Marc Freiberger
Marcus Ross Freiberger (November 27, 1928 – June 29, 2005) was an American basketball player from Amarillo, Texas who was a Gold Medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Amarillo, Texas | November 27, 1928|||||||||||
Died | June 29, 2005 76) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | (aged|||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | Greenville (Greenville, Texas) | |||||||||||
College | Oklahoma (1948–1951) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 1951: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | |||||||||||
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians | ||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||
Medals
|
Playing career
At 6'11", Freiberger played collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners.
He was a member of the 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team that won the Gold Medal in Helsinki.[2]
From 1951–1955 Freiberger played for the Caterpillar Diesels and then the Houston Ada Oilers in the National Industrial Basketball League.[3]
Death
Freiberger died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 29, 2005.
References
- "Marc Freiberger International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Freiberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "NIBL-Marcus Freiberger".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.