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Northeastern State Athletics Hall of Fame

Francis Wheeler

Francis Wheeler

  • Class
    1955
  • Induction
    2005
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Basketball
GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN IN 1955 WITH BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION; EARNED LETTERS IN BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL IN 1953 AND 1954; MEMBER OF THE 1953 SQUAD THAT WON THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP; BEGAN PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AS A FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, WRESTLING AND BASEBALL COACH AND PRINCIPAL; SERVED AS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, DEFENSIVE LINE COACH AND RECRUITER AT UNIVERSITY OF TULSA; HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR; MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE REDMEN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
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