Chet Benefiel

Football, 1928-31

Class of 1983

A Tulsa halfback for four years, Chet Benefiel was selected to the All-Oklahoma football team as a sophomore and junior … honored as the Oklahoma Back of the Year in 1929, he went on to earn honorable mention status on the 1930 All-America team … served as the head basketball coach for seven years (1932-39), and became the head football coach in 1939, winning 11 games in two seasons.