Steve Harris, who came from Blue Springs, Missouri to The University of Tulsa in 1981 and became an All-America basketball player for the Golden Hurricane, passed away Monday from a long illness. He lived in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with his wife Harriet, daughter Brittany and son Justin.
Nicknamed "Silk" by the late KJRH sports director Jerry Webber, Harris played four years and totaled 2,272 points, 428 rebounds, 243 assists and 271 steals in 122 career games for the Hurricane. He was a "silky" smooth shooter, making 55-percent of his field goals and 85-percent of his free throws, and ended his career as the school's all-time scoring leader.