When you think of all the landmarks around Green Country, chances are Tulsa’s Golden Driller comes to mind. But have you ever heard how that iconic statue came to life in midtown? Oklahoma ...

John Stephens, a longtime Tulsa construction superintendent who not only supervised the building of the city’s iconic Golden Driller but served as the model for the statue, died Tuesday.

TULSA, Okla. - As people remember the life and legacy of John Franklin Stephens Jr., the inspiration behind Tulsa's iconic Golden Driller statue, here’s a look back at some of the landmark’s ...

"John oversaw the construction of the Golden Driller statue in 1966 ... Prather or to Porta Caeli House at Catholic Charities in Tulsa. In 2023, FOX23 told you Stephens had been honored with ...