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| position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| height_ft = 6
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|9|29}}
| birth_place = [[Hickory, Oklahoma]]
| nationality = American
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|11|25|1917|9|29}}
| death_place = [[Ada, Oklahoma]]
| high_school = Marietta ([[Marietta, Oklahoma]])
| college = [[Murray State College]] (1936–1938)<br/>[[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|Oklahoma State]] (1938–1940)
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* 2× [[AAU Men's Basketball All-Americans|AAU All-American]] (1947, 1948)
* Consensus second team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1940 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1940]])
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'''Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick''' (September 29, 1917 &ndash; November 25, 1999) was an American [[basketball]] player who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].
'''Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick''' (September 29, 1917 &ndash; November 25, 1999) was an American [[basketball]] player who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].
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Revision as of 00:46, 15 September 2014

Jesse "Cab" Renick
Personal information
Born(1917-09-29)September 29, 1917
Hickory, Oklahoma
DiedNovember 25, 1999(1999-11-25) (aged 82)
Ada, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarietta (Marietta, Oklahoma)
CollegeMurray State College (1936–1938)
Oklahoma State (1938–1940)
PositionGuard
Number20
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team competition

Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick (September 29, 1917 – November 25, 1999) 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 (Oklahoma State) 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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