Clyde Lovellette Basketball Hall Of Fame

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Clyde Edward Lovellette (born September 7, 1929) is a retired professional basketball player. He is the first basketball player in history to play on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad. He is still the only college player to lead the nation in scoring and win the NCAA title in the same year. Lovellette's dominance in the paint landed him a place on the 1952 Summer Olympics gold medal team in Helsinki, Finland and he was the team's dominating player and leading scorer. At the pro level, Clyde became one of the first big men to move outside and utilize the one-handed set shot that extended his shooting range and offensive repertoire. This tactic enabled him to play either the small forward, power forward or center positions, forcing the opposition's big man to play out of position. In 704 NBA games with the Minneapolis Lakers, Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics, Lovellette scored 11,947 points (17.0 ppg) and grabbed 6,663 rebounds (9.3 rpg). Selected to play in three NBA All-Star Games, Lovellette was an integral component of championships in Minneapolis (1954) and Boston (1963, 1964).

1952–1953 Phillips 66ers
1953–1957 Minneapolis Lakers
1957–1958 Cincinnati Royals
1958–1962 St. Louis Hawks
1962–1964 Boston Celtics

3× NBA champion (1954, 1963, 1964)
4× NBA All-Star (1956–1957, 1960–1961)
All-NBA Second Team (1956)
NCAA champion (1952)
NCAA Final Four MOP (1952)
Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1952)
NCAA Division I scoring leader (1952)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1951, 1952)
Third-team All-American – AP (1950)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.

Sent him 2 cards on 10 Feb and got both back signed on 20 Feb.

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Mr Clyde Lovellette
8 Woodspoint Cir.
North Manchester, IN. 46962-9123

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Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.

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Clyde Lovellette passed away yesterday...