Chuck Wollet
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1899 Youngstown, Ohio, US |
| Died | November 26, 1957 (aged 58) Griffin, Georgia, US |
| Career information | |
| College | Newberry |
| Position | Forward, Center |
| Career history | |
| 1922–1924 | Newberry |
| Career highlights | |
| All-Southern (1922) Newberry Hall of Fame | |
Charles Elmer Wollet (26 April 1899 – 26 November 1957) was an All-Southern college basketball player for the Newberry Indians under legendary coach Dutch MacLean.[1][2][3] Wollet was considered the best basketball player from the state of South Carolina.[1][4] Under MacLean, Newberry won four state championships in a row.[5] Wollet additionally played football and baseball, winning 12 letters.[4] Coach Billy Laval of Furman awarded him a medal as the best athlete and scholar in South Carolina.[6] Wollet married Nancy Elizabeth Fox in June 1926.
Wollet coached high school athletics and taught science in Georgia, in the cities of Statesboro, Griffin, and Union Point.[7] He died of a heart attack at his home in Griffin. He was inducted into his Newberry's hall of fame in 1979.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Skipper Arenson (June 30, 1929). "Wollett is Best Cager State Has Ever Known". The Sunday Record. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Carmichael, McDonald, George Harmon, Redd and Wallet Are Picked". The Atlanta Constitution. March 5, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tiger Quint Loses Two Games on Road" (PDF). The Tiger. Vol. 19. February 6, 1924.
- 1 2 "Chuck Wollett is Outstanding in Basketball". The Greenville News. March 22, 1924. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dutch MacLean: Life of a Legend | Newberry College". www.newberry.edu.
- ↑ "Wollett, Newberry Star Awarded Athlete's Medal" (PDF). The Tiger. Vol. 21, no. 17. January 27, 1926.
- ↑ "Wollet Returning to Statesboro High School" (PDF). Bulloch Times. Vol. 36, no. 14. June 16, 1927. p. 1.
- ↑ "Charles E. "Chuck" Wollet (1979) - Hall of Fame". Newberry College Athletics.
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