Locke Morford Olson (December 10, 1926 – August 20, 2008) was an American basketball player. He competed as part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City.
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| Born | December 10, 1926 Upland, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 20, 2008 (aged 81) Buena Park, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Claremont (Claremont, California)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| College | Pomona-Pitzer (1945–1949) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1949: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| 1949–1950 | Santa Maria Golden Dukes | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1952 | Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys | ||||||||||||||
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| 1955–1965? | Grossmont HS | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editOlson was born on December 10, 1926. He attended Pomona College and played basketball for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, where he became the first 1000-point scorer in the team's history.[2]
References
edit- ^ "H. S. Prepares for Exercises". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 1943-06-03. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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