2013 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame inductees

 
By Michael Baldwin | Published: January 15, 2013    Comment on this article Leave a comment

WAYNE BAUGHMAN

Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Baughman was a standout wrestler at the University of Oklahoma. He won one NCAA title and finished second twice. He also was on three U.S. Olympic teams and eight world championship teams. A longtime coach, spending 27 years at Air Force, Baughman coached two Olympic and five world championship teams.

photo - Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, left, and Olympic wrestler and wrestling coach Wayne Baughman are two of the seven persons included in the 2013 Oklahoma Sports of Fame Induction Class. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb announced the names of the inductees during a luncheon at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, left, and Olympic wrestler and wrestling coach Wayne Baughman are two of the seven persons included in the 2013 Oklahoma Sports of Fame Induction Class. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb announced the names of the inductees during a luncheon at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman

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CLAY BENNETT

An extremely successful businessman, Bennett is team chairman of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition to working with numerous civic organizations, Bennett was instrumental in bringing an NBA franchise from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Two of his many civic endeavors are the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation.

NADIA COMANECI

A former Romanian gymnast, Comaneci won an Olympic gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal but is best known for being the first gymnast to score a “perfect 10” in Olympic competition. She won two more gold medals at the 1980 Olympics. She's lived in Oklahoma the past 22 years since marrying two-time Olympic gold medal winner Bart Conner.

LEROY “ACE” GUTOWSKY*

Raised in Kingfisher, Gutowsky was a football star at Oklahoma City University then played professionally for eight years in the 1930s with the Portsmouth Spartans, Detroit Lions and Brooklyn Dodgers. Gutowsky set the NFL career rushing record in 1939 and held the Lions' career and single-season rushing records until the 1960s.

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