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Reuben Charles Gant was born on April 12, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reuben was a standout athlete from an early age, excelling in football, basketball, and track at Tulsa’s Booker T. Washington High School. While at Booker T. Washington the team won the football state championship three (3) years in a row and never lost to an Oklahoma team. He chose to play college football at Oklahoma State University after being recruited by many colleges. A successful three-year career with the OSU Cowboys, that led to him being selected as the First Round Draft pick (eighteenth overall) in the 1974 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. He later retired from his career in the NFL in 1980. For many years Reuben was President of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa, and now serves as the Executive Director of the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa.
Reuben Charles Gant was born on April 12, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reuben was a standout athlete from an early age, excelling in football, basketball, and track at Tulsa’s Booker T. Washington High School. While at Booker T. Washington the team won the football state championship three (3) years in a row and never lost to an Oklahoma team. He chose to play college football at Oklahoma State University after being recruited by many colleges. A successful three-year career with the OSU Cowboys, that led to him being selected as the First Round Draft pick (eighteenth overall) in the 1974 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. He later retired from his career in the NFL in 1980. For many years Reuben was President of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa, and now serves as the Executive Director of the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa.
