Jesse Renick
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Renick with the Phillips 66ers.
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Born | Hickory, Oklahoma |
September 29, 1917||||||||||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ada, Oklahoma |
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school | Marietta (Marietta, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||
College | Murray State College (1936–1938) Oklahoma State (1938–1940) |
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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||
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Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick (September 29, 1917 – November 25, 1999) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Renick was A 6'2" Guard for Marietta High School in Marietta, Oklahoma. He went on to star at Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State). He was All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1939 and 1940 as well as an All-American in 1939 and 1940.
OSU's first two-time All-American selection, he played on the United States Gold Metal Olympic Team alongside fellow Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboys to 45-11 record in his two seasons.
Renick was also the second Native American, after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
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