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Tisdale has part of leg amputated
<span class="mugshot">Wayman Tisdale</span>
Wayman Tisdale

By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
Published: 8/27/2008  2:38 AM
Last Modified: 8/27/2008  2:38 AM
Wayman Tisdale, a Tulsa basketball legend who last year was diagnosed with bone cancer, had a section of his right leg amputated at an Oklahoma City hospital on Monday.

 On Tuesday, his wife, Regina, confirmed to the Associated Press that the surgery had occurred and that everything went well for the 44-year-old Tisdale, a former Booker T. Washington and University of Oklahoma superstar.

Before the surgery, Tisdale posted a message on his Web site (waymantisdale.com).

“The procedure will remove the lower part of my right leg,” he wrote.

“This may sound drastic, but I have put it in God’s hands and now have peace, knowing that this is the best way to put this disease in check.”

An award-winning jazz musician, Tisdale indicated that he intends to resume touring and performing in a matter of weeks.

The cancer was detected while Tisdale was being treated for a broken leg sustained at his Los Angeles home in February 2007. Three months later, he underwent knee replacement surgery in Tulsa.

At Booker T. Washington, Tisdale and the Hornets captured the 1981 Class 5A state championship. As a senior in 1981-82, he averaged 23.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Tisdale earned the Tulsa World’s All-Metro Player of the Year honor in 1980 and 1982 (his brother, William, took the 1981 honor), and the World’s All-State Player of the Year honor in 1982.

The 6-foot-9 Tisdale signed with the University of Oklahoma and was a three-time All-American with the Sooners.

Before Tisdale, no freshman had been a first-team All-American. He remains OU’s all-time leader in scoring and field goal percentage.

In 1984, he was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball team.

Tisdale played 12 NBA seasons with Indiana (1985-89), Sacramento (1989-94) and Phoenix (1994-97).

Wayman and Regina Tisdale are the parents of four children.

During a June interview with the AP, Tisdale said that while recording his eighth and most recent album, “Rebound,” he was inspired by his fight against cancer.


bill haisten 581-8397
bill.haisten@tulsaworld.com

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Reader Comments 3 Total
Wayman was a champion on the basketball court. He's a champion in the music industry. But most importantly, he's a champion with his faith and his life. God has blessed Wayman with talent, strength and a never-ending smile. The world needs more Wayman Tisdales. He's in our prayers.
possie1988 (3 years ago)
This is news??!! There's just never enough 0U stuff for the Oklahoma newspapers to print! (yawn)
jcolbert (3 years ago)
Possie you're an idiot. The fact that he went to OU has nothing to do with the fact that he's a brother, a son, a friend, a father and a husband. Get over yourself and show some class--if you have any.
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