ays ▁dec ath lon ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Church ill ▁also ▁qualified ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁team . ▁In ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁dec ath let es , ▁Church ill ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁dec ath lon ▁competition . ▁ ▁Later ▁O U ▁days ▁Church ill ▁returned ▁to ▁Norman ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁for ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁While ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁only ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 ▁record ▁and ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Six ▁Conference ▁( OU ' s ▁new ▁athlet ic ▁conference ▁as ▁of ▁that ▁year ), ▁the ▁basketball ▁team ▁had ▁more ▁success . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁they ▁were ▁crown ed ▁conference ▁champions ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 2 ▁record . ▁Church ill ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁named ▁all - con ference , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁All - American . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 3 0 , ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁at ▁Oklahoma , ▁Church ill ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁football ▁career . ▁Play ing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁position , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁as ▁a ▁running ▁back , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁an ▁all - con ference ▁perform er ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁third - team ▁All -