Whitey Skoog

Whitey Skoog
Personal information
Born	November 2, 1926; Duluth, Minnesota
Died	April 4, 2019 (aged 92); St. Peter, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Brainerd (Brainerd, Minnesota)
College	Minnesota (1948–1951)
NBA draft	1951: Territorial
	Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career	1951–1957
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	41, 20
Career history
1951–1957	Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA champion (1952, 1953, 1954); Second-team All-American – AP (1950); Second-team All-American – Look, Collier's (1951); 2× Third-team All-American – AP (1949, 1951); Third-team All-American – UPI (1951); No. 41 retired by Minnesota Golden Gophers;
Career statistics
Points	2,800 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,133 (3.3 rpg)
Assists	903 (2.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Myer Upton "Whitey" Skoog (November 2, 1926 – April 4, 2019) was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Minneapolis Lakers. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.^[1]

A 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and 180 lb (82 kg) guard, Skoog played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. Following his All-America senior season, he was drafted as a territorial pick in the first round of the 1951 NBA draft by the Lakers.

The Lakers won three NBA Championships in his first three years in the league. Skoog played in six seasons in the NBA before back injuries forced his retirement. Some credit Skoog with being the creator of the jump shot and one of the first players to use a jump shot in an organized game. Following his career in the NBA, Skoog became the men's basketball coach and golf coach at Gustavus Adolphus College. He was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1987.

Skoog resided in a skilled nursing facility in St. Peter, Minnesota in his later years. He died on April 4, 2019, at the age of 92.^[2]

References

^ Christgau, John (1999). "Fire, Myer!". Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 1–29. ISBN 0-8032-6394-5.
^ "Gophers, Lakers, Gusties great Whitey Skoog dies at 92".

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[1] Christgau, John (1999). "Fire, Myer!". Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 1–29. ISBN 0-8032-6394-5.

[2] "Gophers, Lakers, Gusties great Whitey Skoog dies at 92".

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