He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and earned All-American honors.
He played professionally for the NFL's New Orleans Saints, the Philadelphia Eagles and later the Miami Dolphins.
He was a member of the Purple Knights' 1975 Class AAAA state championship team.
The New Orleans Saints chose Oubre in the fifth round (112th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL draft, where he was coached by the late Bum Phillips from 1981 to 1984.
He is also featured in several books, What It Means to Be a Sooner by Jeff Snook and The Bootlegger's Son by Barry Switzer.