 I'm doing.' "

It could have been A&M

Over the years, the largest chunk of Pickens' philanthropy — $652 million — was bestowed to OSU, almost evenly divided between academics and athletics at Stillwater, where the football stadium bears his name.

1 / 4T.Boone Pickens Jr. shook Dez Bryant's hand as he made the rounds greeting all Oklahoma State University players before their game against The University of Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., in 2007.(Nathan Hunsinger / The Dallas Morning News) 2 / 4Oklahoma State Cowboys fans sported large cutouts (from left) of actor Chuck Norris, actor Zach Galifianakis and OSU alum T. Boone Pickens before a game with Oklahoma at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwate in 2011.(Tom Fox / The Dallas Morning News) 3 / 4Pickens, center, arrives for a town hall meeting at Oklahoma State University's Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater in 2009. Pickens was promoting the Pickens Plan, a grass-roots alliance that promotes the use of wind and natural gas power to reduce dependence on foreign oil.(Shane Bevel / Bloomberg) 4 / 4T. Boone Pickens took his first selfie at an OSU homecoming game in 2015.(T. Boone Pickens)

Pickens' largesse to OSU prompted Texas A&M's 12th Man Magazine to label A&M's decision not to renew Pickens' $25-a-month freshman basketball scholarship as one of the top 10 mistakes in Aggie history.

Because of that tuition slight, Pickens transferred to OSU (then Oklahoma A&M), where he earned a degree in geology in 1951.

Talk about a self-inflicted Aggie joke.

In 2006, Pickens formed his T. Boone Pickens Foundation to focus on health and medical research and services, at-risk youth, and educational, entrepreneurial, political and athletic initiatives.

Over the years, Pickens gave $2 million to the VNA Dallas' Meals on Wheels. He spent many Christmas and Thanksgiving days delivering dinners to recipients who had no clue who the delivery guy was.

Today Pickens' name is on more than a dozen buildings and facilities in North Texas, including the YMCA in downtown Dallas, the biomedical building at the University of
I'm doing.' " 

 It could have been A&M 

 Over the years, the largest chunk of Pickens' philanthropy — $ 652 million — was lend to OSU, about evenly divided between academics and sport at Stillwater, where the football stadium give birth his name. 

 1 / 4T.Boone Pickens Jr. shook Dez Bryant's hand as he have the rounds greeting all Oklahoma State University player before their game against The University of Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., in 2007.(Nathan Hunsinger / The Dallas Morning News) 2 / 4Oklahoma State Cowboys fans frolic large cutouts (from leftover) of actor Chuck Norris, actor Zach Galifianakis and OSU alum T. Boone Pickens before a game with Oklahoma at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwate in 2011.(Tom Fox / The Dallas Morning News) 3 / 4Pickens, center, arrives for a town hall meeting at Oklahoma State University's Gallagher - Iba Arena in Stillwater in 2009. Pickens was promote the Pickens Plan, a grass - roots alliance that promote the use of wind and natural gas ability to reduce dependence on foreign oil.(Shane Bevel / Bloomberg) 4 / 4T. Boone Pickens took his first selfie at an OSU return game in 2015.(T. Boone Pickens) 

 Pickens' largesse to OSU prompted Texas A&M's 12th Man Magazine to label A&M's decision not to regenerate Pickens' $ 25 - a - month freshman basketball scholarship as one of the top 10 mistakes in Aggie history. 

 Because of that tuition slight, Pickens transferred to OSU (then Oklahoma A&M), where he earned a degree in geology in 1951. 

 Talk about a self - inflicted Aggie jest. 

 In 2006, Pickens formed his T. Boone Pickens Foundation to focus on health and aesculapian inquiry and services, at - risk youth, and educational, entrepreneurial, political and athletic enterprise. 

 Over the years, Pickens gave $ 2 million to the VNA Dallas' Meals on Wheels. He spent many Christmas and Thanksgiving day delivering dinners to recipients who had no clue who the delivery guy was. 

 Today Pickens' name is on more than a twelve buildings and facilities in North Texas, including the YMCA in downtown Dallas, the biomedical building at the University of
 I'm doing.' "

It could have beek A&M

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1 / 4t.Boone PickEns jr. shook Dez BrYanT's hand As He mADe the RouNds grEeting ALl OklaHoma State unIVersitY Players BEFoRe thEir game against The uNiVErsity of GeorgiA at SanFoRD STADiuM in athens, Ga., in 2007.(naThan HUNsinger / tHe dALLas mOrning News) 2 / 4OklAhoma State COWboYs fans SpOrtED large CutouTs (FRom Left) of actor chucK Norris, acTor ZacH galifiaNAkis and oSU aluM T. BOonE PicKEnS bEfoRe A GamE WiTh OKLahOma at BooNe piCkens stadIUM IN StiLlwAte iN 2011.(Tom FOx / The Dallas MoRniNg NeWS) 3 / 4PiCkens, CenteR, arrIvEs for A town hAll meEtIng at Oklahoma StAte UNiversity'S GaLlAghEr-iba ArENa in StIllWatEr in 2009. PicKens was PRomOtING ThE Pickens Plan, a grass-RoOTS aLliance tHat proMOtEs THe use of wInD anD natURAl gas PoweR To Reduce dePendenCE oN fOreign oIl.(shane BEvEl / BLooMberg) 4 / 4t. boonE PickeNs took hiS firsT Selfie at an OSU hOMecoming game iN 2015.(t. BOONe pIckeNs)

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BecausE of thAt tuitioN slight, PiCKEns transFerRed To OsU (tHEN OKlahoma A&M), wherE HE earNeD a degreE in Geology In 1951.

