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Soaring High Over Oologah Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In Promises to be ‘Biggest in Years’

BY TOM FINK

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And another plane! And another plane! And another plane!

Despite the cancellation of so many 2020 events, festivals, and social get-togethers due to the coronavirus, northeastern Oklahoma aviation aficionados can still make plans to look to the skies for the return of the Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-in and National Day of Remembrance.

Slated for Saturday, August 15 in Oologah, Oklahoma, the annual fly-in and day of remembrance event will see swarms of planes returning to the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch for a not-to-

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“The day will be starting early because, with it being in August, it’s usually a hot day,” said Tad Jones, executive director, Will Rogers Memorial Museums. “Pilots will start arriving early that day, around 7:30 a.m., and continue flying in until maybe 8:30 or 9. After that, we’ll have our remembrance ceremony (at 10 a.m.) to honor the lives of those who have lost their lives in a small plane crash and award special lapel pins to members of their families who are present.

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“Additionally, we’ll be having some special guests for the occasion, some of whom will be speaking – Cherokee Nation Council member Keith Austin is usually there, (Will Rogers family member) Jennifer Rogers-Etcheverry usually comes out for the day – it’s going to be a great day for everyone,” he said.

For those not familiar with the yearly Fly-In event, it’s a day which commemorates the date -- August 15, 1935 -- when pilot Wiley Post and Oklahoma-born humorist Will Rogers died in Burrow, Alaska.

As Rogers was an early proponent of the once-fledgling aviation industry and an inductee into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, to mark the occasion, pilots from across Oklahoma fly to Oologah in their planes, converging on the Birthplace Ranch for a day of aviation appreciation, food, family, and fun.

In the past, it’s not been uncommon for there to be more than 125 planes fly in over Oologah Lake before settling at the ranch and allowing the public the chance to get up close and personal with pilots and planes alike.

This year, Jones said he wouldn’t be some hosted surprised to see even more planes and by the Will people than usual.

Rogers “It’s such a great atmosphere, such Memorial a great experience – it’s very unique -- have had to – you’re landing on a grass strip, be postponed honoring Will Rogers and Wiley Post, or canceled people come out and take pictures with due to the Will and Wiley (interpreters) – they coronavirus, usually come out around 9:00,” he said. making the “It’s just a very relaxed atmosphere fly-in even for everyone. People bring their lawn more of a chairs or blankets out to sit on and summer watch the beauty of the planes flying in. event.

“Usually, we also hold a car show, a “It’s motorcycle show – we plan on having definitely food trucks there. We’ll have a gift shop been a Above: Will Rogers Memorial Museum executive director Tad Jones. with several specialty items, including challenging commemorative t-shirts -- there’s really year for us to take right now,” he said, “and we nothing else like it,” he said.

– our staff has to wear masks, and as actually think there will be more Cherokee storytelling, a remoteof the first of July, visitors to the (Will planes this year because some of the control plane display from the Rogers Memorial) museum are also other fly-ins around the state have American Turf Flyers, and more will be required to wear a mask,” he said. “It’s been canceled.

It would make sense part of the day’s festivities. been frustrating because so many of our that more pilots would want to get out.

Additionally, members of the usual events have had to be canceled This could be the biggest fly-in we’ve Oolagah Historical Society will be (due to the coronavirus) – we’ve got seen in years. present as the occasion also signifies some great kids camps, our movies, “We’re just looking forward to it being the 25th anniversary of the dedication which had really been picking up, another great day for us, the pilots, and of the Sandra Van Zandt art statue we’ve had to suspend for now. It’s been everyone involved,” he said. of Will Rogers and his horse in frustrating for us not to be able to do One of the largest fly-ins of its downtown Oologah – the hometown the fun things that we’ve always done, kind in Oklahoma, the Will Rogers/ of Will Rogers himself. but we do know they’ll come back, and Wiley Post Fly-in, is sponsored by the Although the fly-in will be making we’re glad that we’ll still be hosting the Cherokee Nation. Admission is free, its return as usual, Jones noted that fly-in this year.” but donations will be accepted. some of the other events – including Regarding safety protocols at the The event begins at 7:30 a.m. and fly-in, Jones Below: (L-R) Tom Egbert (as Wiley Post), Linda and Bill Biard and Lester continues through 1:30 p.m. on said the Lurk (as Will Rogers) Saturday, August 15, at the Birthplace space at the Ranch in Oologah, Oklahoma.

