Marc Freiberger
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1928 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2005 (aged 76) |
| 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 |
| Drafted by | Indianapolis Olympians |
| Position | Center |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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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]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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 to 1955 Freiberger played for the Caterpillar Diesels and then the Houston Ada Oilers in the National Industrial Basketball League.[3]
Death
[edit | edit source]Freiberger died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 29, 2005.
References
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Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2005 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Texas
- Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Peoria Caterpillars players
- Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Centers (basketball)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs
- American Olympic medalist stubs