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== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
The Oklahoma State University athletic team name is the Cowboys and their mascot is Pistol Pete. The university has a rich athletic tradition and has been awarded 48 NCAA National Championships, which ranks fourth all-time behind Stanford, USC, and UCLA.
The Oklahoma State University athletic team name is the Cowboys and their mascot is Pistol Pete. The university has a rich athletic tradition and has been awarded 48 NCAA National Championships, which ranks fourth all-time behind Stanford, USC, and UCLA, primarily due to success in collegiate wrestling and men's golf.
Prominent figures:
Prominent figures:
*[[Henry Iba]]- basketball coach, led Cowboys to first back to back NCAA Basketball Championship in 1945-46
*[[Henry Iba]]- basketball coach, led Cowboys to back to back NCAA men's basketball championships in 1945-46 (the first team to win consecutive titles)
*[[Eddie Sutton]] - basketball coach
*[[Eddie Sutton]] - basketball coach
*[[Barry Sanders]] - football player, 1988 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, #3 on all-time NFL rushing list
*[[Barry Sanders]] - football player, 1988 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, #3 on all-time NFL rushing list
As a result, by the end of 2010, Cowboy Athletics' liabilities were more than $15 million greater than its assets. Except for an indoor football practice field that has been funded by a separate gift from Sherman Smith, the rest of the athletic village has not been built. Pickens is paying off Cowboy Athletics' $84 million loan obligations with gifts of $3 million every calendar quarter.<ref name=wsj/>
As a result, by the end of 2010, Cowboy Athletics' liabilities were more than $15 million greater than its assets. Except for an indoor football practice field that has been funded by a separate gift from Sherman Smith, the rest of the athletic village has not been built. Pickens is paying off Cowboy Athletics' $84 million loan obligations with gifts of $3 million every calendar quarter.<ref name=wsj/>
==References==
==References==
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