A bank’s foreclosure petition alleging that athletes...

A bank’s foreclosure petition alleging that athletes signed contracts while playing for the University of Oklahoma has prompted an investigation, but one person connected with the case has admitted that some of the signatures were forged.

The claims were part of a lawsuit brought by Triad Bank in Tulsa against Inter-South Sports Management, Inc.

Triad claims that Inter-South defaulted on a $125,000 loan, and is seeking to foreclose on security it received--promissory notes for loans ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 and management contracts allegedly signed by eight athletes from the university.

Alleged to have signed promissory notes were George (Buster) Rhymes, a current NFL player, $25,000; Alvin Ross, a former running back, $14,880; Shawn Clark, a senior on the Sooner basketball squad, $1,070, and Fred Sims, a former running back, $15,602.

Those alleged to have signed representation contracts were football players Danny Bradley (a seventh-round draft choice of the Rams), Keith Stanberry and Paul Clewis, and All-American basketball player and Wayman Tisdale.

However, Larry Johnson, of Bixby, Okla., an Inter-South owner and officer, said that some of the athletes’ signatures were forged.