Garth Brooks, Barry Sanders, Robin Ventura inducted into OSU Alumni Hall of Fame
Oklahoma State University celebrities Barry Sanders, Garth Brooks and Robin Ventura speak at a press conference before the college football game between Oklahoma State University and the University of Missouri Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. (Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman)
Oklahoma State honored three of its greatest graduates Saturday, when Garth Brooks, Barry Sanders and Robin Ventura were added to the OSU Alumni Hall of Fame.
Country music star Brooks is the No. 1-selling solo artist in U.S. history. Sanders is a Heisman Trophy winner who became a premier running back in the NFL with the Detroit Lions. Ventura is a third baseman who became a college hitting-streak record holder and went on to play professional for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and L.A. Dodgers.
My colleague Nathan Poppe covered a press conference Saturday featuring the honorees: He reports that Brooks called himself the “old guy” and recalled memories of seeing Sanders on the football field and Ventura on the baseball diamond. Sanders said he remembered Brooks being a legend in Stillwater before he got to OSU, but Brooks said that he was overwhelmed by being next to Sanders and Ventura.
Brooks also chatted about his decision, announced last week, to come out of retirement after spending nine years out of recording and touring. Fans have a lot to do with him returning to music, he said.
“The sweetest love in the world is somebody that looks at you, doesn’t know you, but believes in you almost as much as your mom did,” Brooks said.
Brooks said his family also is excited about him performing again.
“I’m (bothering them) all the time,” Brooks said. “So, they are going to be happy that I’m out of town.”
Brooks said it’s a challenge keeping up with his three teenage daughters, and he’s looking forward to getting more sleep while he is on the road.
The superstar will begin playing Dec. 11 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. Brooks said he doesn’t know for sure what will happen to his career after playing at the Wynn, where he reportedly has signed a five-year deal.
Click here to read the rest of Nathan’s great story about what the honorees had to say.
-BAM
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