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John Keller (basketball)

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American basketball player

For the Canadian boxer, see John Keller (boxer). For the American handball player, see John Keller (handballer). For other people with the same name, see Jack Keller (disambiguation).
John Keller
Personal information
Born(1928-11-10)November 10, 1928
Page City, Kansas, US
DiedOctober 6, 2000(2000-10-06) (aged 71)
Great Bend, Kansas, US
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPage City (Page City, Kansas)
College
NBA draft1952: undrafted
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

John Frederick Keller (November 10, 1928 – October 6, 2000) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal.

He died in 2000 in Great Bend, Kansas where he had lived since 1952.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Keller Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 1951–52 NCAA champions
Head coach
Phog Allen
Assistant coach
Dick Harp
United States basketball squad1952 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
United States


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