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Bob Kurland was born on 23 December, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Bob Kurland's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 23 December, 1924
Birthday 23 December
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death 29 September, 2013
Died Place Sanibel Island, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1924

Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was a 7 feet (2.13m) American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys) basketball team.

He led the U.S. basketball team to gold medals in two Summer Olympics, and led his AAU team to three national titles.

He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Kurland was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Albert and Adele Kurland.

He graduated from Jennings High School in Jennings, Missouri, where he participated in basketball and track.

Kurland, a Missouri native, considered attending the University of Missouri.

But when Oklahoma A&M played a game at Saint Louis University, A&M coach Henry Iba invited Kurland to dinner and offered him a scholarship.

Missouri could only offer Kurland a job.

Many of Kurland's family members had not finished high school, and Kurland was the first in his family to attend college at any level.

1945

Kurland was an integral part of the team's consecutive NCAA titles in 1945 and 1946, and was named the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player both times.

In the 1945–46 season, he scored a then-season record 643 points, including 58 in a game against Saint Louis University, which featured 6ft 8in freshman Ed Macauley.

Kurland was voted Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year.

Kurland was known to leap above the rim to grab opponents' shots.

This led to the NCAA banning defensive goaltending in 1945.

Kurland has been credited as the first person to dunk in a college basketball game.

The rivalry between him and De Paul's George Mikan would foreshadow similar matchups, especially those of basketball's "big men."

In college, Kurland was active in many campus activities, including the student council, for which he served as president in 1945 and 1946.

He graduated with a bachelor of science in education.

Kurland never played professional basketball, passing up the newly formed Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League (which would merge, forming the National Basketball Association), to play for Phillips Petroleum's A.A.U. team, the Phillips 66ers.

Kurland played for six years with Phillips, winning three championships.

Since Kurland never played professionally, he was eligible as an amateur for the Olympic Games.

1948

In the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, he led the U.S. basketball team to the gold medal.

He was second on the team in scoring (behind Alex Groza) as the U.S. defeated France in the gold medal game, 65–21.

1952

In the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, Kurland carried the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony.

He was again a dominant force at center as the U.S. defeated the Soviet Union in the gold medal game, 36–25.

Kurland received post-graduate management training at Stanford University.

He became a salesman for Phillips Petroleum Company, where he played AAU basketball, and later served as a senior marketing executive.

He held a variety of positions, including ones responsible for the development of the self-service gas station concept, growth of the agricultural and plastics divisions, and management of marketing initiatives.

His corporate responsibilities took his family to Denver, Wichita, Memphis, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

Ultimately, the family returned to the home of Phillips Petroleum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where Kurland served as vice mayor and as a member of the city commission for several years.

1961

Kurland was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.

1985

He retired from Phillips in 1985.

1996

In 1996, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

After retirement, Kurland and his wife, Barbara, divided time between their homes in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Sanibel Island, Florida.

2013

Kurland died at his Florida home on September 29, 2013, at age 88.

He was survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara, their four children Alex, Ross, Dana, and Barbara, and seven grandchildren.