LB 6-1 190 Houston, TX
16 Songy, Darrell SO DB 6-0 185 New Orleans, LA St. Augustine
65 Tynes, Jack SO OG 6-3 270 Highland Park, TX
Weaver, Hart SO DE 6-0 190 Tulsa, OK
88 Weddington, Mike SO DE 6-2 230 Temple, TX
54 Whiteley, Ron SO C 6-4 220 Edmond, OK Edmond
76 Williams, Steve SO OG 6-2 268 Lakewood, CO Lakewood
Williams, Troy SO DB 5-10 156 Oklahoma City, OK Moore
32 Wilson, Stanley SO FB 6-0 195 Carson, CA Banning
40 Winters, Chet SO HB 6-0 190 Jacksonville, AR
23 Young, Herbert SO HB 5-11 200 Garland, TX
67 Angel, Keith SR DT 6-3 249 Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood
17 Banks, Basil SR DB 5-11 180 Galveston, TX
51 Bechtold, Bill SR C 6-4 240 Midwest City, OK Midwest City
69 Carner, Jim SR OG 6-4 275 Tulsa, OK Hale
48 Coast, Mike SR LB 5-11 208 Bartlesville, OK Sooner
Coshow, Larry SR C 6-1 238 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
86 Cross, Ricky/Rickey SR DE 6-3 225 Rockwall, TX Rockwall
Erickson, Bob SR DB 5-10 177 Putnam City, OK West
92 Gary, Keith SR DT 6-3 250 Washington, DC
Jenkins, David SR OL 6-3 216 Altus, OK Altus
15 Jimerson, Jay SR DB 5-9 180 Norman, OK Norman
62 Jones, Jim SR DT 6-5 224 Turpin, OK Turpin
42 Joyner, Barry SR FB 6-1 215 Killeen, TX
Legg, Jerry SR DB 5-11 184 Putnam City, OK West
52 Lucky, Mark SR C 5-11 240 Rosenberg, TX
35 McKim, Jay SR SE 5-11 194 Denver, CO Kennedy
66 Oubre, Louis (C) SR OT 6-4 255 New Orleans, LA St. Augustine
22 Overstreet, David (C) SR HB 5-11 190 Big Sandy, TX Big Sandy
24 Rhodes, Steve (C) SR SE 6-0 191 Dallas, TX Spruce
18 Sitton, Ken SR DB 6-3 200 Marshall, TX
96 Turner, Richard (C) SR DT 6-2 255 Edmond, OK Edmond
82 Valora, Forrest SR TE 6-0 233 Phoenix, AZ Trevor Brown
1 Watts, J.C. (C) SR QB 5-11 193 Eufaula, OK Eufaula
Wells, Tony SR HB 5-8 170 Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission North

Class Count

  • 54 Sophomores
  • 30 Freshmen
  • 24 Seniors
  • 23 Juniors
  • 1 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.