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Lester Golding – not your average Joe
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July 5, 2023
Lester Golding – not your average Joe
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR,

Joe “Lester-Rack” Golding was a standout athlete at Eufaula (Class of 1936). He and his best friend Clinton White received a scholarship to play at NEO in Miami, Oklahoma before going to East Texas State. Golding then went to the Army where he finished his playing career. Before each of their lives was over they would be inducted into their respected Halls of Fame.

Lester earned the name “Rack” in two ways. When he was a young boy he worked in a pool hall downtown in Eufaula, racking pool balls for customers who would pay him. The other way was that he was so dominant on the football field he would rack up tackles.

Lester began his career at Denison in 1946 as a football assistant and the head basketball coach. He then moved to Wichita Falls one year later and was promoted to head coach after one year. In his 15 years (1947-1961) his Coyotes reached the state title game six times winning four state championships (1949, 1950, 1958 & 1961). His players, frequently lighter than their opponents, perfected his single-wing offense and compiled a 154-24-2 record. Inducted into THSCA Hall of Fame in 1969, he was Texas High School Coach of the Year in 1949. Coach Golding died on July 5, 1979. The football field still bears his name.

Lester’s brother Joe “Junior” Golding was a football standout at Eufaula (Class of 1940). He scored 71 points against Haileyville. He caught the attention of the coaches from the University of Oklahoma. Golding was special. He became the best wingback in Oklahoma’s modern football history, averaging 5.8 net yards on each rush.

Lester’s son, Joe Lester Jr., followed in his dad’s footsteps as he quickly became a terrific high school football and golf coach at Wichita Falls High School and had success throughout his career. The entire Golding family carried strong characteristics of being well organized, well prepared and extremely competitive and confident. And his grandson, Joe Golding, found success as a basketball coach at Abilene Christian University. He followed up a historic 2018-19 campaign with another outstanding season in 2019-20.

ACU earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time at the Division I level, earning a 15-seed and a first round matchup with the University of Kentucky.

He was named head football coach at UTEP in 2021.

Hayden and Dan Jeffries win Crappie Masters National Championship
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Hayden and Dan Jeffries win Crappie Masters National Championship
September 27, 2023
The National Championship on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Oklahoma has come to an end! After three days of competition, $125,000.00 was awarded in cash and prizes! Taking home the third-place trophy and $...
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The Eufaula Lady Ironheads win Regional Championship
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The Eufaula Lady Ironheads win Regional Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 27, 2023
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads (21-9) outlasted Chandler in a dramatic finish 2-1 Thursday at Chris Gawf Field in Eufaula. Eufaula and Chandler battled throughout the championship game with great pitching...
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Checotah tops IVI u Id row 7-6 in Homecoming game
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Checotah tops IVI u Id row 7-6 in Homecoming game
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 27, 2023
It was a defensive battle all night as the Checotah Wildcats (4-1, 1-0 District 3A-3) survived to get a 7-6 win over the Muldrow Bulldogs. The team had a big week as they kicked off Homecoming with th...
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Winzley Joe Vanna Ray White
September 27, 2023
Winzley Joe Vanna Ray White was born Sept. 11, 2023 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Jamon Ray White and Wittany Nicole Kess.She peacefully passed Sept. 11, 2023 to Sept. 15, 2023away in her sleep on Sept. 1...
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Gerald E. “Jerry” Todd
September 27, 2023
Gerald E. “Jerry” Todd, of Eufaula, was born Feb. 21, 1934, in Chilton County, Alabama, the son of Herman and Zadie Todd. He passed at the age of 89 on Aug. 27, 2023 in Eufaula. Jerry was one of four ...
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Nancy Marie Mouser
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Nancy Marie Mouser
September 27, 2023
Nancy Marie Mouser, 66, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Nancy was born on Nov. 3, 1956, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Richard...
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Court Report
September 27, 2023
McIntosh County District Court ReportMisdemeanor CasesChase Alexander Brooks-McGuffin: possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia Dallan Ray Davis: threaten to perform an act of viol...
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Kids under 18 got a chance to participate in the Crappie Master’s tournament
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Kids under 18 got a chance to participate in the Crappie Master’s tournament
September 27, 2023
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Fun-Facts of Sooners verses Longhorns
September 27, 2023
Just for the sake of facts, as the Texas game is around the corner, and talk is already happening, and the narrative that OU’s last year’s loss was the largest margin of victory in the series, is stil...
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OU-Texas kickoff time announced
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 27, 2023
The 2023 Red River Rivalry will commence at 11 a.m. on Oct. 7 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. ABC is broadcasting the game.The last time OUTexas wasn’t an 11 a.m. start was 2017, when it began at 2:30. ...
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Sooners firepower too much for Bearcats
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 27, 2023
No. 16 Oklahoma defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 20-6 Saturday in the first Big 12 Conference game for Cincinnati. OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed 26 of 38 passes for 322-yards and two touchdo...
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