WAYMAN TISDALE DIES AT THE AGE OF 44

Tisdale dies at 44

A former Oklahoman at the age of 44 dies. The great Wayman Tisdale died after a two-year battle with cancer. Tisdale died Friday morning at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa hospital, Joy McGill, a hospital spokeswoman said.

A 6-foot-9 forward Tisdale forward from Tulsa played in teh NBA with Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. We was considered to be having a left-handed touch. During 1984 Olympics, he was with the US team when it won a gold medal. On his career, he averaged 15.3 points per game.

Aside from being a basketball start, after his career, he became an awar winning jazz musician who made several albums that made it to the Top 10 in the Billboard charts. He was inducted on the National Collegiate Basketball Hall Famer.

Senate Majority Leader Todd Lamb, announced Tisdale's death on the Oklahoma Senate floor and also lead the prayer on the chamber.