Locke Olson
American basketball player
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| Born | (1926-12-10)December 10, 1926 Upland, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 20, 2008(2008-08-20) (aged 81) Buena Park, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Claremont (Claremont, California)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| College | Pomona-Pitzer (1945–1949) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1949: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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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