Locke Olson
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Born | Upland, California, US | December 10, 1926||||||||||||||
Died | August 20, 2008 Buena Park, California, US | (aged 81)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Claremont (Claremont, California)[1] | ||||||||||||||
College | Pomona-Pitzer (1945–1949) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1949: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1949–1952 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Santa Maria Golden Dukes | ||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys | ||||||||||||||
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1955–1965? | Grossmont HS | ||||||||||||||
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Locke Morford Olson (December 10, 1926 – August 20, 2008) was an American basketball player. He competed as part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City.
Early life and education
Olson was born on December 10, 1926. He attended Pomona College and played basketball for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, where he became the first 1000-point scorer in the team's history.[2]
References
- ^ "H. S. Prepares for Exercises". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 1943-06-03. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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- 1926 births
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- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Pomona College alumni
- Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Claremont High School (California) alumni
- Sportspeople from Upland, California
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