Berry Tramel, Sports Columnist

 

Oklahoma tornadoes: Two arms that didn't know they were broken helped rescue children at Briarwood Elementary May 26, 2013 When Jeff Wilhelm reached the intersection of Vicki Drive and 149th Street after a tornado swept through Moore, he saw no school and he saw no one. But everyone walked out of Briarwood Elementary, thanks in part to arms that didn't know they were broken. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford has never seemed more Oklahoman May 25, 2013 Something about helping people, something about feeling part of a cause bigger than yourself, grows on you. Which is how the OSU basketball coach spent two days in the parking lot of the Home Depot, one of the little dots in a long line of relief outlets for the Moore tornado. Read More
Moore tornado: Catch me on CNN May 25, 2013 I make my CNN debut Sunday morning. Reliable Sources, a weekly show that dwells on the media, asked me to be part of its show, which will focus on coverage of the tornado. Full disclosure: I’d never really heard of Reliable Sources. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Joe Castiglione, OU athletic personnel help out in Moore's Heatherwood neighborhood May 25, 2013 A group of dozens of OU athletic personnel, from athletes to administrators, helped residents in the tornado-ravaged Heatherwood neighborhood. Their mission was largely manual labor, with some morale-boosting mixed in, too. Read More
Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook ranked seventh May 24, 2013 There are many ways to rate NBA players. Statistically is one way. Voting is another. The all-NBA teams give us an excellent gauge of how NBA media judges players. I thought Russell Westbrook had a chance to make first-team all-NBA. I didn’t really think he’d make it — I thought Kobe would edge him out —... Read More
Oklahoma City Thunder: Sam Presti talks community involvement May 24, 2013 For the Friday Oklahoman, I wrote about Sam Presti and the Thunder’s connection with the city and the state, after the Thunder’s tour of the tornado-ravaged areas. You can read that column here. But Presti had a lot of extra stuff to say about the spirit of his adopted state. Read More
Big 12 baseball: Too many teams? May 23, 2013 It’s 10:30 p.m., I’m finishing up a little work and watching the OSU-TCU baseball game in the Big 12 Tournament. It’s in the fourth inning. And it’s remarkable they’re that far along. Heavy rain deluged the Oklahoma City metro area on Thursday morning, and the Big 12 Tournament started 31/2 hours late. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Thunder reverses the role, takes a turn at cheering on the community May 23, 2013 Big games and big shots and the NBA Finals are great fun. But when a few tall fellows, and a couple of short ones, can counter despair, can put smiles on faces and sparkles in eyes, well, that's more valuable than a truckload of O'Brien trophies. Read More
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Berry Tramel

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Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist.

Tramel grew up reading four daily newspapers — The Oklahoman, the Oklahoma City Times, the Norman Transcript and the Oklahoma Journal — and entered the newspaper business at the age of 17, with the Transcript in 1978. His first game assignment was the Lexington-Elmore City high school football game, and he has enjoyed the journey ever since, from high school wrestling duals and regional track meets to Orange Bowls and the NBA playoffs.

Tramel was born and raised in Norman, Okla. He and his wife, Tricia, were married in 1980 and live in Norman near their daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters.

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