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07-28-2010, 11:23 AM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OSU/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20100728_93_0_BobFen873290
Bob Fenimore, one of the best players in Oklahoma State's football history, died today in Stillwater after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 84.
Fenimore, who played for the school when it was known as Oklahoma A&M, was an All-American running back in 1944 and 1945.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, where he had lived since 1950.
"He had a good life and a good career," said his wife, Veta Jo, who said they had been together 63 years. "He loved OSU and loved living in Stillwater.”
Nicknamed the Blond Bomber, Fenimore was one of the country’s top players in the 1940s. As a freshman in 1943, he led Oklahoma A&M in rushing, passing and scoring. The next year, he led the nation in total offense with a record 195 yards per game.
In 1945, he led the country in rushing and total offense and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting.
Injuries marred Fenimore’s senior season, but the Chicago Bears still made him the first pick of the 1947 NFL Draft. He played in 10 games that season – his only year in the NFL – and scored three touchdowns.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. One writer at the time called him the greatest one-man offense in college football history.
Robert Dale Fenimore was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Woodward and met his wife in high school. He moved back to Stillwater after college and became a life insurance agent.
Fenimore attended OSU games regularly and was a
football season-ticket holder since his graduation. He was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and went through radiation and chemotherapy, his wife said. Two weeks ago, the family learned his cancer returned.
He is survived by his wife, Veta Jo, and his two daughters, Beth Atess and Jo Ellen Jones. Both live in Stillwater.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OSU/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20100728_93_0_BobFen873290
Bob Fenimore, one of the best players in Oklahoma State's football history, died today in Stillwater after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 84.
Fenimore, who played for the school when it was known as Oklahoma A&M, was an All-American running back in 1944 and 1945.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, where he had lived since 1950.
"He had a good life and a good career," said his wife, Veta Jo, who said they had been together 63 years. "He loved OSU and loved living in Stillwater.”
Nicknamed the Blond Bomber, Fenimore was one of the country’s top players in the 1940s. As a freshman in 1943, he led Oklahoma A&M in rushing, passing and scoring. The next year, he led the nation in total offense with a record 195 yards per game.
In 1945, he led the country in rushing and total offense and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting.
Injuries marred Fenimore’s senior season, but the Chicago Bears still made him the first pick of the 1947 NFL Draft. He played in 10 games that season – his only year in the NFL – and scored three touchdowns.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. One writer at the time called him the greatest one-man offense in college football history.
Robert Dale Fenimore was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Woodward and met his wife in high school. He moved back to Stillwater after college and became a life insurance agent.
Fenimore attended OSU games regularly and was a
football season-ticket holder since his graduation. He was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and went through radiation and chemotherapy, his wife said. Two weeks ago, the family learned his cancer returned.
He is survived by his wife, Veta Jo, and his two daughters, Beth Atess and Jo Ellen Jones. Both live in Stillwater.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OSU/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20100728_93_0_BobFen873290