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Two-time NCAA Champion Ricky Stewart Burned in Housefire

Some sad news out of Dallas this week. Ricky Stewart, one of the best Oklahoma State wrestlers of the 1980s, has been badly burned in a housefire, Stewart’s family told PFB.

Ricky Stewart and Mike Sheets at a 1982 Wrestling Practice

In what’s been described as a home explosion at Ricky’s home in Dallas, the four-time All-American was badly burned and sent to the burn center at the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He’s currently in critical but stable condition.

They will be performing a critical surgery on Friday to remove damaged tissue from his chest and it’s expected that he’ll have a long road to recovery.