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Gordon Masters_HOF

Gordon Masters

  • Class
    1958
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball, Baseball

Gordon Masters of Norman, played four years of basketball and baseball for the Bison.

A 6-2 forward for the basketball team, Masters had a career scoring average of 7.6, scoring 6.1, 6.2, 7.8, and 9.8, respectively, in his four years.

He was a key team member during the years that Coach Bob Bass was building the basketball program to compete for conference and district titles.

Masters was part of the 1956 squad which won a share of the league championship, OBU's first ever, and part of the 1958 team which won OBU's first district title to make the trip to the NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City.

In baseball, Masters co-led the Bison in hitting with a .340 batting average in 1957.

He led the Bison in runs batted in in his sophomore and senior seasons.

He was president of the B Club and captain of the basketball team his junior and senior seasons.

He was in private business in Norman, and served for a period as the city's mayor.

He died in 1992.
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