100 Notable alumni of
University of Tulsa
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The University of Tulsa is 562nd in the world, 209th in North America, and 192nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Tulsa sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Phil McGraw
- Occupations
- film producerwriterfilm actorpsychologistpolitician
- Biography
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Phillip Calvin McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author who hosted the talk show Dr. Phil. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased renewing his license to practice psychology in 2006.
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Rue McClanahan
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in cum laude
- Occupations
- autobiographerfilm actorcomedianstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Eddi-Rue McClanahan was an American actress, primarily known for her work in television sitcoms. She portrayed Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–1978), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–1984), and Blanche Devereaux on both The Golden Girls (1985–1992) and its spin-off The Golden Palace (1992–1993).
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actordisc jockeyactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actress. She began her career on stage, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters on Broadway. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992). Her other film roles include The Firm (1993), Waterworld (1995) and Sliding Doors (1998). On television, she starred as Barbara Henrickson on the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011) and as Dr. Alex Blake on the CBS police drama Criminal Minds (2012–2014), and she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens.
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Jordan Clarkson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jordan Taylor Clarkson is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Clarkson was traded to the Cavaliers in 2018. In December 2019 he was traded to the Jazz. On March 24, 2015, Clarkson along with Jeremy Lin, became the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. In 2021, Clarkson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
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Wade Williams
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Wade Williams is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series Prison Break and Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012–2013).
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Lovie Smith
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Lovie Lee Smith is an American professional football coach. He has served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and head coach for the Bears in 2006.
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Paul Harvey
- Occupations
- radio personalityaircraft pilotjournalist
- Biography
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Paul Harvey Aurandt was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast News and Comment on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous The Rest of the Story segments. From 1951 to 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, on 400 American Forces Network stations, and in 300 newspapers.
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Scott Pruitt
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Edward Scott Pruitt is an American attorney, lobbyist and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from February 17, 2017, to July 9, 2018, during the Donald Trump presidency, resigning while under at least 14 federal investigations. Pruitt denies the scientific consensus on climate change.
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Doug McMillon
- Occupations
- entrepreneurchief executive officer
- Biography
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Carl Douglas McMillon is an American businessman who was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Walmart from 2014 to 2026 when he retired. He also sits on the retailer's board of directors. McMillon first joined the company as a summer associate in high school, and he previously led the company's Sam's Club division, from 2005 to 2009, and Walmart International, from 2009 to 2013.
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Jim Inhofe
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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James Mountain Inhofe was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma. He served in various elected offices in the state of Oklahoma for nearly 60 years, between 1966 and 2023.
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Steve Largent
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianAmerican football player
- Biography
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Stephen Michael Largent is an American former professional football wide receiver and politician who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1994 to 2002. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Largent is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.
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Tareq Al-Suwaidan
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- Graduated with master's degree in petroleum engineering
- Occupations
- preacherwriterentrepreneur
- Biography
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Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan is a Kuwaiti, he is an Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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Nancy Lopez
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Nancy Marie Lopez is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
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Marie Tharp
- Occupations
- oceanographercartographersurveyorgeologist
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Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. In the 1950s, she collaborated with geologist Bruce Heezen to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. Her cartography revealed a more detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean bottom.
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Richard Young
- Occupations
- American football playerprofessional wrestlerCanadian football player
- Biography
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Richard Young is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his work with WWE performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz.
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Gus Frerotte
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Gustave Joseph Frerotte is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL draft. He played college football at Tulsa.
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Kendra Horn
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- 1995-1998 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Kendra Suzanne Horn is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district included the vast majority of Oklahoma City. As of 2025, Horn is the last Democrat to represent Oklahoma in Congress.
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Shaquille Harrison
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shaquille Harrison is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Camille Herron
- Occupations
- marathon runnerultramarathon runner
- Biography
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Jacquelyn Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner. She has achieved 12 world records in ultramarathon distances.
