Sonny Straw of Oklahoma City was a key part of the most successful era of OBU tennis. The Bison captured the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference tennis championship each of Straw's four seasons at OBU—1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960.

Straw was the second-rated player in the conference in 1957 and was the singles champion in 1958. He and teammate Jay Dalton captured conference doubles titles in 1958, 1959, and 1960.

In 1960, the Bison tennis team qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, finishing tied for third place, OBU's highest finish ever in tennis.

Straw served as vice president for community affairs of Avco Financial Services, Inc.

He lived in Costa Mesa, California, until his death.