Hundreds filled Russell Hull Gymnasium in Hominy Oct. 7 to remember one of the town's most dedicated and influential supporters who passed away last week.

"I can remember Tex shaking my hand after my last game at OSU," a tearful former Oklahoma State football player and former Hominy head football coach Scott Harmon said during Ralph "Tex" Bayouth's memorial service. "He was always there for us."

The gymnasium -- named for Bayouth's son in-law, was packed for the man who helped pack it for 57 years as a Hominy High School sports season ticket holder.

"We got hoodies the other day (and) I'm pretty sure he paid for them," Hominy High School football player T.J. Piearcy said. "He was pretty nice, a great guy. And he'd do anything for the community."

Despite being a 1955 Collinsville High

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