1. Don Leroy Hennon was born on November 8,1937 and is an American surgeon and a former basketball player for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers basketball team, where he was a two-time Consensus All-American.
10 Facts About Don Hennon
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Don Hennon played in college at the University of Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1959, where he led the Panthers to the 1957 NCAA basketball tournament and the 1958 NCAA basketball tournament.
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Don Hennon finished his career at Pitt, an era without the three point shot and before freshman could play, as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,841 points, and currently remains fifth on the school's all-time scoring list.
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Don Hennon was named to the East team, coached by Adolph Rupp, of the 1959 East-West All-Star Contest.
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Don Hennon was picked 41st by the Cincinnati Royals in the sixth-round of the 1959 NBA draft.
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Don Hennon turned down professional basketball in order to study medicine.
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Don Hennon earned his MD in 1963 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and went on to become a surgeon.
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Don Hennon spent time as a medical surgeon in the Army and later continued his medical career in the Pittsburgh area, where he still resides.
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Don Hennon was named to the Helms Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Don Hennon was inducted into the Lawrence County Hall of Fame in 1984.