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january 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Golf A day-by- KEY On Jan. 6, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, a paid hit man struck Nancy January 8 OU Boxing Kerrigan on the right knee with a police baton. The assault had been planned in part Bedlam at Norman. Bryant day look at OSU Baseball by the husband of a rival (Tonya Harding) and was intended to sideline Kerrigan not Reeves, Brooks Thompson and Randy Rutherford combined for 88 points as Tulsa Hockey only during the U.S. Championships but during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Norway. Seven weeks later, Kerrigan won an Olympic silver medal. State rocked Oklahoma, 105-89. the major Misc.

Oklahoma 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JANUARY 18 and national During a Booker T. Washington-McLain high school March 30: Switzer basketball game, a brawl involved players and fans. Tulsa gets job sports news Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John Thompson said, Not long after telling the Tulsa World “I will not tolerate violence,” and declared the Feb. 1 re- that he was affected by constant back tulsa world and associated match to be played in a gym closed to the general public. pain and had no desire for a return to press file photos BY BILL HAISTEN | WORLD SPORTS WRITER football — and only one day after Jimmy 199430 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Johnson18 announced his departure19 from FEBRUARY 7 FEBRUARY 9 the two-time champion Dal- Feb. 22: The Big 12 is formed Bedlam basketball rematch at OU football legend died in St. Louis las Cowboys — former OU coach Barry OU athletic director confirmed that Stillwater. Reeves and Rutherford after a lengthy illness. He was 77. As the Sooners’ Switzer was introduced as Johnson’s members , Texas A&M, Baylor teamed for 55 points as OSU won, coach, Wilkinson had a 17-year record of 145-29-4 successor in Dallas. From the World’s and Texas Tech had been invited to join the Big Eight. The 86-68. The Cowboys savored their and won three national championships. coverage: “To the astonishment of most Texas schools eventually accepted. Big 12 competition was first regular-season sweep since ‘81. football fans, the Bootlegger’s Boy is set to begin with the 1996 football season. back. Five years after resigning as head Big 12 revisited: The Big 12 had a nice run until 2011, coach of the 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 march1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 when bolted for the Big Ten and Colorado for MARCH 19 FEBRUARY 28 MARCH 2 Sooners, has landed the the Pac-12. A year later, Texas A&M and Missouri moved In wrestling, The Tulsa basketball team routed Rick Dickson re- most high-profile job in the 1990s sport- to the Southeastern Conference. Having successfully OSU’s Pat Indiana State 79-56. The Golden signed as Tulsa’s ing world.” recruited and TCU, the Big 12 now is a Smith became Hurricane secured its first Missouri athletic director Switzer revisited: Switzer’s four-year run 10-school league that in football no longer has divisions the first Valley regular-season title since to become AD at in Dallas was highlighted by a Super Bowl or a championship game. individual 1987. Washington State. XXX victory over the Pittsburgh Steel- to win four ers. Resigning after the 1997 season, he national returned to Norman and now resides in a 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 home located1 on the southwest2 edge of the MARCH 13 titles and the MARCH 20 MARCH 23 MARCH 25 MARCH 27 MARCH 29 OU campus. At 76, Switzer remains ener- After OSU lost to Nebraska in the Big Eight Tourna- MARCH 18 Cowboys An Myriad crowd During a CHL semifinal playoff game, Tulsa police used a Arkansas shot 41-of-62 from the In a nationally televised Jimmy Johnson, who coached at Oklahoma State getic and charismatic. His hobby seems ment final in Kansas City, the NCAA Tournament pairings In an NCAA first-round shocker, TU rolled to a 29- captured their of 13,376 watched Lou Dawkins chokehold to subdue Oklahoma City defenseman Bruce field and ended Tulsa’s Cinderella fight at Tulsa’s Expo Square Pavil- in 1979-83 and more recently had taken the Dallas to be attending major sporting events were released. While Tulsa, OSU and Arkansas headed to lead and held on to defeat UCLA 112-102. O-State elimi- 30th team convert on a late 3-pointer as Tulsa Shoebottom. While serving time in the penalty box, he ride through the NCAA Tournament ion, Oklahoma’s Tommy Morrison Cowboys to consecutive Super Bowl titles, resigned throughout the country, and he is involved Oklahoma City, OU missed the NCAA for the third time in nated New Mexico State, while Arkansas, the Midwest title. rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat became involved in an altercation with security. He was ren- with a 103-84 Midwest Regional recorded a second-round and accepted a $2 million parting gift from Cow- in a variety of business endeavors. four years. region’s No. 1 seed, ousted North Carolina A&T. Oklahoma State 82-80. The Hur- dered unconscious and hospitalized with a damaged larynx. semifinal win. of Brian Scott. boys owner . ricane advanced to an NCAA Sweet

