10 Facts About Carl Boldt

Carl Boldt scored 16 points in the 1956 national championship match against Iowa.

At Verdugo, Carl Boldt scored 1,024 points in 63 career games.

Carl Boldt won Most Valuable Player or was named to the all-tournament team in "most" of the tournaments he played in.

Carl Boldt spent one year serving in the military from 1954 to 1955 and played on the Army's basketball squad.

Carl Boldt made the all-star team, and upon being honorably discharged he went home to California.

Years later, Carl Boldt mentioned how it's been pointed out that he and Michael Jordan both scored 16 points in their respective NCAA national championship games.

Carl Boldt was selected in the 7th round in the 1957 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons following the conclusion of his collegiate career.

Carl Boldt never played in the National Basketball Association, however.

Carl Boldt then began his career in business, and in 1984 he entered the coffee industry.

Carl Boldt lived in Arcadia, California with his wife when he died after a period of declining health, on January 30,2015.