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of the NBL and averaged almost four points per game. He played in 27 games on a team that finished 17–10 and second place in the
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honors in all three varsity seasons he played. He helped guide
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from 1936 to 1939. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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794:Head coach
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642:Bob Calihan
630:Second Team
616:Irv Torgoff
205:(1937–1939)
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68:Nationality
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38:1915-09-01
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348:See also
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