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IN 2006, PIcKenS formED his T. BooNe picKeNs FOundaTIon to fOcus oN heaLtH aND meDical reSEaRCH and SeRvIces, At-rIsK youtH, and EDucAtional, EntreprenEurIAl, poLiTiCal and aThletic initiaTiVes.

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today PiCkens' name is on more tHAn a Dozen buildingS anD facILItIes IN NORth teXAs, iNCLuding the YMCA in Downtown DaLlAS, tHe biomedicAL buIlDing at tHe UniveRsity OF
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O ver  th eyear s, t he largest chu n k of  Pickens' philanthropy  — $6 52 mill i on  — wa s besto w ed t o O SU ,alm os t  e venly  di vided b etween aca dem ic s and athlet i cs  at Stillw ate r, where the  fo otball  s tad i um be ars  hisname.1 / 4T .Boone Pi ck e ns Jr. shook D e z  B ryan t's hand as he ma d et he rounds gree ting a ll Ok l a hom a S tate Unive rs ity p l ayers b e fo r e the i r game agains t The Unive r sit y of G eo rgi a  at Sa nford  S t adi um in Athen s, G a., in 20 07.(Na t han Hun s inger /  The D all asMorn i ng  N ews )2  /4 Ok lah o maState Co wb oy s fan s sp o r t e d la rge  cut outs(from left) o f a ctor Chu ck No rris,  act or  Zach  Galif ianak is  and OSU alum T . Bo one Picke nsbe for ea gam e  withOkl aho ma at B oone Pi c ken sS t a di um in Stillwate in  2 0 1 1. (Tom Fox  / The Da ll a s Mornin gNew s) 3 /  4Pic kens ,  c enter, a rrives fo ra townha ll mee ti ngatOklah o ma S tate U niversit y's G a llagher-Iba Ar e na in Stillwa t er i n2 009.  Pi ckens was p romo t ingtheP ic ken s  Plan , a g ra s s- r oots alliance thatpr omotes  theuse of wind a nd natural g a s powerto r e du c e dependence o n for eign oil.( S hane Bev el /Bloomber g) 4 / 4T . Boone Pi cke nstoo k h i s  f irst selfie a t an O SU  homeco min g gamein201 5.( T.Bo one Picke ns)

Pic ke ns 'la rge sse t o  OSU pro mp ted  T exa s A&M ' s 12th  ManMaga zi ne tolabel A & M' s deci si on  not  to  r enewPick e ns'  $25-a- month fre shm a n ba sk et ball sc holarship ason e of the t op  10  mista k e s in Agg ie history.

Because of that tu iti on sl ight , Pickens  tr ansfer red to OSU  (then  Okla ho maA & M), w h e re  he  e arned a de g r eein ge ol ogyin 1951 .

Talk about a se l f-i nflicted Aggi e j oke. In  20 0 6, Pic ke n s f o r med his T. Boon e PickensFo u nd ation to f o cus  o n healt h and m edica l  resear ch and se rvices, a t- risk y out h, and edu cational , entrepr e neuri a l,  poli tic al and  a thl eticinitia t ive s.

O ver th eyears,  Pick en s gave $ 2 million to the VNA Da llas'Meals  on  Wheels.Hes pen t many Ch rist mas and Th ank sgi vingday s  deli veri n gdin n ers t o re c ipients w h ohad n oclue who th e d eli veryguy was.
Toda y Pickens' name i s  on more thana do z e n b uil d ings  a nd facilitiesinNo r t h Texas,  i ncluding th e YMCA i nd ownto wn Dal las, t he biom e d ic a l buil ding  at  the Univ ers it y  of
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It_could have been A&M

Over_the years,_the_largest chunk_of_Pickens' philanthropy —_$652 million —_was bestowed to OSU,_almost evenly divided_between_academics and athletics at Stillwater, where the football stadium bears his name.

1 / 4T.Boone_Pickens_Jr. shook_Dez_Bryant's_hand as he made the_rounds greeting all Oklahoma State_University players_before their game against The University of Georgia_at_Sanford Stadium in_Athens, Ga., in 2007.(Nathan Hunsinger / The Dallas Morning_News) 2 / 4Oklahoma State Cowboys_fans sported large_cutouts_(from_left) of actor Chuck_Norris, actor Zach Galifianakis and OSU_alum T. Boone Pickens before a_game with Oklahoma at Boone Pickens Stadium_in Stillwate in 2011.(Tom Fox /_The Dallas Morning News) 3_/ 4Pickens,_center, arrives for a town_hall meeting at_Oklahoma State_University's Gallagher-Iba Arena_in Stillwater in 2009. Pickens was_promoting the Pickens_Plan, a grass-roots alliance that promotes_the_use of wind_and_natural_gas power_to reduce dependence_on_foreign oil.(Shane_Bevel_/ Bloomberg) 4 / 4T. Boone_Pickens_took his first selfie at an OSU_homecoming game in 2015.(T._Boone_Pickens)

Pickens' largesse to OSU_prompted Texas A&M's 12th Man_Magazine to label A&M's decision not_to renew_Pickens' $25-a-month_freshman basketball scholarship as one of the top 10 mistakes in_Aggie history.

Because of that tuition slight,_Pickens transferred to OSU_(then Oklahoma_A&M),_where he earned_a_degree in_geology in 1951.

Talk about a self-inflicted Aggie_joke.

In 2006,_Pickens formed his T. Boone Pickens_Foundation to focus on_health_and medical research and services, at-risk_youth, and educational, entrepreneurial, political and_athletic initiatives.

Over the years, Pickens_gave_$2_million to the VNA Dallas'_Meals on Wheels. He spent many_Christmas and Thanksgiving_days delivering dinners to recipients who had_no_clue who the delivery guy was.

Today_Pickens'_name is on more than a_dozen_buildings_and facilities in North Texas,_including the YMCA in downtown Dallas,_the biomedical building at the University of