Louis Skurcenski
Personal information | |
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Born | Braddock, Pennsylvania | January 29, 1943
Died | December 22, 1998 Bartlesville, Oklahoma | (aged 55)
Career information | |
High school | Zelienople (Zelienople, Pennsylvania) |
College | Westminster College (1960–1964) |
NBA draft | 1964 / Round: 5 / Pick: 40th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1964–1967 | Phillips 66ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Louis Skurcenski (January 29, 1943 – December 22, 1998) was an All-American college basketball player at Westminster College who went on to play for the Phillips 66ers[1] in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[2]
Lou died of cancer in December 1998 at the age of 55 and his funeral was on December 24, 1998 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He received numerous honors, including induction into the Lawrence County Historical Society Hall of Fame (1996).
References[]
- ^ "Lou Skurcenski Memorial Scholarship". Bartlesville Community Foundation. Bartlesville Community Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Lou Skurcenski". RealGM. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 1998 deaths
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Deaths from cancer in Oklahoma
- Phillips 66ers players
- American chemists
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs