OCU Great Gone LUTHER BURKS

One of the best NAIA players in OCU history passed away this week. A personal favorite during the 85-86 and 86-87 seasons, Burks was one of the best college players during those two years at any level of college ball. It was a hard morning the day OCU lost in round 1 of the NAIA National Tournament in KC after going 34-0. That team was Abe's best NAIA team and one of the best NAIA teams in history.

Great for Rod-Man

One of my favorite players in NBA history, Dennis Rodman will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this summer. I first saw Rodman play in college at SE Okla. State against my OCU Chiefs. He was a great college player, averaging somewhere north of 29 points a game and double digit rebounds for the Savages. I remember a reporter asking Abe Lemons, the big time OCU coach what he thought of Rodman and if he thought he could play in the NBA. Lemons remarked he sure could hit the two foot shot. My younger son Chad once met Rodman at Lake Texhoma sometime while he was in his crazy stage (dressing, tattoos, colored hair, Madonna) and Chad said he was a very nice man and made time to talk to him. Rodman had more than one side to him and when he was down around his home (Durant) where his adoptive family still lived he was just an good guy not trying to be someone else.

Rodman, congratulations.