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Celebrate W ‘The Cherokee Kid’ on August 15

BY FAITH WYLIE, OOLAGAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ill Rogers spent his last summer in Oologah in 1906. He returned to the downtown pump 89 years later as “The Cherokee Kid” statute on August 12, 1995.

On Saturday, August 15, walk through the past as we observe the 25th anniversary of “The Cherokee Kid” and the restoration of Historic Downtown Oolagah, which began in 1984 under the vision of Wanda Sanders.

The downtown walking tour is from 5 to 7 p.m. The Oolagah Historical Museum at 202 W. Cooweescoowee Ave. will be open, and other historic buildings may be open, depending on COVID-19 status. Plan to wear a face mask and practice social distancing.

Other events that day will include the Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-in at the Birthplace Ranch from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The ranch is located on 380 Road two miles east of US-169.

The Chamber plans downtown activities for children in the afternoon if health precautions allow.

As a teenager, Will rode into town and took advantage of an artesian well in the center of downtown. In fact, he met his wife, Betty, at the Oologah train station, and they married in 1908.

The Society has a limitededition mug for the event, and a commemorative shirt will be available at the fly-in and Will Rogers Memorial gift shop.

If we are closed because of COVID-19, the event will become a driving tour. A brochure describing the buildings and their histories will be available.

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Left: “The Cherokee Kid” statue created by Sandra Van Zandt in 1995. The restored Bank of Oolagah is in the background.

(Note. In the early days, Oologah was spelled two different ways. The Society uses the old spelling, Oolagah.)

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Bluegrass and Chili Festival:

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he City of Wagoner has much Dell has been around for all 41 to offer visitors year-round, but years of the festival and she along the most toe-tapping, handwith her core steering committee do a clapping reason to be in the beautiful great job and are recognized for their and historic town will be returning efforts in maintaining the festival’s in September at the 41st annual timeless traditions. The festival Bluegrass and Chili Festival! There’s has seen its changes over the years, no stopping this fan-favorite event and also overcome much adversity. that keeps on keeping on, and this “We’ve been through hail, wind, rain, year will be a most memorable time. heat, cold, and tornadoes. Now a Event Coordinator, Dell Davis, is pandemic!” she said. Everyone works proud to bring the festival back this diligently to ensure continuity of year, at a time when the community the festival and retains the quality of needs it the most. “This event is experience that the event is famous for. always so good, and especially now One of the last free bluegrass events when so many other events have been available, the music lineup could canceled,” she said. “People have been easily demand pricey tickets, but the cooped up, and they can come out and Bluegrass and Chili festival provides enjoy a live music experience.” With world-class musical entertainment, COVID-19 precautions taken into with no ticket necessary. “This is consideration, the event committee definitely a gift to the community and has prepared for extra handwashing the people of Oklahoma from the City stations and sanitization, and space of Wagoner and the many sponsoring for social distancing. “It’s all outside businesses,” said Dell. “We have so that people can keep their distance, all generations that come together and we will have everything laid out to enjoy this festival together. It’s to allow people to space out,” said Dell. incredible.”

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Emersumnice Brewery is Hopping in Downtown Owasso

BY TOM FINK

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hen it comes to brewing, timing is everything.

Knowing when to add the carefully selected ingredients, how long to let the product ferment, and when to add the hops can make all the difference between a bad beer, a good beer and a great beer.

Just as important as it is in brewing, so is timing in the opening of a new business – something which Emersumnice Brewery owners Donnie Eldridge and his wife Jennifer, found out firsthand.

