The Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics inducted five new members into its Hall of Honor on May 18, 2007.

The newest members elected into the Hall included three-time wrestling national champion Stan Henson, and former head football coach Jim Lookabaugh, both from the “Heritage” era. From the modern era, OSU will honor former football and track athlete, and head track coach Ralph Tate, three-time NCAA wrestling champ Jimmy Jackson, and All-America women’s tennis player Lori McNeil.

Henson wrestled for three national team champions at Oklahoma A &M (1936-1938) and lost just one match during his collegiate career. A two-time state champ from Tulsa Central, Henson also won the 1937 Pan American Expo and in 1938 held both the NCAA and national freestyle championships.

Lookabaugh was a standout student-athlete and coach at Oklahoma A&M. As a student-athlete, Lookabaugh was an all-conference basketball player and also partcipated in baseball and football. As the head football coach, he guided the Aggies to victories in the 1945 Cotton Bowl, 1946 Sugar Bowl and to an appearance in the 1949 Delta Bowl. The Aggies had a perfect season in 1945.

Ralph Tate was a football and track athlete from 1942 through 1946 and on the grid iron he led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring in 1942. As the OSU track coach from 1968 through 1984, Tate coached 29 All-Americans, and led OSU to a pair of top-10 national team finishes and five top-20 finishes at the NCAA meet. He also led OSU to a pair of Big Eight cross country titles and a fifth-place national finish.

Jimmy Jackson was a dominant heavyweight wrestler for OSU from 1975 through 1978. He was a three-time Big Eight and NCAA champion. He finished with a career record of 88-9-2 and still ranks No. 14 all-time at OSU in career winning percentage.

Lori McNeil left OSU after her sophomore season to turn pro but still became OSU’s first All-American in the sport, earning the honor in singles and doubles. She won two Big Eight titles in doubles and one in singles and led OSU to a pair of conference team titles. As a pro, she reached the top 10 in singles and doubles, made a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon and has been inducted into the ITA Women’s Hall of Fame.