TULSA, Okla. –– Len Morton, the man who coined the nickname "Bingo" for Tulsa All-America basketball player Bobby "Bingo" Smith and called the action of Heisman Trophy runners-up Jerry Rhome and Howard Twilley in the 1960s, passed away on Monday in Tulsa.
Morton was Tulsa's radio play-by-play voice for football, basketball and baseball from 1959-71. He served as Tulsa's director of athletic promotions in the mid 1970s as well. Morton later worked as a sales representative at Tulsa Cable for more than 25 years.
The sports director for KVOO /Channel 2, Morton began broadcasting TU football games in 1959.