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Sixteen date with Arkansas.11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 APRIL 4 APRIL 8 APRIL 9 APRIL 12 and 13 APRIL 14 APRIL 21 ’s 3-pointer in the final minute was the biggest shot A Drillers Billy Tubbs, a On the 12th, The Tulsa At the Convention Center, Wichita The Western Athletic Conference in Arkansas’ 76-72 national championship victory over Duke. Forward Stadium Tulsa na- World reported that TU defeated the Tulsa Oilers 7-3 to extended to the Corliss Williamson had 23 points and eight rebounds and was named record crowd of tive who had basketball coach Tubby complete a four-game sweep in an invitation for league membership. tournament MVP. At Tulsa in the ‘80s, coach built 16,780 watched recorded more Smith interviewed for the Central Hockey League Competition in the expanded WAC a dynamic program. At Arkansas, he reached the pinnacle. Tulsa open the victories than the vacant coaching championship series. was set to begin in 1996. Texas League any coach in job at Oklahoma. baseball season OU basket- On the 13th, 24 25 26 27 28 29with a 6-4 vic- 30 may1 2 3Smith announced 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 APRIL 25 ball history, MAY 6 MAY 8 APRIL 27 tory over Jack- he would remain Kelvin resigned to In Tulsa County , a former Tulsa football star Boxing legends Muhammad Ali son. Several at Tulsa. “It be- Sampson was become the District Court, who went on to become president and Jake LaMotta were at ringside hundred fans came apparent to introduced new head man three counts and of the New for the Tulsa Charity Fight Night were seated me that my heart as the new at TCU. of assault and Orleans Saints, died at age 66 in Me- III show at the Southern Hills on the outfield was here.” basketball battery were tairie, La., after battling lung cancer. Marriott. warning track. coach at OU. filed against Blazer defense- 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 june1 2 3 4 MAY 17 MAY 22 MAY 24 man Bruce MAY 30 Big Eight officials and representatives of Texas, Texas In the finals of the Big Eight baseball In the main event of a nationally televised show at the Shoebottom At Austin, Oklahoma secured a berth in the College A&M, Baylor and Texas Tech voted to divide the Big 12 tournament at Oklahoma City, Sean Brady Theater, Tommy Morrison pounded out a 10-round after his March World Series by beating Texas 6-3 in the finals of the — on course for a 1996 debut — into North and South Hugo’s three-run home run powered decision triumph over Sherman Griffin. Before the fight, 23 altercation NCAA Central Regional. In the Midwest I Regional finale divisions. The South would include OU, OSU, Texas, Texas OSU past OU 6-3, giving the Cowboys Gov. David Walters signed into law a bill that resulted in with police. at Stillwater, Cal State-Fullerton eliminated Oklahoma A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor. their 14th straight conference title. the creation of a state boxing commission. State 6-5 in 10 innings.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 JUNE 11 June 13-17 JUNE 20 A national television audience saw Shortly after midnight Gymnast Shannon Miller and quar- on June 13, Pro Football OU defeat 13-5 in the terback Mark Rypien were the first JUNE 22 Hall of Fame member College World Series title game. For recipients of the Henry P. Iba Citizen In Game 7 of the NBA Finals, defeated the Knicks 90-84. John O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, the Sooners, Damon Minor and Chip Athlete Awards. Mike Krzyzewski Starks was 2-of-18 shooting for New York, and had 25 Nicole Brown Simp- Glass belted sixth-inning homers. delivered the keynote speech. points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets. son, and her friend Ronald Goldman were 26 27 28 29 30 july1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 JUNE 5 JUNE 29 found slashed to death Tulsa native converted With the final first-round pick of the outside of her condo on three free throws in the final 3.2 NBA Draft, Orlando selected OSU’s in the Brentwood area seconds as the Brooks Thompson. Taken in Round 2 of . Four days later, after failing to surrender outlasted Indiana 94-90 and ad- were TU’s Gary Collier (by Cleveland) to police and after leading officers on a 60-mile, low- vanced to the