Locke Olson
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Born | Upland, California | December 10, 1926|||||||||||||
Died | August 20, 2008 Buena Park, California | (aged 81)|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Santa Maria Golden Dukes | |||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
1955–1965? | Grossmont HS | |||||||||||||
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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.[2][better source needed]
Early life and education[]
Olson 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.[3]
References[]
- ^ "H. S. Prepares for Exercises". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 1943-06-03. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Locke Morford Olson (1926-2008)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "1949". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2008 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from California
- Centers (basketball)
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Pomona College alumni
- Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs