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El Reno's Virgil Tillinghast earned 12 letters in three sports during his years on Bison Hill.
In 1927 and 1928, he was selected as an end on the All-Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference first team and on the Tulsa World's All-Oklahoma Collegiate Team. He also was a punter and was captain of the 1928 football team.
In basketball, he played center and he averaged 1.5, 2.2, 5.5, and 5.4 points, respectively, during his four years.
In track, he participated in field events—shot, discus, and javelin. His discus throw of 147-7.5 stood as an OBU record for more than 50 years.
Tillinghast taught and coached at high schools from 1929-1942. He served as recreation director at the Southwestern Federal Reformatory from 1942-65.
He died in 1965.
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