Carl Cain

Carl Cain
Personal information
Born	August 2, 1934 (age 87); Freeport, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Freeport (Freeport, Illinois)
College	Iowa (1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 2
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Position	Guard
Number	21
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (1956); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1954, 1955); No. 21 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States

Carl Cecil Cain (born August 2, 1934) is a retired American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Freeport, Illinois, Cain played collegiately at the University of Iowa.

Cain was a key component of the success the University of Iowa men's basketball team realized during his playing career including reaching the Final Four in 1954–55 and the Championship Game in 1955–56.

His number is retired by the University of Iowa basketball program. He is an inductee to the Des Moines Register State of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.

He was member of the United States Men's national basketball team, which won the Olympic gold medal in 1956.

External links[]

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Cain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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