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Zaven Collins
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Zaven Collins is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning several defensive player of the year awards in 2020. Collins was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Suhail Al Mazroui
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Suhail Mohammed Faraj Al Mazroui is an Emirati businessman and politician, who has been serving as the minister of energy in the United Arab Emirates since March 2013.
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Bingo Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert "Bingo" Smith was an American professional basketball player. He played for the San Diego Rockets, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the San Diego Clippers.
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Ron Luce
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ronald Allan Luce is an American evangelical who cofounded and served as president of Teen Mania Ministries, which was located in Garden Valley, Texas. Together with his wife Katie, Ron founded Teen Mania in 1986 and led the organization until its bankruptcy in 2015. Luce is now CEO of a new ministry called Generation Next.
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Joyce Compton
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Olivia Joyce Compton was an American actress.
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Charles Clay
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Charles Clay is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals.
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Drew Edmondson
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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William Andrew Edmondson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his election as state attorney general, he served as district attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma, from 1983 to 1992. He was defeated twice in campaigns for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, where his father Ed Edmondson served from 1953 to 1973.
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Jamel McLean
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jamel McLean is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.
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Paul Pressey
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Paul Matthew Pressey is an American former professional basketball player who was also an assistant coach for seven different National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. Pressey is widely credited as being one of the initial point forwards, combining the attributes of a point guard and forward.
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Jerome Jordan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jerome Adolphus Jordan is a Jamaican professional basketball player who last played for RANS Simba Bogor of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaica national team in international competition.
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Sam Rutigliano
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Sam William Rutigliano is an American former football coach who is a television football analyst for WEWS, the ABC affiliate in Cleveland. He served as the head coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1984, compiling a record of 47–50. Rutigliano was the head football coach at Liberty University from 1989 to 1999, tallying a mark of 67–53.
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Hank Haney
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Hank Haney is an American professional golf instructor best known for coaching Tiger Woods and two-time major championship winner Mark O'Meara. Haney is a graduate of the University of Tulsa.
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Daniel H. Wilson
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writerengineerjournalist
- Biography
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Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and novelist. Several of his books have been on the New York Times bestsellers list. of techno-thrillers such as Robopocalypse, The Andromeda Evolution, and How to Survive a Robot Uprising. Formerly, he worked as a television host and robotics engineer.
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Todd Hays
- Occupations
- bobsledderkickboxermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Todd Dennys Hays is a former American bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, breaking a 46-year medal drought for the US national bobsleigh team.
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Steve Rogers
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Douglas Rogers is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1973 to 1985. Rogers led MLB in earned run average in 1982 and was a five-time MLB All-Star. Rogers is also notable for being the only player with at least a ten-year career to spend his entire career with the Expos.
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Jim Finks
- Occupations
- basketball playercoachCanadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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James Edward Finks was an American professional football player, coach, and executive.
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Michael Ruffin
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael David Ruffin is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he played as a power forward/center.
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Bob St. Clair
- Occupations
- politicianAmerican football player
- Biography
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Robert Bruce St. Clair was an American professional football offensive tackle who played 11 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Known for his intelligence and towering size, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, St. Clair earned All-Pro honors nine times and is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football for the San Francisco Dons and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Will Magnay
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Will Scott Magnay is an Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played one season of college basketball for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Howard Twilley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Howard James Twilley Jr. was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was the runner up for the Heisman Trophy in 1965. Twilley and tackle Norm Evans were the only two players on the original 1966 Dolphins squad to play on the 1972 Dolphins team that had the NFL's only perfect season and won Super Bowl VII. He was also on the Dolphins team the following year when it again won the championship in Super Bowl VIII.
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Steve Logan
- Occupations
- offensive coordinatorcoach
- Biography
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Steve Logan is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Louisville Kings of the United Football League (UFL). Logan was the head football coach at East Carolina University from 1992 to 2002, compiling a record of 69–58.
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Carin Koch
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson Koch is a Swedish professional golfer who previously played on the Ladies European Tour and on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was captain of the 2015 European Solheim Cup team.
