To all -
This is my first post on your message board, and it is primarily intended for the older Cowboy fans who hang out here. I'm a Penn State alum and I usually just make posts on the Penn State wrestling message board. However, one of your Cowboy fans, AtownPoke, has been conversing with us on the Penn State message forum regarding the recent hire of David Taylor to OSU, and he invited us to reciprocate by visiting your message board.
Unfortunately, I have some very sad news to report. Darrell Keller passed away at the end of last year. You older guys will remember Darrell and his twin brother Dwayne who both won two national championship titles while at OSU in the late 60's and early 70's. Darrell's finals match with Larry Owings in 1971 is still a classic, and his win earned him the OW award that year.
Darrell was originally from WA, but he had been living in the Phoenix area for the last 20+ years. His wife, Tami, passed away from a brain tumor in 2017 and he has a surviving daughter, Sundi and a son, Chad. Along with that, there are several grandchildren including 3 girls who are triplets who come from his daughter.
Unless you knew him personally, most of you would just associate him with wrestling, but there was a lot more to Darrell than just his athletic skills. He was one of the most decent people I have ever met and the same goes for the rest of his family. I was very saddened to hear about his passing, and I thought it would be appropriate to share this news with all of you on this forum.
God Bless!
This is my first post on your message board, and it is primarily intended for the older Cowboy fans who hang out here. I'm a Penn State alum and I usually just make posts on the Penn State wrestling message board. However, one of your Cowboy fans, AtownPoke, has been conversing with us on the Penn State message forum regarding the recent hire of David Taylor to OSU, and he invited us to reciprocate by visiting your message board.
Unfortunately, I have some very sad news to report. Darrell Keller passed away at the end of last year. You older guys will remember Darrell and his twin brother Dwayne who both won two national championship titles while at OSU in the late 60's and early 70's. Darrell's finals match with Larry Owings in 1971 is still a classic, and his win earned him the OW award that year.
Darrell was originally from WA, but he had been living in the Phoenix area for the last 20+ years. His wife, Tami, passed away from a brain tumor in 2017 and he has a surviving daughter, Sundi and a son, Chad. Along with that, there are several grandchildren including 3 girls who are triplets who come from his daughter.
Unless you knew him personally, most of you would just associate him with wrestling, but there was a lot more to Darrell than just his athletic skills. He was one of the most decent people I have ever met and the same goes for the rest of his family. I was very saddened to hear about his passing, and I thought it would be appropriate to share this news with all of you on this forum.
God Bless!