Dan Pippin

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Dan Pippin
Dan Pippin and Nancy Pippin, 1949.jpg
Pippin (left) at the University of Missouri in 1949 with sister Nancy
Personal information
Born(1926-10-20)October 20, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedApril 1, 1965(1965-04-01) (aged 38)
Mexico, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWaynesville (Waynesville, Missouri)
CollegeMissouri (1943–1948)
PositionGuard / Forward
Career highlights and awards

Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki. He played in all eight games.[1]

After Pippin graduated from the University of Missouri he went to work for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois, and played for the National Industrial Basketball League team it sponsored, the Peoria Cats. Pippin later moved to New Mexico where he engaged in the insurance business before returning to his native Missouri. He committed suicide in 1965.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Pippin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dan Pippin". Olympedia. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

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