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Vince Boryla

Full name: Vincent Joseph "Vince" "Moose" Boryla
Gender: Male
Height: 6'5" (195 cm)
Weight: 209 lbs (95 kg)
Born: March 11, 1927 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States
Affiliations: Denver Nuggets, Denver (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Vince Boryla took 10 years to get out of college, since World War II interrupted his studies. Beginning at Notre Dame he also spent a semester at the U.S. Naval Academy but eventually graduated from the University of Denver in 1949. He was one of the oldest collegiate All-Americans ever at 28 years old. He played in 1947-48 with the Denver Nuggets in the AAU leagues and also made AAU All-America. He played in the NBA for five years with the New York Knicks. In 1954 he retired as a player but coached the Knicks until 1958. He was the father of NFL football player Mike Boryla.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1948 Summer 21 London 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
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 1 1948-08-13 USA 65, FRA 21 3
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Quarter-Finals Match #1 1 1948-08-09 USA 63, URU 28 2
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Group C Match #1 1 1948-07-31 USA 86, SUI 21 0
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Group C Match #6 1 1948-08-02 USA 53, TCH 28 9
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Group C Match #8 1 1948-08-03 USA 59, ARG 57 5
1948 Summer 21 London Basketball United States USA Group C Match #10 1 1948-08-04 USA 66, EGY 28 9