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Clement Hannum came from Wakita, Oklahoma, to win twelve letters in three sports.
In 1926 Hannum, a halfback, was selected for second-team All-Oklahoma Collegiate Conference honors and for first-team recognition on the Tulsa World's All-Oklahoma Collegiate team. He played on Bison football teams which were 26-9-2 overall and 14-2-1 on the home field.
A forward on the basketball team, he averaged 4.7, 2.7, 6.7, and 8.0, respectively, in his career. (The team averaged less than 30 points a game.) He was team captain and leading scorer in 1926-27.
In track, Hannum ran the high and low hurdles and was a member of relay teams. He was a member of the 1927 relay team which won the 880 at the Texas, Rice, Oklahoma, and Kansas Relays and finished second at Drake. That sprint team also won the mile at the Texas, Oklahoma, and Drake Relays.
He was named the Daily Oklahoman's "Best All Around Athlete in the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference" for 1925-26.
After graduation, he was an assistant sports editor, a principal and coach, and a school superintendent before moving into sales, working with oil and tire companies until his retirement in 1970.
He died in 1993.
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