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Sail On Wayman Tisdale
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Sail On Wayman Tisdale
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I was fortunate to have seen him at Ruth Eckerd Hall many times over the last few years...what a talent, what a story behind the man and his successes, struggles with cancer, amputation, getting back on stage to play bass again...
Damb...
Sail on Wayman...
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Nice video on his homepage from ESPN
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Sail on, Wayman....the cosmic all-stars, just gained a power forward....and a jazzman
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Wayman was truly one of Oklahoma's greatest athletes, and a damned fine musician, too. And that smile!
Truly a sad day in the Sooner state.
Truly a sad day in the Sooner state.
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Re: Sail On Wayman Tisdale
during b'ball season, very few Sundays went by without Tisdale dominating the Sport Section of the Tulsa Daily World.bestseller92 wrote:Wayman was truly one of Oklahoma's greatest athletes, and a damned fine musician, too. And that smile!
Truly a sad day in the Sooner state.
What a tremendous human being he was...
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Our high schools were rivals and our colleges were bitter rivals. With that said, I can only think of good things to say about him.
Sail on Wayman, you will be sadly missed.
Sail on Wayman, you will be sadly missed.
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So young.
Sail on Wayman.
Sail on Wayman.
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My very Favorite Sacramento King.. and a He!! of a bass man..
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Wayman Tisdale was the man most responsible for bringing OU basketball back to the forefront nationally back in the mid 80s. He was a great ambassador for his sport, for his music, and for our state. We will miss him greatly. The world was a better place with Wayman Tisdale in it.
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From Dave Koz's website:
"This is a tough one for anyone who knew Wayman — to know him was indeed to love him. No one made people feel good like Wayman Tisdale... that smile, that spirit about him — that sense of determination and focus. He had this way of making everyone feel special. He was huge in every way and took the biggest bites out of life. I feel so fortunate to have gotten to spend so many wonderful times with him, to share the stage, to laugh, to record together, just to hang out — but even if you didn’t know him, there was so much love in what he offered the world that you couldn’t help but love him back. And I can’t recall anyone fighting cancer the way he fought it — he was a hero on the court, on the stage, in his fight to live and in everything he did. I send my sincerest, heartfelt prayers of comfort to his wife Regina, the four wonderful Tisdale kids, his family, friends and the millions of fans who adored him." - Dave Koz.
I remember watching Wayman at 6'9" and Dave at about 5"4" playing on stage together, standing back-to-back jammin'...funniest thing I'd seen in a long time.
Damb
"This is a tough one for anyone who knew Wayman — to know him was indeed to love him. No one made people feel good like Wayman Tisdale... that smile, that spirit about him — that sense of determination and focus. He had this way of making everyone feel special. He was huge in every way and took the biggest bites out of life. I feel so fortunate to have gotten to spend so many wonderful times with him, to share the stage, to laugh, to record together, just to hang out — but even if you didn’t know him, there was so much love in what he offered the world that you couldn’t help but love him back. And I can’t recall anyone fighting cancer the way he fought it — he was a hero on the court, on the stage, in his fight to live and in everything he did. I send my sincerest, heartfelt prayers of comfort to his wife Regina, the four wonderful Tisdale kids, his family, friends and the millions of fans who adored him." - Dave Koz.
I remember watching Wayman at 6'9" and Dave at about 5"4" playing on stage together, standing back-to-back jammin'...funniest thing I'd seen in a long time.
Damb
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I always hated him when he played for the Kings since he made it that much harder for the Jazz to win. He was a real competitor and a great musician. Sail on Wayman, sail on!
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way too young!!! Sail on Wayman! Many thoughts and prayers for his family and friends!
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