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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.174.001 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
Crockett, Jerry J. |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
09/07/2023 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. |
Scope & Content |
Recording of an oral history interview featuring Jerry J. Crockett. It was conducted at Montereau retirement community by volunteer Lorretta Bertalot on September 7, 2023. The audio track is 01:10:00 in length. A native of Pawhuska, Crockett talks about his upbringing, education, career as a college professor, and passion for long distance running. 00:00 childhood in Pawhuska, serving in the Army as a paratrooper, returning to complete education 06:50 Osage tribe head rights 10:35 university education and professor of ecology at Oklahoma State University for thirty years 15:00 developed passion for long distance running, excelled in master's category (over forty years old) 16:20 two basic philosophies of life: "only do things that are fun" and "it's never too late" 27:55 after retiring, devoted time and energy to USA Track and Field (USATF) to encourage running 47:00 reminisces on growing up in Pawhuska |
Search Terms |
athletic meets & track meets Cherokee Indians education oral history interviews Osage Indians Osage Nation Pawhuska, OK runners & running veterans |
People |
Crockett, Jerry J. |