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Bob Boozer

Full name: Robert Lewis "Bob" Boozer
Gender: Male
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Weight: 218 lbs (99 kg)
Born: April 25, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Affiliations: Kansas State Wildcats, Manhattan (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Bullet Bob Boozer was an All-American forward at Kansas State who graduated in 1959. A sure bet to play pro basketball, he had a dream of playing in the Olympics. So although he was drafted by Cincinnati in 1959, he made them wait a year while he played AAU basketball with the Peoria Cats – and won a gold medal. Boozer was worth the wait. He only played four years with Cincinnati but he had an 11-year NBA career during which he averaged 15 points per game and played in one NBA All-Star Game-in 1968. During his last season, he helped the Milwaukee Bucks win the 1971 championship. Boozer returned to his hometown of Omaha after leaving pro basketball. He worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone as well as owning several radio stations in partnership with baseball great Bob Gibson. Boozer also did some sportscasting on local college basketball games.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Final Round Match #2 1 1960-09-08 USA 112, ITA 81 0
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Final Round Match #4 1 1960-09-10 USA 90, BRA 63 6
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #1 1 1960-09-01 USA 104, YUG 42 15
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #4 1 1960-09-02 USA 108, URU 50 9
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #6 1 1960-09-03 USA 81, URS 57 4
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #2 1 1960-08-26 USA 88, ITA 54 4
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #3 1 1960-08-27 USA 125, JPN 66 10
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #5 1 1960-08-29 USA 107, HUN 63 8