An interview with T. Boone Pickens in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper by Barry Tramel is worth reading – even if you think you’ve read or heard everything Boone has had to say.
In the interview about his support for his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, Boone – tongue-in-cheek – proclaimed that some people are in awe of him. OSU’s football stadium bears Pickens’ name. Boone relayed this conversation with a student:
Some are awed by me.
I never will forget, two years ago, some big ol’ kid came through the athletic department. Holder said, “This is Boone Pickens.” The kid said, “Are you alive? Your name’s on the stadium. I didn’t know they put your name on the stadium unless you were dead.” I said, “I came back.” The kid said, “I can’t believe this. I didn’t know you were alive.”
In another part of the interview Boone reminds Texas A&M that they might have made a mistake cutting him from the hoops team back in the day:
I was good at all sports.
I was a high school basketball player. I went to Texas A&M in 1947 on a basketball scholarship. I left because they cut me off the team. That could have been a big mistake by Texas A&M, saving that $25 scholarship.
To read the entire interview, click HERE.
— The Pickens Team