Wally Osterkorn

Wally Osterkorn

Osterkorn in 1948
Personal information
Born	(1928-07-06)July 6, 1928 Chicago, Illinois
Died	January 11, 2012(2012-01-11) (aged 83) Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Amundsen (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1946–1950)
NBA draft	1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1950–1955
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	17, 8
Career history
1950–1951	Saint Paul Lights
1951	Sheboygan Red Skins
1951–1955	Syracuse Nationals
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1955)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,436 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,218 (6.0 rpg)
Assists	346 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Walter Raymond Osterkorn (July 6, 1928 – January 11, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn began his pro career with the St. Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season. When St. Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation. Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record. He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league.

Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955. He died in 2012.^[1]

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External links[]

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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