“We opened up in March of this year – probably not the best timing (at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic), but even so, customers found us, and we’ve been doing fairly well, considering – I think we’re seeing about 50 percent of what we should be seeing, but I think that as things return to normal, our numbers will pick up.”

Located in the Mowery Building on Main Street in Owasso, Emersumnice Brewery is Owasso’s first on-site micro-brewery and pub, offering patrons a variety of menu items and original brews, with something for the casual and serious adult beverage aficionados.

Even the name– Emersumnice – is a play on words, Eldridge said, as it’s pronounced to sound like “’Em are some nice (beers).”

“We could have easily been the Owasso Brewery, but the name is a conversation piece, a curiosity,” he said.

Former Tulsa native Eldridge joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard at age 17 when he was still in high school. After graduating, he made a career out of the military, serving for more than 30 years, as well as being a full-time employee of the Army National Guard for 27.

“About 15 years ago, brewing was kind Left: Emersumnice Brewery is located at 102 South Main Street in Owasso.

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of a hobby for me, like it is for a lot of people, but as I’m in the military, I’m a real stickler for details – always taking notes, always trying to make things better,” he said. “So, each time I deployed to Iraq, I would come back with a bigger brewery system. In 2010 I was deployed to Iraq and roomed with Frank Montgomery, the other brewer here at Emersumnice.”

“We started out basically like every other home brewer starts out, with a turkey fryer in the garage. That deployment we both built a 20 gallon three vessel system that’s digitally operated,” he said. “ Jump forward to 2017, I lost some friends and thought to myself it was time for a change.”

“One of the guys I was stationed with was another entrepreneur, and he suggested I just open my own brewery,” he said. “After that, I sat down and over the next couple of weeks, came up with a business plan, and almost two years to the day later, we opened up.”

“Although some of the technology has changed over the years, the basic beermaking process has remained the same since Egyptian times,” Eldridge said.

“What we do is take all kinds of different grains and add them to a recipe as we’re ‘mashing’ those grains, which is basically adding water to it, heating those grains to a certain temperature,” he said. “We extract the starches from those grains and convert them into sugar. Once it goes through that process, which takes about an hour, we move it to our boil kettle, and then it’s known as ‘wort.’ While it’s in the boil kettle, we boil it, sanitize it, and reduce the amount of water, making it a higher concentration of sugar water.” (continued on next page)

Right: Emersumnice owner Donnie Eldridge.

“Mom and dad can bring the kids in here, watch something on TV, have a meal – there’s something here for people of all ages to eat, and they can feel like they’re at any other restaurant in town, with a brewery atmosphere.”

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“At that point, we add hops to it, which counteracts the sweetness of the wort – we can also use hops for flavor and aroma,” he said. “We’ll boil it for anywhere from 60-90 minutes, depending on the recipe, after which, we cool it down to about 65 degrees, put it in one of our fermenters, where it will sit for roughly two weeks. During those two weeks, we’ll add yeast to it – start to finish, it’s about two and a half weeks to make a batch.”

Emersumnice offers eight different original beers on tap for the most discriminating beer connoisseurs.

“All the beer recipes are my own – they’re recipes that I’ve worked with Frank to develop,” he said. “Of these, one of our customer favorites is the Blonde Moment Ale, which is a cream ale and a great beginner beer that’s lightbodied with a full flavor, citrus notes, and a smooth finish.

“Another favorite is our Ram’s Head Wheat, which is an American Hefeweizen (German-style beer) that’s a refreshing wheat beer with a clean character that allows a bready dough and graining wheat flavor with banana esters to be complemented by its smooth hop flavor,” he said. “And

of course, Hopback Mountain, which is a red ale that’s a moderatestrength American craft beer with a caramel malty flavor.”

As much as Emersumnice is a brewery, it also boasts delectable menu items from appetizers to salads, lunch specials, and more.

