R.I.P. Wayman Tisdale

Today is indeed a sad day in Northern California and Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma Sooner and Sacramento Kings great Wayman Tisdale has passed away. He was 44.

Tisdale was fighting bone cancer since 2007 and even had to have his right leg amputated.

Tisdale is a Oklahoma legend. He was a thee-time all-American averaging 25.6 points and 10.1 rebounds in his career at Oklahoma. Tisdale was once again remembered, when Blake Griffin asked him if it was o.k. if he could wear his number 23. Of course Tisdale said it was fine and his legend as a good guy lived on.

I personally remember Tisdale as the first Kings player I loved. I remember the teams he was on were terrible, but he would always go out on the floor every night and try his hardest. His finest season in the NBA occurred in 89-90 with the Kings when he averaged 22.3 points and 10.1 rebounds a game.

Oh by the way, Tisdale was also an accomplished musician.



He leaves his wife Regina and four children.

Wayman Tisdale will be missed.

Sooners legend Tisdale dies at 44 (ESPN)