1. Fred B Hetzel was born on July 21,1942 and is an American former professional basketball player.
17 Facts About Fred Hetzel
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Fred Hetzel was an All-American college player for Davidson College.
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Fred Hetzel initially attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC, and played for the Tigers in the 1958 season.
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Fred Hetzel then transferred to Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland and was a 3 time All Met.
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Fred Hetzel averaged 24.1 ppg in his senior season and finished with 1,210 points during his Bears career.
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Fred Hetzel played collegiately at Davidson College of the Southern Conference, recruited by Hall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell.
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Fred Hetzel was the Southern Conference Player of the Year in all three seasons for the Wildcats.
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Davidson lost in the Southern Conference tournament in all three seasons of Fred Hetzel's career, negating NCAA Tournament trips.
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Fred Hetzel was a consensus All-American in 1965, along with Bill Bradley of Princeton, Cazzie Russell of Michigan, Gail Goodrich of UCLA and Rick Barry of Miami.
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Fred Hetzel helped the United States to a gold medal that he displayed in his living room.
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Fred Hetzel averaged 9.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in the series as the Warriors' 6th man.
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Fred Hetzel was chosen by the new Milwaukee Bucks from the San Francisco Warriors in the NBA expansion draft.
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Fred Hetzel finished the year with averages of 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.
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On May 11,1970, Fred Hetzel was again claimed by a new team, when he was drafted by the new Portland Trail Blazers from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA expansion draft.
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Fred Hetzel averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 59 games, playing a reserve role on a team with Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Pat Riley.
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Will Fred Hetzel played for Coach Lefty Drisell in his senior year at Maryland.
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Hetzel's father, Fred Sr, played basketball at Maryland from 1928 to 1930.