FOR A MINUTE, WHICH I’M SURE THOSE SOONERS APPRECIATE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS GUY IS KNOWN ACROSS THE SNOWY STATES AS A SNOW SCULPTURE. KING REX HANK IS HIS NAME. HE TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING MASSIVE SNOWFALL TO CREATE INCREDIBLE, ONE OF A KIND SCULPTURES. YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE’S CREATING RIGHT HERE. HE ACTUALLY HE STARTED WHEN HIS KIDS WERE LITTLE GROWING UP IN SEATTLE. THEY THEY SAY THEY STARTED AS A GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY SCULPTURE. AND THEN HE’S BEEN CREATING EVER SINCE. HIS INSPIRATION SINCE THEN, THOUGH, HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS FAMILY. THIS IS NOT MY IDEA. IT NEVER IS. THIS WAS THE GRAND BOYS IN THE IN THE SON IN LAWS AND DAUGHTER. KID KIDS USUALLY PICK THE SUBJECT AND BEING THAT THE THUNDER WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, I AGREED THAT THAT WAS A GOOD, GOOD CHOICE. HOW LONG? HOW MUCH PREPARATION BEFORE YOU GET OUT THERE? OH GOSH. I MADE SOME STENCILS. I PROBABLY WORKED TEN HOURS BEFORE. THAT’S THAT’S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. REX SAYS. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, HIS FAMILY TEAM HAS DONE BABY YODA, THE MANDALORIAN, BLUEY AND BINGO AND NOW RUMBLE. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, RUMBLE IS RIGH
Man known as ‘snow sculpture king’ creates giant Rumble in Oklahoma City
Rex Hanck, known for his snow sculptures, travels the country creating unique pieces, with his latest work celebrating the OKC Thunder’s championship.
Updated: 5:34 PM CST Jan 27, 2026
A man known as the “snow sculpture king” for traveling across the country during massive snowfall made his way to Oklahoma. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterRex Hanck creates unique sculptures, and the snowstorm in Oklahoma presented an opportunity to do that in the Sooner State. Hanck crafted a snow sculpture of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s mascot Rumble. The sculpture sits between Western and Santa Fe avenues on NW 150th Street at Odum Chiropractic in Oklahoma City. “This was not my idea. It never is. This was the grand boys’ and the son-in-law’s and daughter,” Hanck said. “Kids usually pick the subject, and being that the Thunder won the championship, I agreed that was a good choice.” >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.He said his passion began in Seattle with a George Washington birthday sculpture inspired by his family.”I probably worked 10 hours before,” Hanck said. Over the past 10 years, Hanck and his family have crafted sculptures of Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, Shrek, Bluey and Bingo.Top Headlines Person taken to hospital after being struck by snowplow in southwest Oklahoma City, police say 3 elementary students drown in frozen Texas pond Tracking measles outbreaks and cases in the US Woman dies after car hits her while sledding on northwest Oklahoma City road Excited for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show? The merch that just dropped for preorder
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A man known as the “snow sculpture king” for traveling across the country during massive snowfall made his way to Oklahoma.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter
Rex Hanck creates unique sculptures, and the snowstorm in Oklahoma presented an opportunity to do that in the Sooner State. Hanck crafted a snow sculpture of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s mascot Rumble.
The sculpture sits between Western and Santa Fe avenues on NW 150th Street at Odum Chiropractic in Oklahoma City.
“This was not my idea. It never is. This was the grand boys’ and the son-in-law’s and daughter,” Hanck said. “Kids usually pick the subject, and being that the Thunder won the championship, I agreed that was a good choice.”
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
He said his passion began in Seattle with a George Washington birthday sculpture inspired by his family.
“I probably worked 10 hours before,” Hanck said.
Over the past 10 years, Hanck and his family have crafted sculptures of Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, Shrek, Bluey and Bingo.
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