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that year. In 1949, Vickers started working in oil lands as a vice president for
Vickers Petroleum before becoming the company's vice president in 1952. That year, Vickers was selected as the new president for Vickers Petroleum. During 1953, he started an oil partnership called Vickers Exploration.
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Wichita Golf Association. For state events, Vickers was one of the final 16 golfers in the 1946 Kansas amateur championship. The
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Business" in 1958. Vickers received the Robert M. Kirchner Award from the Colorado Open in 1994. From 2008 to 2013, the Jack A. Vickers Invitational and the Jack A. Vickers Boys & Girls Club were created. In 2014, Vickers was given the
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Oklahoma amateur championship. In 1950, Vickers reached the final of the Trans-Mississippi Championship. He was scheduled to play in a qualification event for the 1953
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in 1946 as a scout. After he held vice president positions from 1949 to 1952, Vickers became president of
Vickers Petroleum in 1952. During the 1960s, he was an executive for Bell Oil & Gas and
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in 1999. During the 2000s, he became part of the Denver & Colorado Travel
Industry Hall of Fame in 2007. Vickers was additionally named into the
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debut in 1955. He continued to back the basketball team throughout the 1950s. During the preparations for the
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Schneider, Richard J. (August 1, 1972). "National Body For 1976 Olympics Led by Wilkinson".
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Lightner, Pete (February 24, 1958). "'Hands Off Our Players,' Vickers Warns Professionals".
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Jacobs, Henry (December 5, 1955). "Extending 66ers to Exttra Period Pleases Johnson".
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Lightner, Pete (June 8, 1947). "Vickers Muffs Short Putt On 19th And Loses".
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Skelley, L. E. (July 2, 1950). "English Foe For Title at Omaha Today".
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Some people Vickers worked alongside in the Oklahoma company included
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Stapleton, Arnie (February 9, 2007). "Vickers: No Tiger, no event".
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Vickers and his company were sponsors of a Wichita team made their
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team until 1983 before being granted the transfer in 1979.
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573:"Jack Vickers Got $ 1 Million In latest Sale of Company".
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Twombly, Wells (October 6, 1976). "Rocky Mountain high".
663:"Wichita Oilman Gains Final Round in Trans-Mississippi".
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633:"Coleman Opens Defense of State Links Title Today".
790:"Vickers to Field Strong Team in National Caging".
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835:"Big Names Band To Raise Money For '76 Olympics".
678:"11 Berths Open In U. S. Amateur Trials Tuesday".
719:"Tour stop in Colorado? PGA leader doesn't say".
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1060:"Castle Pines Founder Jack Vickers Passes Away"
510:"Last Privately Owned Oil, Gas Property Sold".
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359:"Home Town Boys Make Good At Wichita, Kan".
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891:"Denver's expecting bigger things in NHL".
465:"Jack Vickers Buys Out Oil Firm in Tulsa".
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558:"Jack Vickers Out Of Ironwood".
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1186:"Laureates by Year"
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