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Mike Anderson
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- basketball playerhead coachbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Andre Anderson is an American basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He came to St. John's after previously serving as head coach at UAB, Missouri and Arkansas. He also served as an assistant/associate head coach under Nolan Richardson at Arkansas for 17 years. Over his 20 seasons as a head coach, Anderson has compiled a 414–235 record, 11 20-win campaigns, 9 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Sweet 16 berths and a run to the 2009 Elite Eight. Anderson is one of just 3 current Division I head coaches with 15+ years of experience and no losing seasons, along with Mark Few and Tom Izzo.
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Lou Spanos
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
- Biography
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Louis G. Spanos is an American college football coach. He is an Assistant Defensive Line and Pass Rush Specialist for the Louisiana State University, a position he has held since 2026. He was the interim head football coach for the University of Connecticut in 2021. He also coached in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1995 to 2009, the linebackers coach for the Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2011, and served as the defensive coordinator for UCLA from 2012 to 2013.
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Marc Scott
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Marc Scott is a British long-distance runner. He took his first global medal with bronze in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. He is the European indoor record holder for the 5000 metres.
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Dexter McCoil
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dexter McCoil Sr. is an American college football coach and former safety, who was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Texas State Bobcats. He played college football at Tulsa. McCoil played professionally for the Los Angeles Kiss, Edmonton Eskimos, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Calgary Stampeders, St. Louis BattleHawks and Toronto Argonauts.
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Reggie Robinson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Reginald Robinson II is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.
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Tony Rocha
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Antonio Rocha is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, he represented Belize at international level.
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Chris O'Hare
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Christopher O'Hare is a Scottish former middle-distance runner who competes in the 1500 metres. He has represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Perry Moss
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Perry Lee Moss was an American professional football player, coach, and executive. Moss played tailback at the University of Tulsa and quarterback at Illinois during the 1940s. As a Tulsa tailback, he was on the Orange Bowl team that beat Georgia Tech, 26–12, in the 1945 Orange Bowl and later as an Illinois T-quarterback, he directed a Rose Bowl team which routed UCLA, 45–14, in 1947. Moss served two years in the United States Air Force between his playing time at Tulsa and Illinois. At Illinois, he was named to All-Big Ten Conference and All-American teams. He was drafted in 1948 by the Green Bay Packers in the 13th round (111th pick overall) and played at the professional level for one year before returning to Illinois as an assistant. He started one game at quarterback for the Packers.
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Harry Volkman
- Occupations
- weather presenterscientist
- Biography
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Harry Volkman was an American meteorologist and the first weatherman to issue a televised tornado warning.
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Lee-Anne Pace
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Lee-Anne Pace is a South African professional golfer.
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David Rader
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football playerpolitician
- Biography
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David Rader is an American legislator and former football player and coach. He has been a member of the Oklahoma State Senate since 2017. Rader served as the head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 1988 to 1999, compiling a record of 49–80–1.
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Tommy Hudspeth
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Tommy Joe Hudspeth was an American and Canadian football coach and executive at both the collegiate and professional levels. He was the head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1964 to 1971, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1972 through 1973, compiling an overall college football record of 40–56–1. Hudspeth served in the same capacity for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 until 1977, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1981, posting a mark of 13–17.
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Tommy Thompson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Thomas Pryor Thompson was an American professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Godfried Toussaint
- Years
- 1944-2019 (aged 75)
- Occupations
- computer scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Godfried Theodore Patrick Toussaint was a Canadian computer scientist, a professor of computer science, and the head of the Computer Science Program at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is considered to be the father of computational geometry in Canada. He did research on various aspects of computational geometry, discrete geometry, and their applications: pattern recognition (k-nearest neighbor algorithm, cluster analysis), motion planning, visualization (computer graphics), knot theory (stuck unknot problem), linkage (mechanical) reconfiguration, the art gallery problem, polygon triangulation, the largest empty circle problem, unimodality (unimodal function), and others. Other interests included meander (art), compass and straightedge constructions, instance-based learning, music information retrieval, and computational music theory.
