Historic Rematch: MACU Welcomes Local Football Legends

March 22nd, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY – As a part of a monthly lunch series for athletics supporters, Mid-America Christian University is excited to welcome local football legends Dick Soergel and Russell Perry at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, to the university campus in south Oklahoma City.

In the 1950s, these famous quarterbacks broke racial barriers when they met in a historic matchup between Capitol Hill and Douglass High School in the first integrated football game in the state of Oklahoma.

Soergel went on to quarterback for Oklahoma State University and was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. Perry, who played at University of Maryland Eastern Store, is the president of Perry Publishing and Broadcasting Company, a print media, cable television and radio broadcasting corporation that owns several stations in Oklahoma.

The session, which will be held in a Q&A format, is a part of MACU’s monthly E-Club luncheons. The E-Club is a membership program designed to provide positive and increased involvement in MACU athletics programs.

“It’s a great privilege to have Dick Soergel and Russell Perry on campus to speak to our E-Club, coaches and student-athletes here on campus,” said Director of Athletic Development Cole Cleveland. “As someone who loves the history of sports, I want to incorporate as many former athletes into the MACU athletic community as possible.”

“We are honored to host two men who played in one of the most revolutionary games in Oklahoma sports history,” Cleveland said.

Monthly personal, business and corporate memberships to the E-Club are available, with plans beginning at $20 a month.

This month, the E-Club luncheon will be opened to the public with an attendance cost of $10 for non-members. To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call 405-692-3186.