Jesse Renick Explained

Jesse Renick
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:185
Number:20
Birth Date:29 September 1917
Birth Place:Hickory, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.
High School:Marietta (Marietta, Oklahoma)
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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.[1] 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 medal Olympic team alongside fellow Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboys to 45–11 record in his two seasons.

Renick, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, was also the second Native American, after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic gold medal.

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  1. Jesse Renick . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064104/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/jesse-renick-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 June 2018.