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Sooner football was lagging in success and popularity when a group of Oklahoma business leaders took it upon themselves to form The Touchdown Club in 1947 to raise funds to provide scholarships and improve facilities

New York City was abuzz not just with the arrival of the Abernathy Boys but over the first air flights between cities as biplanes flew to the town from Albany

Earlsboro school officials had refused to allow other schools’ sports teams on the Earlsboro school campus because some of their players were black

Its people are the glue that have held the campus together

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"Taking Care: The Good Life of Robert J. LaFortune" bandana Sooner football was lagging inWe live a good life by taking care of things. ROBERT J. LAFORTUNE Tulsa native Robert J. LaFortune dedicated his life to serving others. He began his career in the oil and gas industry before entering the world of public service with seven elected termsthree as a commissioner for the City of Tulsa and four as Tulsas 31st Mayor. As commissioner he worked for the funding approval of the Port of Catoosa and acquired the 2,300 acre port site. As Mayor he