“When people come in here, I like to think of it as a date night at a brew-pub for them,” Eldridge said. “We have pizzas, hamburgers, sandwiches, but also sophisticated items – a Caprese salad, a tomahawk pork chop, Cajun pasta – there’s a little bit of everything, and I should mention we have our own woodfire oven. You’ve never had a pizza until you’ve had it baked in a woodfire oven, and sometimes, we’ll even cook other menu items but finish them in the (woodfire) oven so they can get that unique quality to them.”

As Owasso’s only working brewery, Emersumnice offers a one-of-akind experience for patrons, with “something for everyone,” Eldridge says.

“Mom and dad can bring the kids in here, watch something on TV, have a meal – there’s something here for people of all ages to eat, and they can feel like they’re at any other restaurant in town, with a brewery atmosphere,” he said. “Having said that, we also have an upstairs area that’s for people 21 and over, where we regularly host musicians playing acoustic music, and where adults can get away from the kids, enjoy the view and have a really cool place to just hang out.”

Acoustic music is played 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 8-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Other nightly events include Brewery Bingo on Mondays, Cornhole League on Tuesdays, Bike Night on Wednesdays, with live music. Plans are currently being made to introduce Trivia Night on Thursdays.

Emersumnice Brewery is located at 102 S. Main Street (suite E) in Owasso.

For more information, contact Donnie at the brewery at 918-330-3973.

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Above: Emersumnice’s menu has something for everyone.

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e’ve arrived at the time of year when everyone complains about the heat and humidity of Oklahoma.

When I hear someone say, “Can you believe how hot it is?” I can’t help but chuckle. I’ve lived in Oklahoma my entire life, so how can I be surprised at the sweltering heat we get every single summer? One of my best memories of childhood was going to church camp in July, where we had no electricity in our cabin, and we had to wear long pants the entire week. There were always a couple of kids who had to go home because they were overheated, and we were given salt tablets to help us stay hydrated. The best part of the day was when we got to go swimming, and the best part of the entire week was Sadie Hawkins Night when the girls got to chase the boys.

Whomever we caught was our date for dinner.

Now that I’m all grown up, I have other things to look forward to in the summer. I’m usually traveling abroad, but this year is different. My friends around the world keep in touch as we all look forward to meeting again. Since most of us like to cook, we often send each other photos of whatever we’re making. Rachael in England is making elderflower cordial, and Diana in Bali is making fish stew. Inbal in Israel is making chocolate lava cakes I taught her on a Zoom call.

In Italy, my friend Diane makes spaghetti with zucchini and garlic.

We made it together many years ago in her apartment in Rome. She used tiny zucchini she bought at the market and sautéed them in garlic and olive oil with a pinch of chile flakes. I’ve never been a huge fan of zucchini, but when we sat down to eat that heaping plate of pasta, I couldn’t believe how delicious such

a simple dish could be. I learned an important lesson that day. If you’re using fresh ingredients and really good olive oil, you don’t need to fuss with much more. And it usually takes just minutes to make.

The farmer’s markets are brimming with summer zucchini this month, and I highly recommend trying this recipe. I’ve added a few other ingredients, but you can keep it simple with just zucchini, garlic, and olive oil if you prefer. If you’re still complaining about our Oklahoma heat, remember that we’ll be buttoning our sweaters and wishing we had fresh vegetables from the garden in a few short months.

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Famous Oklahomans

BY CHRIS PUTMAN

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klahoma is a state famous for some unusual reasons. It has more tornadoes than any other state. Who doesn’t know that one? It has a song that bares its name. It also has a boo coo load of famous people that come from within its borders such as singers, actors, athletes, astronauts, directors, politicians, entrepreneurs, criminals, and even evangelists.

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singers Top on the list has got to be Garth Brooks. Born in Tulsa, Brooks attended Oklahoma State University on an athletic scholarship to earn an advertising degree. While there, he performed in Oklahoma bars and clubs.