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Dominic Cervi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dominic Cervi is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
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Rod Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodney Warren Smith is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010, Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. In 2016, Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry, a Republican and former state representative.
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Kevin Shaffer
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kevin Carl Shaffer is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft.
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Don Blackmon
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Donald Kirk Blackmon is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a linebacker with the New England Patriots. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL).
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Lex Frieden
- Biography
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Lex Frieden is an American educator, researcher, disability policy expert and disability rights activist. Frieden has been called "a chief architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act." He is also regarded as a founder and leader of the independent living movement by people with disabilities in the U.S.
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Shana Dale
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shana L. Dale is an American politician and lawyer. She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the George W. Bush administration from 2005 to 2009.
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Pooh Williamson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Alvin "Pooh" Williamson is a former college basketball player who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma. Williamson was interim head coach at the University of Tulsa and was an assistant coach at Texas Tech University.
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Douglas Merrill
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Douglas Clark Merrill is an American technologist, academic and fintech entrepreneur. Merrill was Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Google from 2003-2008, and served as president of EMI Music's digital unit from 2008-2009.
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Garrett Mills
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael Garrett Mills is an American former professional football tight end. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Tulsa.
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Paul Smith
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Paul Smith is an American former professional gridiron football quarterback. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Smith was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
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Terry Boss
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Terrence Boss is an American soccer coach and former professional goalkeeper, who was the head coach for USL Championship club Lexington SC.
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James Woodard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Alexander Woodard is an American professional basketball player for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball at Tulsa from 2012 to 2016.
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Craig Campbell
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in political science
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Craig Eaton Campbell is an American politician and businessman who served as the president and CEO of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC). He joined the corporation as chief operating officer in February 2011, and was appointed president and CEO by the board of directors in October 2012.
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Chris Thurmond
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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David Christopher Thurmond is an American football coach. He is an offensive analyst at Oklahoma State University, a position he has held since 2017. Thurmond served as the interim head football coach at the University of Houston for the final game of the 2007 season, the 2007 Texas Bowl.
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Chad "Corntassel" Smith
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith is a Cherokee Nation politician and attorney who served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. He was first elected in 1999. Smith was re-elected to a second term as Chief in 2003 and a third term in June 2007 with 59% of the vote. He was defeated in his attempt to get elected to a fourth term in office by Bill John Baker 54% to 46% in the 2011 election and he lost again to Baker in 2015, receiving 28% of the vote. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, he worked as a lawyer for the tribe and in private practice.
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Rodney W. Sippel
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Rodney William Sippel is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Ron Jirsa
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Ronald Howard Jirsa is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky. He was previously the head coach at Georgia and Marshall.
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Stacy Prammanasudh
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Stacy Prammanasudh is a retired American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 2004 to 2013.
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Maria Robinson
- Enrolled in the University of Tulsa
- Graduated with Master of Studies in Law in energy law, environmental law, and natural resources law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022. In September 2021, she was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary of energy for electricity delivery and energy reliability, but the White House withdrew her nomination on June 8, 2022.
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Tim Nedow
- Occupations
- shot putterdiscus thrower
- Biography
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Timothy "Tim" Nedow is a Canadian track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. He has personal bests of 21.33 m ( 69 ft 11+3⁄4 in) in the shot put and 61.49 m ( 201 ft 8+3⁄4 in) in the discus throw. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2013 Francophonie Games and a five-time champion of the Canadian Track and Field Championships (2011 discus, both shot put and discus in 2013 and 2014). He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics, in 2013, and twice at the Summer Universiade. He studied and competed athletically at the University of Tulsa and DePaul University.
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Jake McGuire
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jake McGuire is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting JAX in USL Championship.
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Vu Tran
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Vu Hoang Tran is a Vietnamese American novelist and short story writer. His debut novel, Dragonfish, was published in 2015.
