- Maybe it's a rags to riches story. It could've been better, but it could've been a helluva lot worse.
- I realized I was quicker than a lot of people and could play football. But I also wanted the education. I wanted to be the first in my family to get one.
- Bud (Wilkinson) was certainly a tremendous influence on my life, even after I left Oklahoma. I had studied to be a geologist, and after a couple of seasons in pro football I had to make a choice, football or oil. Bud told me I'd be happier later in life if I chose the oil business.
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