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Tulsa snapped Northwest Arkansas's three-game winning streak and picked up its first win against the Naturals this season Wednesday night in Arvest Ballpark. The Drillers also snapped a three-game ...
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.
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 different looks.
The model of Tulsa's Golden Driller Statue has passed away. John Stephens Jr. oversaw the construction of the Golden Driller in 1966 and then became the model for the 75-foot statue. Blake ...
Tulsa scored six runs in the second inning to ... but it would be short-lived. The Drillers mounted a two-out rally in the second inning, including a two-run double by Bubba Alleyne, RBI singles ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa's Golden Driller statue is now wearing a red jacket in celebration of City Year Tulsa's 10-year anniversary of partnering with Tulsa Public Schools. City Year Tulsa has been ...
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Driller is sporting a new T-shirt and it's all about a love for reading. The painted shirt celebrates ten years of Reading Partners in Tulsa. The nonprofit started ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa has a new holiday, honoring the man behind Tulsa’s Golden Driller. Monday, Jan. 30th was declared John Franklin Stephens Jr. Day in Tulsa County. In 1966, John Franklin ...
Sylvester Stallone practically goes to Mars in Tulsa King, a Taylor Sheridan-created ... the camera also pans past the famed Golden Driller statue, and it’s not as though he’s Doctor Manhattan ...
The Tulsa Drillers game with the Springfield Cardinals has been rained out, according to the Drillers organization. Officials say that anyone who has tickets for Tuesday's rained-out game can ...
Tulsa, Okla. (AP) -- Enough pieces of a bronze statue of a famous Native American ballerina that was stolen in Tulsa have been recovered to restore it, historical officials said. The additional ...
The Driller statue on the Williston State College campus doesn’t just represent the history of the oil and gas industry. It’s as much about the future as it is the past. It is also embodies ...