Tributes: David Maloney an MVP on and off basketball court

Maloney would move to Oklahoma in 1993 to take a position as OU's executive director of development (a similar position he also held at Carnegie Mellon) for the health sciences center. He was later promoted by OU president David Boren as vice president for development. Maloney spent 12 years in that capacity, and OU garnered more than $1.26 billion in gifts and pledges. “It is impossible to adequately describe the contribution that Dave Maloney has made to the advancement of the University of Oklahoma over the past decade,” Boren told The Oklahoman after Maloney announced his retirement in 2006.

Maloney was an Oklahoma City resident when he died recently at age 71.

*Jimmy Dean was an All-State baseball pitcher for Lawton High School in 1962. The senior left-hander helped the Wolverines beat Tulsa Hale 7-3 in the Class 2A state championship game; he was the winning pitcher that day, allowing three runs on eight hits. Dean walked none and struck out four to finish the season with an 8-4 record. A few months later, Lawton coach Orval Bowman — who was selected to guide the South team — chose his pitcher to start the All-State Game at brand new All-Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City. Dean attended Oklahoma State and Southwestern State universities. He spent 25 years with the Devoe Paint Co. The Oklahoma City resident died at age 69 from complications associated with diabetes and heart disease.