Oklahoma softball is the gold standard. "...She has set the standard for the entire sport, and we could not be more proud of her.”

The OU Board of Regents approved a historic new contract for softball coach Patty Gasso during a Friday meeting in Tulsa. Gasso, who has led the Sooners to four consecutive national titles and will be enshrined in bronze Friday,

Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso, who has led the Sooners to four titles in row, received a record contract worth at least $2 million per year

Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso shed a tear as she watched the black cloth uncover her history making statue.

The OU Board of Regents approved a deal Friday that makes the 62-year-old the first softball coach to average at least $2 million annually through the length of the contract.

Gasso had to wait through the summer after the weather scrapped the initial date in of the unveiling in the spring, but Brian Hanlon’s statue of the legendary softball figure is

OU softball coach Patty Gasso has won eight national titles. The Sooners will unveil her bronze statue outside Love's Field on Friday.

The Oklahoma Sooners enshrined a living legend at Love’s Field on Friday, unveiling the statue of head coach Patty Gasso.

See our top photos from the Sooners' statue dedication of OU softball coach Patty Gasso on Friday outside of Love's Field.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso became the first Sooners female coach or athlete honored with a statue on campus Friday when her statue was dedicated in front of Love's Field.