Oklahoma State University Athletics
Former Cowboy Basketball Player Doyle Johnson Passes at 89
January 23, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Former Oklahoma State basketball player Doyle Johnson passed away on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the age of 89 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Johnson played forward at Oklahoma State during the 1944-45 season and was a member of the 1945 NCAA National Championship team coached by Henry Iba.
Johnson was born on Nov. 23, 1925, in Sapulpa, Okla. He attended high school in Seminole, Okla., where he excelled in many sports and was recently voted into the Seminole Football Hall of Fame.
After his time in Stillwater, Johnson returned to Seminole where he owned and operated Oklahoma Pump and Oil Well Supply for over 30 years.
Johnson is survived by his wife, Betty, and brother, Roy, as well as his three daughters, two sons, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Doyle T. Johnson to: The Oklahoma State University Foundation, (400 S Monroe) P.O. Box 1749, Stillwater, OK 74076-1749, Attn: Cowboy Basketball Program; or the The Temple Historic Preservation Foundation, 1733 Sixteenth St NW, Washington, DC 20009.
