Jay Lysaught could play tennis, and as a two-time All-American and a three-time Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Champion he was a standout at a time when Southeastern tennis was full of standouts.
 
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., he was a standout on the tennis court from 1965 through 1968 during Southeastern’s tennis heyday under Hall of Fame coach Clarence Dyer.
 
He was a two-time All-American selection on the court, and twice earned conference doubles championships, once with Hall of Famer Curtis Richmond and a second with Hall of Famer James Wadley, and also added a singles conference title as well.
 
Lysaught helped the Savages to three-straight conference championships, numbers 11, 12, and 13 of 21 straight titles for the program from 1949 through 1980.
 
After completing his playing career and earning a degree in psychology Lysaught and his wife Gayle would leave Durant for Pittsburg, Kan., where he would coach tennis for a year.
 
Following that season they would move to Salina, Kan., where the couple worked in a group boarding home with troubled youth.
 
Sadly, Lysaught passed away in 1975 in a car accident and will be inducted posthumously.