page_title: Sam P. McBirney
section_title: Developer of early Tulsa skyscrapers
hierarchical_section_title: Sam P. McBirney / Developer of early Tulsa skyscrapers
caption_attribution_description: How the McBirney Building should look with all of its terra cotta details intact. This building is now known as the Holarud Building.
context_page_description: Sam Pendleton McBirney was an American football coach and banker. He was the head football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team in 1908 and from 1914 to 1916. His undefeated 1916 team outscored opponents 566 to 40 to become the highest scoring college football team during the 1916 college football season. He has been called "one of the fathers of football in Oklahoma." McBirney was also a founder and vice president of Tulsa's Bank of Commerce from 1904 until his death in 1936.
context_section_description: The success of the National Bank of Commerce allowed the McBirney brothers to form the McBirney Investment Company, with James as the president and Sam as the treasurer.  The McBirney Investment Company built two of Tulsa's early skyscrapers.  In 1923, they built a seven-story building originally known as the Bank of Commerce building, at 10 East Third Street.  In 1928, they built the McBirney Building, a 10-story office building located at the southwest corner of Main and Third Streets in Tulsa.
caption: How the McBirney Building should look with all of its terra cotta details intact. This building is now known as the Holarud Building.
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