UA’s most famous cheerleader dies

Will Etta “Willie” Oates, a well known Little Rock fundraiser and member of the Arkansas legislature, died at the age of 90 Tuesday.

Oates, a 1941 graduate of the University of Arkansas, was a UA cheerleader and for decades returned to cheer on the sidelines at Razorbacks homecoming football games.

Filed under: Arkansas Football by Terry Wood. Posted on: March 4, 2008 at 3:11 pm

2 Responses to “UA’s most famous cheerleader dies”

  1. coloradohogfan, on March 4th, 2008 at 6:10 pm Said:

    Thanks for the memories Willie.

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