Clyde Edward Lovellette 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. As a high school junior, Lovellette's previously undefeated high school team in Terre Haute, Indiana fell one game short of winning the Indiana state championship. Lovellette fostered the trend of tall, physical and high-scoring centers. A two-time All-State performer at Garfield High School in Terre Haute, Indiana, the six-foot-nine Lovellette later attended the University of Kansas where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. While at the University of Kansas he led Jayhawks to the 1952 NCAA title, capturing MOP honors and scoring a then-NCAA-record 141 points. A three-time All-America at Kansas, Clyde led the Big Seven in scoring in each of his three seasons. Playing for Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Forrest "Phog" Allen, Lovellette led the nation in scoring his senior year and was named the Helms College Player of the Year. Lovellette and basketball legend Dean Smith were teammates at Kansas. 

September 7th, 1929 in Petersburg  /  Died:   Mar 9th, 2016