Through a few discouraging false starts, Brooks got his breakthrough, and his career and popularity exploded. He is known not only for his most popular songs like “Friends in Low Places,” and “The Dance,” but for his concert performance. He wore a wireless mic that allowed him the freedom to run the stage, climb and swing wildly from props and speaker stacks. Using a recipe of rock, pop, and country, Brooks 42 |

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concocted his unique sound. It’s that signature sound that has earned him the title of one of the best-selling artists at a tune to 170 million records worldwide. He has received two Grammy Awards and 17 American Music Awards, to name a few.

Brooks fan Susie Belcher attended a concert in a small concert hall when the star started to take off in the late 80s. She had to decide if it was worth the money and time standing in line for this relatively unknown artist just starting to grow in popularity.

Needless to say, in hindsight, Belcher thinks it was definitely worth the investment in time and effort as it gave her bragging rights and a story to tell.

“That boy sang his heart out, and I don’t believe he ever stood still,” Belcher said. “He was climbing

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the speaker stacks on each end of the stage so he could sing to the people in the higher seats. Then he would run across the stage and go up the other stack. It was an amazing feat, and he kept singing the whole time. The thing that impressed me the most was about halfway through the show; he sent his band out to take a break. He grabbed an acoustic guitar, sat down at the front of the stage with his legs hanging off and started doing cover songs of other artists.

He said this was his favorite part of the show.”

Other Oklahoma singers include Norman-born Vince Gill, Adaborn Blake Shelton, Checotahnative Carrie Underwood, Tulsa-born Ryan Tedder, McAlester-born Reba McEntire, Okemah-born Woody Guthrie, and Claremore-born Patti Page.

musical rising stars True to his blue-collar roots, James Robert Webb walks the line between traditional and contemporary country music.

Raised on a small farm outside of Tulsa, he grew up listening to a wide variety of Oklahomans including Bob Wills, Garth Brooks and Leon Russell. His sound is driven by his unique, indefinable voice and organic, neo-traditionalist style fused with modern production. His 2016 debut, Pictures, yielded two top-40 singles on the Music Row Country Breakout chart – “Makin’ Love Tonight” and “How That Feels.” Both broke the top 60 on the Billboard Indicator charts. In 2019, one of country music’s most awardwinning and renowned producer’s Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney,

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Willie Nelson), took notice of Webb’s unique style. The pair recently finished recording a full-length project coming soon. “April May,” penned by Webb himself, is the latest release climbing the charts and is on the highly anticipated upcoming project.

On June 22, 2020, he debuted in the Top 40 on the Billboard Country Indicator Chart with his fastest growing single “Think About It” off his recently released self-titled album produced by the iconic Buddy Cannon. This single has also charted Top 25 on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart, the third consecutive single off the current album to do so, and is No. 1 on the CDX True Indie Chart. It surpassed 200,000 streams on Spotify making it his top performing single, ever.

When he’s not composing, singing, recording and producing music for himself and other artists – he is a busy Tulsa back doctor who treats vertebral fractures, provides prevention and treatment for Osteoporosis, back, neck and extremity pain; and related problems.

His music has continued to attract new opportunities for the “easygoing giant.” He recently played Calf Fry 2019, was chosen to headline the Southfork Music Festival in Parker, Texas and continues to play across the country connecting directly with the fans. For more on James Robert Webb, go toJamesRobertWebb.com.

A Tulsa native, Preslea Elliott has begun her debut as a singer/ songwriter with her recent single release “Subconscious.” After graduating from Cascia Hall in 2015, she found her way down south to Auburn University where she developed a love for music and performing. Majoring in Media Studies, she spent extensive time working on film projects mostly in front of the camera. Growing up, acting was a dream of hers and she aspired to eventually move to Los Angeles. That dream lives on as her transition into music has been one

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of anticipation. She had been writing songs for years but had never had the courage to share them until one of her last courses in college assigned the class to write and produce a song.

