Oral Roberts: Pioneering Televangelist and University Founder Dies at 91

Oral Roberts was an American evangelist and faith healer. Born on January 24, 1918, in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, he was ordained a Pentecostal minister as a young man.

He built a ministry that reached millions through tent revivals and television. In 1963 he founded Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He drew controversy in 1987 when he said that God would "call him home" if he did not raise $8 million.

Roberts died of complications of pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, on December 15, 2009, at age 91.

Achievements: Founded Oral Roberts University (1963).

Birth: January 24, 1918 - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

Profession: Evangelist.

Interesting Facts: He was a pioneer of televised faith healing.