2 inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Sports activities Corridor of Fame held ceremonies on Monday night time for the category of 2021 inductees. Becoming a member of an esteemed group of corridor of fame members, Stacey Dales and Bob Kalsu have been honored as a part of the 2021 class.

Induction night time on the Oklahoma Sports activities Corridor of Fame. Congrats once more to 2 legendary #Sooners!

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Stacey Dales was a two-time All-American and back-to-back Large 12 Participant of the 12 months for the Sooners basketball. She helped lead the Sooners to Large 12 championships and a nationwide championship look in 2002.

Dales, together with head coach Sherri Coale, put Sooners basketball again on the map. Earlier than the 1999-2000 season, the Sooners had made the NCAA event simply as soon as within the earlier 13 seasons. After Dales’ first event look within the 1999-2000 season, the Sooners went on a run the place they appeared within the NCAA event for 19 straight seasons.

The Large 12’s all-time help chief went on to play for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA earlier than becoming a member of the NFL Community as a bunch and nationwide correspondent.

Bob Kalsu, from Del Metropolis, Oklahoma, was an All-American choice at sort out for the Oklahoma Sooners earlier than successful rookie of the 12 months as a guard for the Buffalo Payments. He helped the Sooners amass a 10-1 file and a win over the Tennessee Volunteers within the Orange Bowl in 1967.

After his lone season within the NFL in 1968, Kalsu minimize his enjoying profession and joined the US Military as a lieutenant within the a hundred and first Airborne Division through the Vietnam Battle. Kalsu was one in all two skilled soccer gamers killed in motion through the Vietnam Battle in 1970.

They be a part of different Sooners resembling Brian Bosworth, Tony Casillas, Joe Castiglione, Sherri Coale, Patty Gasso, and Billy Sims to call a number of as members of the Oklahoma Sports activities Corridor of Fame.