The Bob Stoops shakedown of Berry Tramel just got a tad more complicated.
Thanks to a tip via The Ogle Mole Network™, we’ve learned that Berry “Boomer” Tramel – the wise old sports sage who will apparently sign any document you put in front of him if you’re happily smoking a celebratory cigar – has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in Western Oklahoma court.
According to the filing, submitted in late November, Tramel reports having about $1.5 million in assets tied up in his home, retirement accounts, and high-mileage foreign cars. He also earns roughly $8,500 a month between his gigs at The Tulsa World and The Sports Animal.
Wow! That’s not a bad balance sheet for a guy who spends his days writing and talking about sports on dying media delivery mediums! Who knew you could become a millionaire doing that!
Unfortunately, Berry also lists a $600,000 “nonpriority unsecured claim” related to the lawsuit the Stoops-Keith-Switzer collective filed against him for foolishly co-guaranteeing the Sellout Crowd loan.