Burdette Haldorson
Appearance
![]() Haldorson with the Phillips 66ers. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Austin, Minnesota | January 24, 1934
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Austin (Austin, Minnesota) |
College | Colorado (1951–1955) |
NBA draft | 1955: 4th round, 23rd overall pick |
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
Position | Forward |
Number | 22 |
Career history | |
1955 | Luckett-Nix Clippers |
1955–1960 | Phillips 66ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals |
Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (born January 24, 1934) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Haldorson played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.
He was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956. He never played professionally, but was a member of the AAU Phillips 66ers for a number of years.
Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.[1]
References
- ^ 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
External links
- Burdie Haldorson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Burdette Haldorson at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1934 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Minnesota
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- People from Austin, Minnesota
- Phillips 66ers players
- St. Louis Hawks draft picks
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Forwards (basketball)
- American Olympic medalist stubs
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs