1. Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player.
12 Facts About Clyde Lovellette
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Clyde Lovellette fostered the trend of tall, physical and high-scoring centers.
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The six-foot-nine Clyde Lovellette later attended the University of Kansas where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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Clyde Lovellette led the United States in scoring his senior year with 28.4 points per game and was named the Helms College Player of the Year.
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Clyde Lovellette is still the only college player to lead the nation in scoring and win the NCAA title in the same year.
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In 704 NBA games with the Minneapolis Lakers, Cincinnati Royals, St Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics, Clyde Lovellette scored 11,947 points and grabbed 6,663 rebounds.
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Clyde Lovellette was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
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Clyde Lovellette was featured in the 1950s All-Star roster on NBA Live 2007.
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Clyde Lovellette married Sally Wheeler while attending the University of Kansas.
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Clyde Lovellette owned a small farm, raising and showing cattle.
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Clyde Lovellette engaged in various business activities, eventually getting his master's degree.
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Clyde Lovellette came back to Indiana as a full-time resident where he eventually died of cancer in North Manchester, at the age of 86, surrounded by his family.