$193M OK State Athletic Gift Now Valued At $400M

Boone Pickens‘ big donation to Oklahoma State University has turned into quite the money maker for the Cowboys, even if it hasn’t made any football or basketball champs yet.

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Darren Rovell of CNBC crunches the numbers of the oil man’s gift, in which he gave his alma mater $165 million to help his school further excel on the court & on the field. Although the moolah hasn’t brought any Big 12 titles yet, it has brought something just as important - even more dough.

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