Dave Connor Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I really miss Coach Duke. He was my all-time favorite coach of any sport - and one of the nicest people I’ve ever known. 1 1
oruvoice Posted March 18 Posted March 18 After finally hearing all the details on this, I firmly stand behind everything I've said over the past few years. We desperately need new leadership in the athletic department. The dude should not be allowed to make any more hires. I like to rhyme...I like my beats funky...I'm spunky...I like my oatmeal lumpy.
oruvoice Posted March 19 Posted March 19 24 minutes ago, theeagleman5 said: ORU needs Coach Bernis Duke.....Dig em up!!! He was a man of impeccable character and a great ambassdor for ORU and Christ! And he won! 2 I like to rhyme...I like my beats funky...I'm spunky...I like my oatmeal lumpy.
theeagleman5 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Some of my best Oracle interviews/quotes came from Coach Duke back in the day......TheEagleman loved sitting in his office and just listening to Coach expound on a variety of topics.....Bernis Duke was a true gem and one of a kind.....ORU really should erect a statue of him on campus.....everybody loved that guy...honestly, other than our founder there may have been no more popular man on campus.....maybe Brother Bob Stamps??...but it would be a very short list.... PS...Jack Wallace and Bill Techanchuk would NOT be on that list.... 1 3
oruvoice Posted March 19 Posted March 19 100% on board with a Bernis statue on campus. And you are right (when I got there in 1989), outside of Oral, he was one of the most beloved people on campus. And for good reason. 1 I like to rhyme...I like my beats funky...I'm spunky...I like my oatmeal lumpy.
Bogus Smith Posted March 19 Posted March 19 31 minutes ago, oruvoice said: 100% on board with a Bernis statue on campus. And you are right (when I got there in 1989), outside of Oral, he was one of the most beloved people on campus. And for good reason. Agreed! We do have a Bernis statue on campus....the Bernis Duke Tennis Center. Before you get your panties in a wad about not having anything in bronze, note that there isn't another facility on campus that is named for a coach other than this one. Bernis was a gem for the university and had the demeanor and coaching ability to thrive at ORU. We should be grateful that someone thought enough of Bernis to put his name on this facility. 1 2
Cletus Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 hour ago, theeagleman5 said: honestly, other than our founder there may have been no more popular man on campus.....maybe Brother Bob Stamps??...but it would be a very short list.... A brother Bob Stamps statue would be nice...he came to ORU in 1968 and was chaplain for 13 years... I talked to him the other day...he is 85 years young...wrote a novel about the civil war and now needs to get it published. Even put my name "Cletus" in the book. He was one of the best! This is a picture of him when he came to my church in 2004 and preached for a weekend seminar. 5 1
oruvoice Posted March 20 Posted March 20 2 hours ago, #1 Fan said: For those of us not in the know! Posted on X on March 4. Thanks! OT's original post in this thread was completely unclear. I like to rhyme...I like my beats funky...I'm spunky...I like my oatmeal lumpy.
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