Toby Keith’s Daughter Krystal Accepts His Honorary Degree At OU Commencement

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Krystal Keith. Photo: Courtesy of Shock Ink

Toby Keith‘s daughter Krystal Keith proudly stood in to accept her dad’s honorary degree from his beloved University of Oklahoma at the OU Commencement events over the weekend.

Keith shared her recollections of her father’s love and loyalty to the University, noting, “He loved his Sooner Nation! His passion started far back before he was 12 and 13 he sold cokes at the stadium just to be able to see the OU games. He broke his ankle playing a celebrity OU Alumni game in the 90’s. For as long as I can remember, he took our family to bowl games and was on every sidelines or courtside of every OU event that he possibly could, regardless of sport, or gender. He wanted to be at all of them. He supported them whole-heartedly. He simply bled Crimson and Cream.”

Keith learned he would be receiving the honor from the school last fall before succumbing to stomach cancer earlier this year. In addition to Keith, distinguished educator, economist, and activist Barbara Ann Posey Jones, Founder of Love’s Travel Stops Tom E. Love and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient for his work on the Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 spacecraft missions David Proctor received honorary degrees from OU this year.

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