Throwback Tulsa: Remembering Boone Pickens on his birthday
Happy birthday to OSU booster and oilman Boone Pickens, who would have turned 95 on Monday.
He died Sept. 11, 2019 in Dallas at the age of 91.
Take a look back at his life in photos here.
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A student hands out programs during The Celebration of Life of businessman and Oklahoma State Alumni T. Boone Pickens at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Fans and attendees clap to the Oklahoma State fight song while cheerleaders perform during The Celebration of Life of businessman and Oklahoma State Alumni T. Boone Pickens at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks during The Celebration of Life of businessman and Oklahoma State Alumni T. Boone Pickens at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A sticker honoring Oklahoma State Alum T. Boone Pickens sits on the helmet of Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Mike Scott (91) during the NCAA football between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Okla. on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A Bruce Plante cartoon that celebrated T. Boone Pickens' birthday.
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Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy and T. Boone Pickens pose for a picture during Pickens' 90th birthday party in Dallas. BILL HAISTEN/Tulsa World
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Former Oklahoma State golfer Rickie Fowler, now a star on the PGA Tour, was in Dallas for T. Boone Pickens' 90th birthday party. BILL HAISTEN/Tulsa World
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Together for T. Boone Pickens' 90th birthday party were four Oklahoma State leadership figures: from left, football coach Mike Gundy, athletic director Mike Holder, Gundy and university President Burns Hargis. BILL HAISTEN/Tulsa World
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T. Boone Pickens acknowledges a friend as Harry Birdwell (left) leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of OSU's Boone Pickens stadium in on Sept. 6, 2003. Tulsa World file
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For having donated much of the money that resulted in a striking renovation of Oklahoma State's football stadium, T. Boone Pickens will be honored during a Nov. 28 statue-unveiling ceremony in Stillwater. Tulsa World file photo
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T. Boone Pickens and Dr. Kara Gae Neal speak during a dedication for Tulsa Technology Center's automotive training facility that will focus on alternative fuel technology on Sept. 16, 2011. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file
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T. Boone Pickens (right) hugs Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford after Oklahoma State's 78-65 victory over Texas at Gallagher Iba Arena in 2013. KT King/For the Tulsa World
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T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Vista Ranch. Located in the Texas Panhandle, northeast of Amarillo, the ranch is spread over 100 square miles. The main lodge is 30,000 square feet. The dining room seats 40. The property has its own airport and chapel. COURTESY
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T. Boone Pickens poses for a photo with the Paddle People at Boone Pickens Stadium. COURTESY/Boone Pickens Archives
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T. Boone Pickens tours a Mesa natural gas plant in the late 1970s. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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T. Boone Pickens talks with Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy during an OSU practice in 2015. BRYAN TERRY/The Oklahoman
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In 1986, Boone Pickens and his then-wife Bee visit a new road sign in Holdenville that honors the oilman financed by businessmen. Tulsa World file
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T. Boone Pickens relaxes at home in August 1984 with his cat Bessie. Tulsa World file
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A statue of T. Boone Pickens playing racquetball that Mesa employees commissioned was displayed in his home in 1984. Tulsa World file
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T. Boone Pickens at home in August 1984. Tulsa World file
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A young T. Boone Pickens driving a car in his hometown of Holdenville, located about 45 miles northwest of McAlester. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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T. Boone Pickens and his father, Tom Pickens, pose shortly before Boone’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon induction at Oklahoma State University in 1949. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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T. Boone Pickens, shown in his office’s workout room in 1994, has pioneered company health and fitness programs throughout his career. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, former First Lady Nancy Reagan and T. Boone Pickens stand in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, in September 2015 before a Republican presidential candidate debate. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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T. Boone Pickens on his second birthday in Holdenville. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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A youth basketball picture of T. Boone Pickens. COURTESY/Boone Pickens’ Archives
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Pickens will forever be celebrated as the man whose generosity was a driving force in the transformation of Cowboys football.
Oklahoma State's first visit to Tulsa since the 2011 midnight kickoff was much hotter and much closer.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas snapped its five-game home losing streak to Oklahoma State on Saturday.
STILLWATER — A storm in the area delayed Saturday's Oklahoma State-Kansas State football game for more than an hour in the middle of the secon…
LUBBOCK, Texas — After what looked like a breakout win against Kansas State last week, No. 21 Oklahoma State had a mostly complete breakdown S…
STILLWATER — Baylor scored on a three straight possessions in the fourth quarter, turning a close game into an 45-27 homecoming-spoiling win o…
AMES, Iowa — The two biggest turnovers of the game belonged to the Oklahoma State defense.
STILLWATER — Without one of its biggest offensive weapons Saturday, Oklahoma State relied on its other two stars and its defense Saturday in a…
STILLWATER — Former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles' return was about the only suspense Saturday in Stillwater.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Oklahoma State scored on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter, then held on to beat West Virginia 20-13 on Saturday.
His collection, which included works of art spanning more than a century, obtained bids during a virtual auction this week that totaled more than $20.4 million, Christie’s Auction House announced this week.
Without T. Boone Pickens' $165 million donation in 2006, OSU athletic director Mike Holder said, "I feel like we would have been dead in the water for the next 20 years.”
On Jan. 10, 2006, there was the announcement that T. Boone Pickens had presented to Oklahoma State a donation of $165 million – the largest single donation ever made to the athletic department of an American university.
The T. Boone Pickens who had everything and did everything now aspires at 90 to be what he was at 88.
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