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 Jason White - University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK Posted by:  Max and 99
N 35° 12.341 W 097° 26.444
14S E 641934 N 3896966
Bronze statue of Oklahoma great and Heisman winner Jason White. This statue was an Oklahoma Centennial Project, celebrating 100 years of Oklahoma statehood.
Waymark Code: WMB1TE
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2011
Views: 4
Jason White's statue is located on the west side of OU's Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, alongside several other bronze statues of other OU football players. These sports statues honoring OU football players were part of the celebration of 100 years of Oklahoma statehood.
The granite base is about 4' X 5' X 8'.
Jason's stance is with left arm slightly up and forward, and his right arm preparing to throw a pass. The back of his shirt has the text "White" with the number 18.
Inscriptions on the statue bases give biographical information on the player's significant contributions to the OU football program.
Jason White is currently a businessman in Oklahoma.
Text on statue bases:
Jason White
Dedicated September 8, 2007
A project of the Oklahoma Centennial
Jason White brought home Oklahoma's fourth Heisman Trophy in 2003 with a record-setting campaign. Raised in Tuttle, Oklahoma, he became the first Sooner quarterback to win the trophy and was named Associated Press, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and CNNSI.com College Player of the Year. White was a consensus All-American, consensus Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004, Davey O'Brien Award winner in 2003 and 2004, Jim Thorpe Courage Award, and 2004 Unitas Golden Arm Award.
At 6-foot 2-inches and 220 pounds, White set school records for touchdown passes (40) and consecutive completions (16) and ranks No. 2 for passing yards in a season and No. 1 for passing yards in his career. He exceeded 200 passing yards in 12 games and was over 300 yards in four, including a season-high 394 yards at Texas Tech.
In 2003 White completed 17-of-21 passes in Oklahoma's 65-13 win over Texas and was 16-of-18 for 263 yards and five touchdowns while playing just the first half against Texas A&M. He ranked No. 1 in the nation in passing efficiency. He led the team to the national championship game, in the Sugar Bowl.
Sculpted by Jay O'Meilia, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Willis Granite Products of Granite, OK
The Oklahoma Centennial Commission and the University of Oklahoma wish to thank the following friends of Jason White for making this possible:
Capitol West Securities; Dr. J. Don Harris; Regent Jon R. Stuart; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; In Memory of Son, Sgt. J. Brandon Harris; Oklahoma University Football Letterman's Association; The University of Oklahoma Touchdown Club; The University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics; Clayton I. Bennett; Dealers Auto Auction, OKC; Knipplemier Chevolet, Inc.; The Lee Allan Smith Family
Subject: State/Province
Commemoration: 2007
Date of Founding: 1907
Date of Commemoration: November 16, 1907
Address:
University of Oklahoma, east of the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The statues that are part of the Oklahoma Centennial Project are on Jenkins, just north of Lindsey.
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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