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Evangelist, University Founder Oral Roberts Dies at Age 91

National Interest Evangelist, University Founder Oral Roberts Dies at Age 91Published December 15, 2009| APTULSA, OklahomaOral Roberts, the evangelist who rose from humble tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university bearing his name, died Tuesday. He was 91.Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, according to his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday. He had survived two heart attacks in the 1990s and a broken hip in 2006.Roberts was a pioneer on two fronts — he helped bring spirit-filled charismatic Christianity into the mainstream and took his trademark revivals to television, a new frontier for religion.Roberts overcame tuberculosis at age 17 and credited that triumph with leading him to become one of the country's most famous ministers.He gave up a local pastorate in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1947 to enter an evangelistic ministry in Tulsa to pray for the healing of the whole person ...

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  1. Oral Roberts women beat SHSU 72-66, win Southland

    Kevi Luper scored 26 points and Oral Roberts secured its first NCAA tournament berth in five years with a 72-66 win over Sam Houston State in the Southland Conferenc...

  2. Oral Roberts women lose 83-62 to Tennessee

    Oral Roberts' point guards keep running into misfortune whenever the Golden Eagles play at Tennessee.In Oral Roberts' last NCAA tournament appearance back in 2008, t...

  3. Bearkats fall to Oral Roberts in Southland, 72-66

    A loss in the Southland Conference championship marked significant progress for Sam Houston State.Kevi Luper scored 26 points, and Oral Roberts secured its first NCA...

  4. No. 4 Arizona rolls over Oral Roberts 89-64

    Mark Lyons scored 17 points, Grant Jerrett added 15 and No. 4 Arizona showed no signs of a letdown after its biggest win of the season, rolling over Oral Roberts 89-...

  5. No. 4 Arizona routs Oral Roberts

    Mark Lyons led a balanced Arizona attack with 17 points and seven assists as No. 4 Arizona downed Oral Roberts, 89-64, at the McKale Center.Grant Jerrett followed wi...

  6. No. 3 Baylor women beat Oral Roberts 94-56

    Odyssey Sims knew her coach wasn't very happy at halftime Wednesday night.So the junior point guard went out in the second half and made sure No. 3 Baylor came away ...

  7. Oral Roberts downs Sam Houston State 74-64

    Warren Niles scored 25 points and Damen Bell-Holter had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Oral Roberts defeated Sam Houston State 74-64 Thursday night.Korey Billbury adde...

  8. Oral Roberts downs Southeastern Louisiana 65-59

    Damen Bell-Holter had 23 points and 10 rebounds Warren Niles added 20 points as Oral Roberts held off Southeastern Louisiana 65-59 Saturday night.After Southeastern ...

  9. Oral Roberts rolls past Missouri State 72-52

    Warren Niles scored 21 points and Oral Roberts opened up a big lead right away in cruising to a 72-52 win over Missouri State Saturday.Christian Kirk scored the firs...

  10. Oral Roberts beats Loyola Marymount 75-66

    Warren Niles scored 33 points and Oral Roberts beat Loyola Marymount 75-66 Thursday night in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout.Niles was 11 of 15 from the...

  11. Glover leads Oral Roberts past Nicholls St. 90-78

    Shawn Glover had 25 points and nine rebounds and Oral Roberts shot 62 percent from the floor to defeat Nicholls State 90-78 Thursday night.Warren Niles added 24 poin...

  12. Belmont defeats Oral Roberts 70-67

    Blake Jenkins scored 22 points and Kerron Johnson had 20 points and seven assists Saturday to lead Belmont to a 70-67 victory over Oral Roberts in the third-place ga...

  1. McNeese State rallies to defeat Oral Roberts 56-54

    Dontae Cannon scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as McNeese State rallied late in the second half to beat Oral Roberts 56-54 in a Southland Conference gam...

  2. Lady Vols march on after dominating Oral Roberts

    Led by 18 points from Meighan Simmons the second-seed Tennessee Lady Vols eased past the 15th-seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, 83-62, in the first round of the NCAA ...

  3. Tennessee rolls to 83-62 victory over Oral Roberts

    Meighan Simmons scored 18 points, and the Tennessee Lady Vols defeated Oral Roberts 83-62 on Saturday in their first NCAA tournament game of the post-Pat Summitt era...

  4. Bell-Holter, Oral Roberts top NW State 80-74

    Damen Bell-Holter had a monster double-double with 25 points and 20 rebounds and Oral Roberts earned an 80-74 victory over Northwestern State on Thursday night.Shawn...

  5. Niles lifts Oral Roberts past Pacific 69-67

    Warren Niles scored 26 points, including two key baskets in the final 1:25, to lead Oral Roberts to a 69-67 victory over Pacific on Monday night.Niles hit a jumper t...

  6. Hulbin, Northwestern State down Oral Roberts 85-73

    James Hulbin scored 19 points to lead four Northwestern State players in double figures to beat Oral Roberts 85-73 in a Southland Conference game Thursday night.Sham...

  7. King leads Tulsa in 72-68 win over Oral Roberts

    Zeldric King scored 9 points in the final 6 ½ minutes, including a crucial 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, as Tulsa stormed from behind to defeat Oral Roberts 72-68 ...

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