NBA Finals. and OU’s (by Miami). speed chase on various freeways, Simpson was taken into Because of a labor dispute, custody at his home. an exceedingly interesting 17 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Major League Baseball sea- august The Rockets’ NBA title ended a son ended on Aug. 12. There run of three consecutive cham- would be no postseason play Ending a 54-year championship drought, the New York Rangers recorded a Game 7 pionships for the Chicago Bulls. and, for the first time since triumph over Vancouver in the Stanley Cup finals on June 14. Hockey was unable to Chicago was without Michael 1904, no World Series. capitalize on the momentum of a great final series. A labor dispute wasn’t resolved Jordan until January 1995, resulting in a 48-game regular season. (above on 7 8 August 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 10), who in 1994 tried AUGUST 11 The 76th PGA Championship opened at Southern Hills. Playing in his final major tournament, Arnold Palmer shot a 79. his hand at Aug. 14: Price wins PGA Championship So did Jack Nicklaus. professional The 76th PGA Championship was conducted at Tulsa’s Southern Hills Country baseball. In Club. A final-round 67 carried Zimbabwe’s Nick Price, the world’s No. 1 golfer in 127 games 1994, to a finish of 11-under-par, a six-stroke victory and the third major cham- Nick Price won the PGA Championship in Tulsa and, for the year as a whole, with the pionship of his career. Corey Pavin was the runner-up at 5-under, while Phil Birmingham wound up as the PGA Tour’s money leader with $1,499,927. In 2013, the PGA Mickelson had an even-par final round to close at 4-under. Tied at 3-under were 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 Barons — a Tour’s money leader was Tiger Woods with $8.5 million. A total of Nick Faldo, Greg Norman and John Cook. Double-A affiliate of the Chicago 59 players made more money in 2013 than Price did in 1994. $1,499,927 Price revisited: In 1993 and 1994, Price had a total of 10 tournament titles. In 20 AUGUST 28 years since his great 1994 run that included wins in the British Open and PGA At Ponte White Sox — Jordan was an Championship, he had only three PGA Tour victories. At 57, he now plays occa- Vedra Beach, outfielder who batted .202 with $8.5 million sionally on the Champions Tour and has become heavily involved in golf course Fla., OSU’s three home runs and 51 RBIs. design all over the world. Trip Kuehne was defeated by Tiger 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Woods in the october SEPTEMBER 19 Union’s Justin Fuente, now the at OCTOBER 8 36-hole final In a clash at Memphis, passes against Jenks. A James Allen of the U.S. , former OSU superstar reverse failed Amateur Golf SEPTEMBER 4 OCTOBER 7 rushed for 194 yards in on fourth-and- Champion- In Barry Switzer’s NFL debut, former Henryetta High School and OU quarter- At Union-Tuttle Stadium, more than 14,000 fans ’s 20-17 overtime triumph over goal from the ship. back passed for 245 yards as Dallas won 26-9 at Pittsburgh. watched a Jenks-Union football classic. Jenks overcame Dallas. a two-touchdown deficit and prevailed 37-30. 3, and Texas hung on to 9 10 11 12 13 147 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29beat OU 17-10 at the Cotton OCTOBER 10 NOVEMBER 12 NOVEMBER 26 DECEMBER 4 DECEMBER DECEMBER Bowl. Terry Don Before a Lewis Nov. 21: resigns Nov. 22: Pat Jones resigns In Gary Gibbs’ final The Tulsa World’s Bill Connors Dec. 16: Bob Simmons hired at OSU 17 29 Phillips, Field crowd at OU at OSU home game as the reported on OU’s search for a football Colorado assistant head coach Bob Simmons was Oklahoma State’s Barry Switzer As BYU associate of more than During a news After he and the Cowboys had endured a sixth Sooners’ coach, OU coach: “Multiple sources close to choice to succeed Pat Jones as the Cowboy football coach. Simmons’ questioned battered athletic 50,000, OU’s conference in Norman, consecutive losing season, Oklahoma State football lost 13-3 to top- say he cannot afford message: “We’re going to be very exciting. We’re going to have a domi- the wisdom Oklahoma On Nov. director at Jerald Moore OU football coach Gary coach Pat Jones announced his resignation. He had ranked Nebraska. to leave North Carolina, because nant defense and an offense that everybody is going to be proud of.” of OU’s hir- 31-6 in the 5 in Las Arkansas, scored five Gibbs announced that been at OSU for 15 years — four as an assistant and The Huskers of his wonderful deal and his wife’s Simmons revisited: In six seasons at OSU, Simmons had a record ing of How- Copper Bowl 30Vegas, at 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 was named touchdowns he would resign at the 11 as the head man — and had two seasons remaining secured their fourth lucrative real