Jesse Renick
Olympic athlete
1917 – 1999
Who was Jesse Renick?
Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Jesse "Cab" Renick was A 6'2" Guard/Forward for Marietta High School in Marietta Oklahoma. He went on to star at Oklahoma A&M He was All-Missouri Valley 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 another Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboy's of OSU to 45-11 record in his two seasons.
Jesse Renick was also the second Native American, after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
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- Born
- Sep 29, 1917
Oklahoma - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
- Died
- Nov 25, 1999
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on July 23, 2013
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