Oliver hit .325 for the 89ers in 1976

Farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience:

Bob Oliver ,77, of Rio Linda, California. Oliver was a Philadelphia Phillies farmhand when he played 96 games for the Oklahoma City 89ers in 1976. The utilityman hit .325 with 10 homers and 55 RBI. Oliver played eight years in the majors, most of those with the Kansas City Royals.

Mike Adair, 71, of Tulsa. He played football and ran track at Pryor High School. Adair won a state championship in the 2-mile in 1967 and earned a scholarship to Arkansas, where he lettered four years in track and cross country. Adair went on to coach both sports at the high school level for 35 years. During his coaching career, which included stops in Kansas, Sapulpa, Bartlesville and Broken Arrow, Adair had 13 team state champions and many individual titlists. He was inducted into the Bartlesville Athletics Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Track Coaches Hall of Fame.

Bob Alexander ,86, of Edmond. He was a record-setting basketball and baseball player at Beecher City High School in Illinois. A Seminole native who was a faithful OU, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers fan. Worked in oil and gas.

Bridget Cullen ,64, of Oklahoma City. An award-winning swimme rat the Special Olympics. Cullen, who had Down syndrome, started swimming at age 8. She collected 23 gold and silver medals before retiring in 1995. Cullen's prized possession was a gold medal she won in the 50- meter backstroke at the International Special Olympics in 1987 at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Bob Lee, 87, of Oklahoma City. He played baseball and basketball at Eastern Illinois University, lettering in both sports for four years. The Army veteran collected more than 15,000 hours training pilots from all over the world.

Helen Stranger, 92, of Oklahoma City. She was passionate about tennis and gave several hours of service to the old IGA Classic in Oklahoma City. Although Lindsay Davenport was her favorite player, she often spoke of two sisters who played in the Classic early in their careers — Venus and Serena Williams.

Bryan Collins ,39, of Luther. He was a former flat track motorcycle racer. Enjoyed trips to Little Sahara and the Kiamichi Mountains to ride motorcycles with friends.

Ridge Hooks ,74, of Yukon. The Northwest Class en High School graduate was a walkon football player at Oklahoma State. He remained an OSU fan throughout his life, attending several games. A longtime softball player who served as USSSA state director. A member of t he National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. Hooks worked for M&MMars Candy.

Diana M each am Pyle, 74, of Elmore City. She grew up in a rodeo family and liked to participate in barrel racing as a youth. A child welfare specialist for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

Norma Wheeler Littrell, 90, of Oklahoma City. She attended many OU football games, both home and on the road. Some of her road trips included Miami, Florida, where the Sooners played in the Orange Bowl. A fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

John Shannon ,93, of Oklahoma City. A pioneer in Oklahoma television journalism. Shannon, a photographer for WKY- TV ( now channel 4), was the first person to shoot an entire OU football game for playback. He would go on to shoot OU football games for the next 25 years.