When in Oklahoma, don’t miss the Golden Driller Statue located near the historic Route 66 at Tulsa! This 76-foot-tall (23 m), 43,500-pound statue of an oil worker is dedicated to petroleum workers who worked so hard to give mankind a better life.
They state it’s the seventh-tallest statue in the United States and has been located in front of the Tulsa Expo Center since 1966. There is an inscription at the base of the statue reads: “The Golden Driller, a symbol of the International Petroleum Exposition. Dedicated to the men of the petroleum industry who by their vision and daring have created from God’s abundance a better life for mankind.”
More stats about the statue: Belt size: 48 feet in circumference, Shoe size: 393DDD, and Hat size: 112 hard hat. His belt originally read “MID-CONTINENT”, but was changed in 1979 to the current buckle that says “TULSA”.
