Hall of Fame
The high-scoring forward from Ponca City, Okla., was a four-year letterman in basketball and was an All-AIC performer in 1968. He received All-AIC Honorable Mention in 1969. Upon his graduation in 1969, Chance held 13 individual basketball records at C of O. His single season records included highest points per game average (22.5) and field goals in a game (17). He owned career records in highest average points in a four-year career (14.4), second highest in rebound average in a four-year career (7.2), second in career points (1,288) and third in career rebounds (644). In 1976 Chance coached a Missouri High school basketball team to a 31-3 record and a third place finish in the state tournament. In 1989 Chance began serving as a Coordinator for drug testing on the United States Olympic Committee for Badminton, a position he held for five years. That same year, Chance also served as team manager for the championship US badminton team in Villach, Austria. From 1989-1991 Chance was the National governing Body Coordinator for Olympic festivals in Oklahoma, California and Minnesota. In 1992, he was the director of fitness and recreational services for Conoco Inc. and was responsible for all health and fitness recreational program for the 4,000 employees at the Ponca City Conoco site.