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Brett Chapman
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Brett Chapman is an American attorney, a direct lineal descendant of Chief White Eagle (1840 - 1914), and a public figure who frequently is interviewed and speaks on Native American civil rights and self-determination.
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Bradley Bourgeois
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Bradley Bourgeois is an American soccer player.
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Rodger Randle
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodger Allen Randle is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served twice as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 1972 to 1988. He also served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1970-1972 and as mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1988-1992.
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Ruthe Blalock Jones
- Occupations
- teacherpainter
- Biography
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Ruthe Blalock Jones is a Delaware-Shawnee-Peoria painter and printmaker from Oklahoma.
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Rilla Askew
- Occupations
- short story writernovelist
- Biography
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Rilla Askew is an American novelist and short story writer who was born in Poteau, in the Sans Bois Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma, and grew up in the town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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Sarah Haskins
- Occupations
- triathlete
- Biography
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Sarah Haskins is an American triathlete from St. Louis, Missouri. She competed in triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and is the 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist.
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Ryan Pore
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Ryan Pore is an American former professional soccer player and the current head men's soccer coach of Kansas City Roos men's soccer at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.
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K. D. Wentworth
- Occupations
- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
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Kathy Diane Wentworth, known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author. A University of Tulsa graduate, she got her start winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1988, and then later won Field Publications' "Teachers as Writers" Award in 1991. Wentworth served two terms as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in the early 2000s. She served as the editor for the Writers of the Future Contest from 2009 until her death. One of her novelettes, "Kaleidoscope" (2008), and three of her short stories, "Burning Bright" (1997). "Tall One" (1998), and "Born Again" (2005) have been Nebula Award finalists. Wentworth died on April 18, 2012, from complications with pneumonia and cervical cancer.
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Mark Pais
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Mark Gregory Pais is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
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John E. Dowdell
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
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John Edward Dowdell is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
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Dante Swanson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dante Swanson is an American former professional basketball player.
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Joseph Shore
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 78)
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Joseph Shore was an American operatic Baritone and voice teacher. He has excelled particularly in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi.
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Brian Haas
- Occupations
- pianistjazz musician
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Brian Roy Haas is an American jazz pianist and founding member of the band Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.
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Tyler Holmes
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
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Tyler Holmes is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Lance Henson
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Lance Henson is a Cheyenne poet. Henson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up near Calumet, Oklahoma, where his grandparents raised him in the traditions of the Cheyenne tribe. He has published 50 volumes of poetry, which have been translated into 25 languages. He has been described as the "foremost Cheyenne poet now writing."
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André Bossert
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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André Robert Bossert is a Swiss professional golfer.
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Nick Graham
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Nicholas Donnell Graham is an American former professional football cornerback and is the assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach at University of Texas–San Antonio. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL and the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tulsa.
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Mike Morgan
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mike Morgan is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, Morgan served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate during the 51st Oklahoma Legislature.
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Zeke Moore
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ezekual Samuel James Moore is a professional Trinidadian-American basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Saint Louis, Tulsa, and SIU Edwardsville.
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David Hall
- Occupations
- military officerlawyerpolitician
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David Hall was an American Democratic politician. He served as the 20th governor of Oklahoma from January 11, 1971, to January 13, 1975. Prior to winning election as governor, Hall served as county attorney for Tulsa County and as a law professor at the University of Tulsa.
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Bradley M. Berkson
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Brad Berkson is an American businessman and former government official who served as the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the United States Department of Defense. Berkson also served as the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, now termed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. Berkson led Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance Task Force. Berkson served in the Bush administration and remained in the Obama administration until April, 2009.
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John Green
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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John Lincoln Green was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1947 to 1951. He went to one Pro Bowl during his five-year career. Green played college football at the University of Tulsa and was selected in the sixteenth round of the 1944 NFL draft.
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Kyle Brown
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kyle Brown is an American soccer player, currently without a club.
