Similar Stories to Tommy Morrison Memorial To Be Built In Jay on Bing News

BY SHEILA STOGSDILL For The OklahomanJAY — The American Boxing Association, along with the family of late heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, is hoping a memorial dedicated to the boxer is the one-two punch needed to honor his athletic legacy but also to overcoming mistakes. Jim Roach, American Boxing Association president, spoke with Jay School Board members on June 29 about placing a life-size bronze bust of Morrison on the school campus. “It looks very promising,” Roach said. The $12,000 monument would be a fixture at Bulldog Arena, and the association would pick up the tab for the bust. “Tommy was a tremendous athlete,” Roach said, referring to Morrison’s boxing and football days. Roach said the boxer “also had his ups and downs,” referring to Morrison’s run-ins with law enforcement on gun and drug violations. “We all have had our ups and downs,” Roach said. If approved at the July 14 regular school board meeting, the bronze bust would be unveiled at the Tommy Morrison 8-man boxing tournament that is scheduled Jan.Read more on NewsOK.com

More Sports News

Renck: Nuggets were pummeled. Yet there is no panic. Nikola Jokic is temperature of this team. His mood remains reason they will
Denver Post, Friday - 05/17/2024 - 05:16 AM
There is no elasticity left. Hyperbole exists. The Nuggets stand with their toes dangling over the edge of the cliff, a view never required during last year’s championship run. They have reached Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals. Let’s call this series what it is with no historical perspective required: a clumsy mess of brilliance and blowouts. Everything screams that the Nuggets should be concerned.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves crush Nuggets to force Game 7 in second-round series
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 11:07 PM
MINNEAPOLIS — After an exchange of blowouts that has lasted six games, there’s no telling what could happen in the seventh. Jamal Murray’s shooting efficiency reverted to Game 2 form, Michael Porter Jr. was held to single-digit scoring for a third consecutive game and the Nuggets were crushed, 115-70, by the Timberwolves in a potential close-out Game 6 on Thursday night.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
3-Pointers: Timberwolves’ 20-0 run buries Nuggets in Game 6 as Jamal Murray goes cold
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 11:00 PM
Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ embarrassing Game 6 loss to the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals: Murray struggles: Nuggets star Jamal Murray was no longer the enemy. And he needed the energy from the boos. The Nuggets missed more open shots than T. J. Hooker. Murray symbolized the struggles as the fans ignored him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Overland’s Jarrius Ward breaks Class 5A state meet record in epic discus duel
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 09:42 PM
LAKEWOOD — The fans at Jeffco Stadium didn’t have to wait long for an eye-popping performance on the opening day of the 2024 CHSAA state track and field championships. On Thursday morning, Overland junior Jarrius Ward broke the Class 5A state meet record in the discus with a launch of 203 feet, 4 inches.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Broomfield’s Lilly Nichols sets Colorado girls pole vaulting record to claim Class 5A title
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 09:35 PM
LAKEWOOD — When Broomfield senior Lilly Nichols first cleared the 13 foot, 7 inch pole vault bar at the state track and field championships on Thursday afternoon, she had already won her third Class 5A crown and set a personal record. Then she kept going. Nichols decided to go for the all-Colorado girls record of 13-9, which Andrea Willis set in 2016.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
In 25th year of Special Olympic/Paralympic races at CHSAA state track, events are “one of the greatest things we do here”
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 08:21 PM
LAKEWOOD — Lochlan Walker was still winded and hunched over from his 100-meter dash when his mom, Paige, mobbed him with the news of his personal record time of 12.48 seconds. They smiled simultaneously and shared a moment they won’t soon forget as Walker, a Fairview High School senior, notched the fastest time for a Special Olympic/Paralympic athlete on Thursday afternoon at the 2024 CHSAA state track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium. About an hour later, Walker also recorded the best Special Olympic/Paralympic time in the 200 meters, at 25.92.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Similar Stories to Tommy Morrison Memorial To Be Built In Jay on Bing News

Welcome to Wopular

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Sports News