Jesse Renick


Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Renick was A 6'2" Guard for Marietta High School in Marietta, Oklahoma. He went on to star at Oklahoma A&M University. He was All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1939 and 1940 as well as an NCAA [Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American] in 1939 and 1940.
OSU's first two-time All-American selection, he played on the 1948 [United States men's Olympic basketball team|United States gold medal Olympic team] alongside fellow Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboys to 45–11 record in his two seasons.
Renick, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, was also the second Native Americans in [the United States|Native American], after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic gold medal.