Bill Self Sr., longtime OSSAA official & father of Kansas coach Bill Self, dies at 82
Bill Self Sr., a former Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association executive director and state championship basketball coach, died Thursday. He was 82.
Self Sr. is also the father of Kansas men's basketball head coach Bill Self Jr.
A spokesperson with the OSSAA confirmed Self Sr.'s passing.
Self Sr. won a Class B girls state championship at State Fair Arena, the first season the venue was used for high school championships, in 1966 leading the Morris girls. It was his only state title in four years as a coach. He was also Morris' superintendent at the time.
Morris is a small community near Okmulgee, where Self Jr. was born.
Self Sr. stepped down after the season and eventually left Morris to open a school supply business in Stillwater. He again became a superintendent before joining the OSSAA in 1972.
He worked for the association until 1999, including a five-year stint from 1991-96 as the executive director.
Self Sr. also inducted his son into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
Funeral services are pending.
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