Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Clyde Lovellette
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Clyde Lovellette was the first basketball player in history to play on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad.
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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 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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At the pro level, Clyde Lovellette became one of the first big men to move outside and utilize the one-handed set shot that extended his shooting range and offensive repertoire.
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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 is one of only eight players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal.
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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 owed a small farm, raising and showing cattle, and engaged in various business activities, and eventually getting his Masters Degree.
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Clyde Lovellette came back to Indiana as a full time resident where he eventually passed alway surrounded by his family.
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Clyde Lovellette died from cancer in North Manchester, Indiana at the age of 86.