estate business. But of 30-38. His most noteworthy achievement was to have beaten ard Schnel- at Tucson, the age of the new AD as the Sooners end of the season. “This on his contract. With athletic director Terry Don Phil- consecutive Big until the 43-year-old Brown gives an Oklahoma three times. After leaving Stillwater, he was an assistant at lenberger. Ariz., Schnel- 45, George at Oklahoma recorded a is not a 1994 phenom- lips, Jones negotiated a settlement of $200,000. Eight championship. unequivocal rejection or signs a new Notre Dame (2002-04) and Washington (2005-07). He has returned “Somebody lenberger Foreman State. On the 33-14 Bedlam enon. This has been Jones revisited: When Jones-coached Cowboy contract with Carolina, it’s believed to Colorado, where, at the age of 66, he is the head coach at Boulder will have to watched with knocked same day, triumph over brewing since 1989 teams weren’t hobbled by the effects of NCAA penal- NOVEMBER 29 the door at Norman will be kept open High School. tell Howard athletic direc- out Steve Owens, Oklahoma State. when I took over (as ties, he recruited well, contended for championships Dallas media for him.” where Nor- tor Donnie Michael OU’s 1969 The Cowboys Barry Switzer’s succes- and recorded three 10-win seasons. After leaving outlets reported man, Okla., Duncan. “I’ve Moorer to Heisman dropped to 3-6-1 sor),” Gibbs said. “I’ve OSU, he was an NFL assistant with the Miami Dol- Barry Switzer DECEMBER 13 Dec. 16: even is,” got plenty of 20become 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Trophy winner, overall and 0-5-1 taken a bunch of bullet phins and Oakland Raiders. Since 2006, the 66-year- as saying that OSU Mike Switzer said. time to learn boxing’s hired at OU suggested in the Big Eight. holes over the last five old Jones has been a Tulsa Sports Animal radio host. Cowboys defensive Gundy interviewed for Oklahoma “I don’t see the team,” oldest A couple of hours after the Bob Simmons news conference in Stillwater, the during a radio The Sooners years. Some will remember me as a guy who couldn’t beat line coach John State’s head-coaching position. “To the fit. Has Schnellen- heavy- Howard Schnellenberger news conference occurred in Norman. To the sur- talk show that improved to 6-4, Texas. Some will remember me in a pleasant way.” Blake had “a me, I think my age is an advantage,” anybody on berger said weight prise of most — and to the shock of some — the 60-year-old Louisville coach a coaching 4-2. After the Gibbs revisited: Gibbs was — and still is — an excellent 50-50 chance” of said Gundy, who at 27 was only his staff ever before kickoff. champion. was hired to revive the Sooner program. “To be selected to lead this program,” change might game, OU coach football coach. At OU, after having been a nationally re- becoming the next five years removed from having recruited “It’s one of be necessary Gary Gibbs was Oklahoma football quarterbacked the Cowboys. Gundy Schnellenberger said, “it is with humility that I stand before you today.” Texas? the few times nowned defensive coordinator, he shouldered the pressure Schnellenberger revisited: After becoming the Sooner coach, Schnellen- for the asked whether of following Switzer and leading a program diminished by coach. “John is the was the sixth candidate to have Networking I get to sit Sooners. he expected to best fit of any of gotten an interview. The others were berger went public with a bold prediction: “Together, we can make a great in recruit- as a fan and 11 12 13 14 NCAA sanctions. 15After being away from16 football for five 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 history of a new26 Sooner era. I envision27 books being written28 about it and 29 30 31 return as the years, Gibbs returned in 2000 as Georgia’s defensive coor- them for that job,” Colorado assistant head coach Bob ing is so an observer. head coach in Switzer said. “He’s Simmons, Ohio State defensive movies being made of it.” Instead, Schnellenberger’s OU run ended only important. I We’ll have dinator. In 2001, he was at LSU. In 2002-05, he was on the one year and two days after it began. Following a 5-5-1 season in 1995, he 1995. His reply: ’ staff. In 2006-08, he was New Orleans’ the guy who could coordinator Bill Young, Texas defensive don’t know if this game on “I don’t have any get the job done the coordinator Gary Darnell, New Mexico resigned. Schnellenberger returned to south Florida, where he established his staff has tape and will defensive coordinator. Since 2009, Gibbs — now 61 — has a football program at Florida Atlantic University and coached the Owls for idea.” coached for the . fastest.” coach Dennis Franchione and Utah ever been to study it in- State head coach Charlie Weatherbie. 11 seasons. Now 80, he is retired. Texas.” depth later.”