Former Sooner standout dies at 76
June 22, 2008
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — — Tom Catlin, a standout football player at the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s and former defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, has died. Catlin was 76.
Catlin died Saturday at a hospice facility in Seattle, Wash., from complications stemming from a recent surgery, said his brother, Charles Catlin of Broken Arrow.
Catlin played center and linebacker at OU from 1950-1952 after earning All-State accolades in 1949 as a senior at Ponca City High School.
A member of OU’s 1950 squad that won the national championship under head coach Bud Wilkinson, Catlin was named all-conference three times and was co-captain with quarterback Eddie Crowder during his senior year.
Bison add one.
Oklahoma Baptist University has added Wichita Falls High School standout Santana Torres to the 2008-09 squad.
Torres will run the 400-meters and relay events for the Lady Bison. She holds school records in the 800 and 1,600 relays and qualified for regionals in the 400 her senior season.
Torres also is a four-time regional qualifier in the 400 and 800 and a three-time regional qualifier in the 1,600. She was named Most Outstanding Athlete at WFHS.
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