1. Jim Krebs died in a tree falling accident at the age of 29.
14 Facts About Jim Krebs
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Jim Krebs scored 1,753 points in his three varsity seasons, led the Mustangs to three consecutive Southwest Conference championships, and was named to three All-SWC teams.
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In 1956, Jim Krebs' team reached the NCAA National Semifinals, where they faced Bill Russell and the University of San Francisco.
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Jim Krebs played with the Lakers for seven seasons, mostly in a reserve role behind Vern Mikkelsen, Larry Foust or Rudy LaRusso.
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Over his career, Jim Krebs posted statistics of 8.0 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game and 0.8 assists per game.
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Jim Krebs occasionally struggled with foul trouble while in the NBA.
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Jim Krebs once ranked ninth in the league in personal fouls, and committed a playoff-record five fouls in one quarter during the fifth game of the 1963 NBA Finals.
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Jim Krebs engaged in several fights with opposing players, including Boston's Bill Russell and St Louis' Bob Pettit.
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All the passengers survived, and Jim Krebs later wrote an account of the crash for Sports Illustrated.
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Jim Krebs built a home for his wife and children in Woodland Hills.
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Jim Krebs apparently was afraid of death, remarking to teammates that he believed he wouldn't live to 33.
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On May 6,1965, Jim Krebs was suddenly killed while trying to remove a tree that had fallen onto his neighbor's roof during a storm.
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Jim Krebs's wife was pregnant with a son, who was born two months later.
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Jim Krebs was posthumously elected to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.