John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald is the only football player from the district to ever appear on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. As a Panther, he was an All-State offensive lineman who played in the Oil Bowl and a state champion in the discus. He earned a football scholarship to Oklahoma State, but really flourished after transferring to Central Oklahoma. As a Broncho, Fitzgerald was a 3x NCAA All-American on the football field and an NCAA All-American for the track and field team. He is in the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame and the Offensive Lineman of the Year award at the University was named after him beginning in 2014.
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Oil Bowl Selection (Football, Senior)
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Honorable Mention Coaches’ All-State (Football, Senior)
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Honorable Mention Daily Oklahoman All-State (Football, Senior)
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2nd Team Daily Oklahoman All-City (Football, Senior)
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Friday Paper All-Decade Team (Football, 1999)
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State Champion, Discus (Track & Field, Senior)
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1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-City (Track & Field, Senior)
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Oklahoma/Arkansas Dual Champion & Meet Record Holder, Discus (Track & Field, Senior)
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Great Southwest All-Star Classic Champion, Discus (Track & Field, Senior)
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2x State Placer, Shotput (Track & Field, Junior, Senior)
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State Placer, Discus (Track & Field, Junior)
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Oklahoma/Arkansas Dual Placer, Shotput (Track & Field, Senior)
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Great Southwest All-Star Classic Placer, Shotput (Track & Field, Senior)
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2 School Records (Track & Field)
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Friday Paper All-Decade Multi Sport Athlete Team (1999)
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OKPrepXtra All-Time Oklahoma High School Team (Football)
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Continued Both at Oklahoma State University
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Transferred to Southern Nazarene University for Track & Field
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Transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma for Football & Track & Field
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3x 1st Team All-Lone Star Conference (Football, 1998, 1999, 2000)
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Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year (Football, 1998)
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3x All-West Region (Football, 1st Team 1998, 1st Team 1999, 2nd Team 2000)
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3x 1st Team NCAA All-American (Football, 1998, 1999 ,2000)
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UCO All-Decade Team, 2000’s (Football, 2009)
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UCO All-Century Team (Football, 2005)
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Daily Oklahoman All-Century State College Team (Football, 1999)
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Lone Star Conference All-75th Anniversary Team (Football, 2006)
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Offensive Lineman of the Year Award at UCO was renamed the John Fitzgerald Award (Football, 2014)
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College Football Hall of Fame Ballot (Football, 2014-Present)
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1st Team NCAA All-American, Shotput (Track & Field, 1999)
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3x 2nd Team NCAA All-American, Shotput, Discus (Track & Field, 1998, 1999)
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School Record, Indoor Shotput (Track & Field, 1999)
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Inducted Into the UCO Hall of Fame (2010)
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Radio/TV Color Analyst for UCO Football (2009-Present)
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2x OAB Sports Broadcast of the Year Award (2009, 2010)