TU Hall of Famer Jim Unruh Passes Away

Jim Unruh, a native Tulsan and TU graduate, passed away on May 29 in Aventura, Florida, at the age of 87.

Unruh played for The University of Tulsa golf team in 1948 and 1949, winning 33 matches in his collegiate career including victories over Don January and NCAA champion Jack Vickers of Oklahoma. He later coached the Golden Hurricane men's golf team from 1973-75.

He received his bachelor's degree from TU in 1951, and master's and juris doctorate degrees in 1954.

Unruh was inducted into TU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995, becoming the first men's golfer to earn such an honor.

Unruh had an outstanding amateur career in Oklahoma, winning the TGA Stroke Play Championship six times (1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 and 1982). He also won the Oklahoma Golf Association Senior Amateur in 1984 and 1985 and was runner-up four times.

He devoted more than 25 years to the USGA as a rules official and in other capacities. For 45 years, Unruh was the attorney for the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa.

TU Hall of Famer Jim Unruh Passes Away

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