Burdette Haldorson

Burdette Haldorson
	Haldorson with the Phillips 66ers.
Personal information
Born	January 12, 1934; Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2023 (aged 89); Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
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
	2x First-team All-Big Seven (1954, 1955); 4x AAU All-American (1955, 1956, 1958, 1959); No. 22 retired by Colorado Buffaloes;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Summer Olympic Games
Pan American Games

Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (January 12, 1934 – October 13, 2023) 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.^[1]^[2]

Haldorson 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.^{[citation needed]}

Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team.^[3] He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012.^[4]

Haldorson died in Colorado Springs on October 13, 2023, at the age of 89.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Craig Swalboski (20 March 2012). "Austin native went on to amazing basketball career". Post Bulletin. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Irv Moss (6 May 2016). "Burdie Haldorson, CU's two-time basketball Olympic gold medalist". Denver Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Gerald Scott (25 December 1983). "Players recall vividly the winning of the gold". The Courier-Journal. p. 35. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
^ Burdie Haldorson. Olympedia.

External links[edit]

Burdie Haldorson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Burdette Haldorson at the International Olympic Committee
Burdette Haldorson at USA Basketball

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[1] Craig Swalboski (20 March 2012). "Austin native went on to amazing basketball career". Post Bulletin. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] Irv Moss (6 May 2016). "Burdie Haldorson, CU's two-time basketball Olympic gold medalist". Denver Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] Gerald Scott (25 December 1983). "Players recall vividly the winning of the gold". The Courier-Journal. p. 35. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[4] 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012

[5] Burdie Haldorson. Olympedia.

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