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Revision as of 00:56, 17 September 2014
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Born | Hickory, Oklahoma | September 29, 1917
Died | November 25, 1999 Ada, Oklahoma | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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High school | Marietta (Marietta, Oklahoma) |
College | Murray State College (1936–1938) Oklahoma State (1938–1940) |
Position | Guard |
Number | 20 |
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Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick (September 29, 1917 – November 25, 1999) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Renick was A 6'2" Guard for Marietta High School in Marietta, Oklahoma. He went on to star at Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State). He was All-Missouri Valley Conference 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 fellow Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboys to 45-11 record in his two seasons.
Renick was also the second Native American, after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
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- 1917 births
- 1999 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Native American sportspeople
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Phillips 66ers players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- American Olympic medalist stubs