The Q&A: Wayman Tisdale
Bone cancer hasn't kept former Sooner off road

By Jenni Carlson Oklahoman    Leave a comment

Published: April 19, 2008

First, he conquered the basketball world as a skilled big man. Then, he commandeered the jazz scene as a smooth jazz guitarist. But neither of those triumphs compare to the victory that Oklahoma native and Sooner legend Wayman Tisdale is scoring over bone cancer. Treatment continues, but so does life as Tisdale played Friday in Tulsa and will perform Sunday in Oklahoma City.

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Former OU basketball player Wayman Tisdale is back in the state for two concerts this weekend. THE OKLAHOMAN archive

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