Bill Logan (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Keokuk, Iowa | December 30, 1934
Died | January 25, 2018 Keokuk, Iowa | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Keokuk (Keokuk, Iowa) |
College | Iowa (1953–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956: 5th round |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1956–1957 | Denver-Chicago Truckers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Logan (December 30, 1934 – January 25, 2018) was an American basketball player. He is best known for his college career at the University of Iowa.
Logan came to the Iowa Hawkeyes from Keokuk High School in Keokuk, Iowa, where he was an All-State player.[1] As a Hawkeye, Logan was a part of what would become one of the school's top recruiting classes, the “Fabulous Five” (along with classmates Carl Cain, Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof). The group started for three seasons, taking the school to its first two Final Fours in 1955 and 1956.
Logan was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as a junior and senior,[2] And in his senior season set an Iowa career scoring mark with 1,188 points (since eclipsed).[3]
Following his college career, Logan was drafted by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He chose to enter business, playing one season for the Denver-Chicago Truckers in the Amateur Athletic Union before returning to the state of Iowa to enter banking.[4] He died on January 25, 2018, at the age of 83.[5]
References
- ^ "Hawkeye great Bill Logan dies; Iowa native led team to consecutive Final Four appearances". Omaha World-Herald. January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.