From there, she began to develop as an artist and began to gain attention from the local community. A few months later, she was playing shows in the Auburn/Opelika music scene and was asked to open for Jordy Searcy, a Nashville singer/songwriter featured on the Voice. Playing in front of nearly 500 people with no music yet released, Preslea knew something special was transpiring. Gaining confidence and momentum, she found herself in the studio working with producer PSILO honing in meticulously on the craft of songwriting to build a sonic foundation. And she believes it is strong one with her first release underway and new music coming very soon. (continued on next page)

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actors Coming from Shawnee, Brad Pitt is the adorable actor known for his dimples and boyish looks in his breakthrough movies, “Thelma & Louise,” “A River Runs Through It,” and “Legends of the Fall.” With a few high school plays under his belt, he majored in Journalism/ Advertising from the University of Missouri. Nearing completion

done bit parts in some pretty famous movies such as “Ford v Ferrari” rubbing shoulders with actors Christian Bale and Matt Damon. After graduating from Oral Roberts University with a Cinema/Television/Digital Media degree, he headed straight toward his dream and landed a support job at Warner Brothers Entertainment. He is Brad Pitt

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of the degree, Pitt then bolted for Hollywood where he could study his first love, acting. Pitt paid his acting dues in a number of lesserknown parts before finding his break. As both he and his skill matured, he was known for movies such as “Seven,” “Meet Joe Black,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” and “Fury.” Pitt is known as an activist as much as an actor. He uses his influence to move forward his humanitarian and political causes.

Tulsa native Josh McKnight is an award-winning writer and has

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diligent to walk through every open door he can. His ultimate goal is to be a novel writer and then turn that story into a movie.

He’s on the fast track with not one, but two, honorable mentions for short stories in the biggest sci-fi and fantasy writing contest in the world titled Writers of the Future.

It’s those occasional pats on the back that keep McKnight moving forward toward his dream.

“The keyword being ‘rejection,’” McKnight said.

“Gotta be prepared to get shot

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down a lot. But, I do my best to celebrate every victory, whether that is a second appearance on TV as background or an honorable mention.”

Many other actors come from Oklahoma. A few include Norman-born James Garner, Tulsa-native Gary Busey, Lawtonnative Joan Crawford, Broken Arrow-born Kristin Chenoweth, Ryan-born Chuck Norris, Tulsa-born Jennifer Jones, and Oklahoma territory-born Iron Eyes Cody.

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directors Known for his roles as young Opie Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show” and teenager Richie Cunningham in “Happy Days,” Duncan-born Ron Howard started in acting in television and movies “American Graffiti” and “The Shootest.” He later progressed to directing movies. It turns out, the boy has a knack for the artform. He is best known for his work in “Apollo 13,” “Cinderella Man,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Backdraft,” “The Da Vinci Code” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” He has a number of Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations and wins.

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then inducted to the National Baseball Hall of fame.

Other Oklahoma athletes include Henryetta-native and 1988 Heisman Trophy finalist Troy Aikman, Norman-native, and Oklahoma University football coach that won three national championships and Super Bowl XXX Barry Switzer and Norman-native and 1978 Heisman Trophy Billy Sims to name a few.

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Who has never heard of Mickey Mantle? This major league baseball player, born in Spavinaw, started his athletic career by playing with semiprofessional Baxter Springs Whiz Kids.

A Yankee scout came to watch Mantle’s teammate play when Mantle hit three home runs. From that contact, he signed a minor league contract after graduation. He played a full career for the New York Yankees and was a 20time All-Star, seven-time World Series Champion, American League Most Valuable Player three times, and a Gold Glove winner, among other awards and

There are a few other famous Oklahomans so different in their own right; they don’t exactly fit in a particular category. There is “Queen of the Outlaws” criminal Belle Starr who was killed in an ambush in her unsolved murder in Eufaula, Muldrow-born 1996 Miss America Shawntel Smith, Kingfisher-born Walmart founder Sam Walton,

Tulsa-born radio personality Paul Harvey, Ada-born Charismatic Christian Televangelist Oral Roberts and Lawton-born “SpongeBob SquarePants” animated TV series creator Stephen Hillenburg.

While other states boast of their impressive list of famous people, no doubt, the Sooner state can hold its own.

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