Ed Voss

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Ed Voss
Personal information
Born1922
DiedMarch 21, 1953 (aged 31)
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)
Career information
High schoolUniversity (Oakland, California)
CollegeStanford (1940–1943)
PositionCenter
Number5
Career highlights and awards

Ed Voss (1922 – March 21, 1953) was an American basketball player.

College basketball career[]

A 6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm) center from University High School in Oakland, California, Voss played collegiately for Stanford University.[1][2] As the team's starting center, he helped Stanford to the 1942 NCAA Championship, in which he played all 40 minutes and scored 13 points.[3]

After college[]

Following his college career, Voss played for the Oakland Bittners of the Amateur Athletic Union, and was a member of the Bittners' 1949 AAU championship team.[4] Married with three children, he died of polio at the age of 31, a month after his 7-year-old son also succumbed to the disease.[4] He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

References[]

  1. ^ Chapin, Dwight (March 25, 1998). "'42 champs pull for repeat in '98". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 102. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth Big Green vs. Stanford Cardinal - Box Score - 1942". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Dies of polio month after son" (PDF). The New York Times. March 23, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
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