University of the Ozarks

O.D. Hightower was a standout boxer at the University in the late 1940's. A native of Adona, Ark., he won a total of six state Golden Glove championships, five state AAU championships and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team tryouts while a student at Ozarks. Hightower, who served as executive director of the El Paso (Texas) Boys Club, died in 1964 at the age of 41. His widow, Mollie, still lives in El Paso.